The Tips - Mac Kung Fu - page 134

Bonus tip: Files can be dragged and dropped onto any entry within the path
bar to move the file to that location (hold OPTION before releasing the mouse
button to copy the file instead, or hold OPTION + COMMAND to create an alias).
Show Full Paths in the Title Bar of Finder
By default the title bar of every Finder window displays the name of the current
folder you're browsing or its current mode (that is, if you're using AirDrop,
for example). To switch it to show the full path of the directory (that is,
/USERS/KEIR/DOCUMENTS rather than just DOCUMENTS ), open a Terminal window (open
Finder, select the Applications list, and then in the list of applications double-
click Terminal within the UTILITIES folder), and type the following:
DEFAULTS WRITE COM.APPLE.FINDER _FXSHOWPOSIXPATHINTITLE -BOOL TRUE; KILLALL
FINDER
Bear in mind that if you switch to the All My Files view in Finder, you'll see
a long path pointing toward /SYSTEM/LIBRARY/CORESERVICES/FINDER.APP . This is simply
where the All My Files function is stored and can be ignored.
To revert to showing just the folder name, open a Terminal window, and type
the following:
DEFAULTS DELETE COM.APPLE.FINDER _FXSHOWPOSIXPATHINTITLE;KILLALL FINDER
Tip 124
Tweak Launchpad Visual Effects
Here are some subtle yet useful tweaks to alter Launchpad's look and feel.
Changing the Background Effect
Launchpad uses the desktop wallpaper as a backdrop but blurs it slightly.
You can change it to a variety of different settings using a secret command.
Open a Terminal window (open Finder, select the Applications list, and then
in the list of applications double-click Terminal within the UTILITIES folder), and
type the following:
DEFAULTS WRITE COM.APPLE.DOCK SPRINGBOARD-BACKGROUND-FILTER -INT 0;KILLALL
DOCK
This will turn off the background blurring entirely, simply showing the wall-
paper as you see it normally on the desktop.