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    From heron stone@heron@invalid.invalid to comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 20:23:50
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    is there a way to label files by coloring the files name itself rather
    than putting a colored dot in front... the way it was several years
    ago?

    thanks

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  • From Jolly Roger@jollyroger@pobox.com to comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system on Thursday, February 25, 2021 05:35:04
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    On 2021-02-25, heron stone <heron@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    is there a way to label files by coloring the files name itself rather
    than putting a colored dot in front... the way it was several years
    ago?

    thanks

    Not without running an alternative file manager like Path Finder, nope.

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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system on Thursday, February 25, 2021 18:36:58
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    On 2021-02-25 04:23:50 +0000, heron stone said:

    is there a way to label files by coloring the files name itself rather
    than putting a colored dot in front... the way it was several years
    ago?

    thanks

    The dot is rather pathetic. :-(
    Almost certainly because of the change to allowing multiple labels on a
    file, so Finder won't know which colour you want to use to fully colour
    the icon.

    XtraFinder can resurrect the old method of labelling files, but it
    costs US$4.99. It does have an "unlimited trial" period, but I don't
    know what they entails - it may have a limited set of features and/or
    keep nagging you to buy it. It also has a slight of an issue in newer
    versions of macOS where you have to (the workaround is on the website)
    to temporarily disable the SIP system while installing it, which you
    may not want to do. The option for the old labelling style is called
    "Legacy label color painting" in the "Appearance" section. <https://www.trankynam.com/xtrafinder/>


    There may be other options, but the only others I know of are full replacements for Finder and more expensive.


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  • From heron stone@heron@invalid.invalid to comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, March 14, 2021 11:42:41
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    thank you

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