[Ham-Mac] [linuxham] OS X hint

[Dino Papas]

Ahhhhh, I knew he'd come over to the "dark side" sooner or later!  ;-)

Welcome to our Macworld Dave!  And thanks for the tip....worked like a charm.

73 - Dino KL0S

On 30Jul2010, at 3:40 PM, Dave Wright wrote:

> Welcome to the world of OS X, Dave!
> 
> I was a die-hard Linux user, but now love OS X.  All the strengths of Linux and none of the headaches....although I appreciated the headaches as a problem-solving exercise.
> 
> Now, if we could get better Fldigi integration with some of the OS X apps.  DL2RUM added some basic support (CAT control sharing and some basic data transfer between RUMlog and Fldigi) with more promised down the way a bit.  I would love to see full support for W7AY's uRouter software, to include CAT control, and eventually some level of integration/sharing with MacLoggerDX, but all of those efforts would need to be a two-way road, I know.  
> 
> In any case, thanks for all you've done and enjoy OS X!
> 
> Dave
> K3DCW
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 2:29 PM, w1hkj <w1hkj at w1hkj.com> wrote:
>  
> It is sometimes difficult to find the hidden fldigi folders using the OS X Finder application.  It is equally if not more difficult to negotiate around the folders when using one of fldigi's file locate dialogs.
> 
> Here is a way around that problem.
> 
> fldigi maintains two sets of hidden folders in your $HOME folder; ".flidig" and ".nbems".  If you are using flrig you will find it's configuration and data files in ".flrig".  The leading dot causes the folder (or file) to be hidden from view.
> 
> Open up a Terminal Window.  From the command line enter the following sequence
> 
> cd
> ln -s .fldigi fldigi.files
> ln -s .nbems nbems.files
> ln -s .flrig flrig.files
> 
> This creates three new folders that are actually links to the actual folders.  The "ln" command is the link command, and the "-s" switch tells the linker to create a "symbolic" link.
> 
> Close the Terminal Window and open up Finder.  You should see the three new folders.  Double click on any one and it will open up to the actual folder
> 
> These folder links will also be visible from any of fldigi's file locate dialogs.
> 
> 73, Dave, W1HKJ
> (new OS X user)
> 
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