Subject | Re: Any Minolta/Sony users using UFRaw and GIMP? |
From | Alan Browne |
Date | 04/10/2014 03:24 (04/09/2014 21:24) |
Message-ID | <JrCdnTmIovxAb9jOnZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
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Newsgroups | rec.photo.digital |
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Followups | sid (19h & 57m) > Alan Browne |
sidIt is part of the OS as Apple delivers it. You can decide where the OS begins and ends as you like, but the "Mac" OS as delivered and as it installs includes the desktop and how it is integrated to various and many features in indirect and non-obvious ways. It's part and parcel of the integrated whole - and include features as discussed.
Alan Browne wrote:Alan Browne
On 2014.04.08, 16:54 , sid wrote:sid
nospam wrote:sidAlan Brownenospamsid
finder is part of the operating system. it's always running. it's 'the desktop'. users don't 'run' finder.
It's an app that's autostarted when you log in. It lives at /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app
notice the .app at the end.
You're being pedantic. The Finder is part of the middle-are that is an integral part of OS X and its UI. No different than a folder view in Unity.
No, just being accurate. Finder is run as part of the UI, it's not part of the OS. You are correct in saying "No different than a folder view in Unity." though in my case Dolphin in KDE
Of course - there's just no reason to bother to remove it, and the features it provides (as discussed and more) are beneficial to users.sidAlan BrownesidThat's not some sort of file manager you are running is it? And what do you think happens when you tap the spacebar? It runs some viewing software, so that's 2 things you've run.nospam
first of all, there are dozens of processes running, without the user having to run them manually, including finder. tapping the space bar is just another keystroke interpreted by finder. it does not run a second app.
So you are running the first app then?nospamsid
as far as the user is concerned, they click on one or more files, tap the space bar and see the contents for nearly any file type. photos are shown as photos, movies play in a window, spreadsheets are shown as spreadsheets, etc.
I'm not talking about "as far as the user is concerned". You said you don't have to run anything to have a preview display. I'm saying you do.
It's a given that any function on a computer has to execute code to do something.
Quite.Alan Brownesid
Finder is "middleware" that is part and parcel of OS X as a distribution. The user doesn't add it (as he would The Gimp or dcraw) it is there. Indeed it's not possible to casually remove it from the dock (it can be done but so indirectly as to be unknown by 99% of OS X users).
Anyone who wants to can find out how with a cursory google search.
Apparently it can be done and with no detriment to the OS. There are third party replacements out there so one does not need the finder supplied by Apple. It's crap anyway according to nospam.That's not the point (that it can be disabled, nor that it is (in nospam's opinion) crap)). The point is it is there, and as discussed it is expressly done to get very quick views of documents
Already described in part by nosapm. Others would include "Coverflow" (another thing in Finder for very rapidly looking at photos and docs).sidAll of this is pointless, I'm just trying to point out that your mac isn't some wonder machine that can do loads of things no one else can, it's just a computer and works like other computers. It's not magic.Alan Browne
No - but it is delivered with photographic workflow in mind - including in Finder.
So what is delivered with a new Mac that is particularly with a photographic workflow in mind, that isn't delivered with other OS'