It is definitely not possible using system methods. Committing changes to a Get Info dialog to rename something, or triggering a dialog's default button: Return is not going to work. The problem is similar to the other answer's:Ī significant downside to this sledge-hammer-solution: You cannot ever press return in Finder to have it mean something else. For a more detailed description, see this somewhat related answer. Using Butler I was able to define a Keystrokes item that presses Cmd-Down whenever the hot key Return is pressed only in Finder. It is possible using third party software, because they intercept keystrokes before they arrive at the frontmost application. I think it's pretty cool, and it'll sort you out with regards to your problem :) It also adds the possibility to refresh the Finder view (which is a more than welcome addition if you've ever tried browsing a network share where a file just appear, yet there's no way to refresh Finder, so it doesn't pick it up until you restart the system (seriously!))
F2), ordering folders before files, and much more. It adds tabs, enter-to-open (with your choice of shortcut for renaming, e.g. It's not as feature-filled as PathFinder or Total Finder, but as it's not an app but a plugin, it's much leaner and non-intrusive.
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I've just come across XtraFinder ( ), which is a free plugin for Finder. I've previously used PathFinder as I find the native Finder app to be extremely bad, but it's a paid app, and it doesn't integrate very nicely with the system IMO (running side-by-side with the native Finder, destroying the gesture for revealing the desktop so that it's just a blank wallpaper, etc.).
Hacks that used to work to get Finder to do things Apple don't think it's supposed to, are blocked with updates, like this hack to get folders listed before files, which was blocked with Lion: If you look in the drop-down, the Cmd+O shortcut is no longer listed there, and neither is Opt+Enter, it's just blank! And even if you assign something close, like Option+Enter, Finder will just ignore it. This is unique to OS X AFAIK, and it's bloody awesome!).Īs it turns out, you cannot assign the enter key alone to any action. I was trying myself to circumvent it by redefining the shortcut in System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Application Shortcuts (which is a goldmine, you can use it to assign pretty much anything that exists in a regular or context menu in any program to whatever you want (such as F10 to create a folder in Finder, F5 for refreshing pages, etc. This behavior is not just intended by Apple, it's forced.
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