Show/Hide Hideen files in open window only?

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#1

Hi Guys,

I’ve found a lot of posts relating to show/hide hidden files in the past, but I’d like to know if it’s possible to show/hide hidden files in just the front-most window?

Currently I’m using the information from the following post, which to date has served me well, but now I’d like to refine this a little.

http://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=33377

Thanks
Scott

#2

As far as I know, this feature is a global one. It apply to all the connected devices.

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 18 septembre 2011 17:11:33

#3

Yvan,

Thanks for the reply:-

By “Global” you’re referring to the shell command only being able to show/hide all files, rather than defining a particular “frontmost” window (for example?

Regards,
Scott

#4

Yes that’s true.

The preferences of the Finder you’ll change with the examples means for all Windows. The way the finder checks to show or hide a file is indeed a global property. I’ve never spend much time to decrypt the .ds_store file but if something needs to be set it should be there. It’s the only place where a presentation of a folder can overrule the Finder’s default. Like I said I don’t even know if this is possible but it wouldn’t harm you to take a look there.

#5

DJ Bazzie Wazzie,

Great, thanks for the clarification to both of you.
Not familiar with editing/decrypting the .DS file, and at this stage probably won’t.
I’ll stick with the Show/Hide script I’m currently using.

Thanks

Regards,
Scott

#6

Someone did it already for you. Here he used the reverse engineering technique to know what’s inside a DS_Store file. He didn’t find anything about setting the visibility of files (for a window).