Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 40)

40 Chapter 1 An Overview of the Shake User Interface
Using the Pull-Down Menu at the Top
The pull-down menu reveals the entire directory tree, including your root directory, the
directory you launched Shake from, the $HOME directory, the Shake installation, and
any favorite directories you have entered. This menu also automatically lists recently
visited directories.
Using a File Path
You can also type an entire path, with or without the file name itself, into the File Name
field at the bottom of the Browser.
You can format absolute file paths in any of several styles:
• /my_proj/my_directory/my_file.iff
• /d4/my_proj/my_directory/my_file.iff
• //MyMachine/D/my_proj/my_directory/my_file.iff
Enable/Disable Local File Paths
The Relative Path control, to the left of the Add to Favorites control in the File Browser,
gives you the option to enter a relative file path into the File Name field.
Relative file paths can take one of two forms:
• ./myDirectory/myFile/
• ../myDirectory/myFile/
Adding Directories to the Favorites List
If there are one or more directories with content you frequently need to access, you can
add them to the Favorites list. The Favorites list is a customizable list of directories that
you can add to at any time. You can explicitly add directories to the list in two ways:
Note: As of Shake 4, entries you add to the Favorites list are permanent.
To add an entry to the Favorites list:
1 Open the File Browser.
Up Arrow/Down Arrow key Moves up and down in the list.
Any letter key Once you have clicked in the file listings, press a letter key on the
keyboard to jump to the next occurrence of a file or directory that
starts with that letter.
Icon, Button, or Key Description
Disable local
file paths.
Enable local
file paths.