deminem / hidden-files

Mac OSx allows to hide/show the files through terminal which sometimes really cumbersome. This "Hidden Files" widget make life easier with one click!

Hidden Files

Hidden file widget make life easier with one click for all the Mac OSX users who have find hide/show operation difficult through terminal.

Installation

Its really a matter of seconds to play around with this handful utility. In order to install dashboard widget please follow the below steps;

1. Unzip the .zip file and then click on the Hidden Files.widget inside the directory.

2. The Hidden Files widget will show the popup with two options. Select Keep option that will install widget in the dashboard directory.

3. Press F4 key and select the Hidden Files widget from the list of other installed widgets and place it any where on the screen.

4. It's done!

Usage

Well its really easy to use Hidden Files widget - as initially it shows the current state of the hidden files either its hidden OR visible. And you can select the show/hide option on button toggle.

Enjoy!

License

Copyright 2011 Deminem

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use any file in this project except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

hidden-files's Issues

Loses place in finder

In OSX 10.8, when you toggle, it closes finder and does not automatically restart like other toggles do. This is a problem for people who have numerous finders opened at once.