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* On 2004.01.16, in <20040116200923.GA27818@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>,
* "Darrell Fuhriman" <darrell@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> > Is that sarcasm or is there actually some useful information buried in that
> > surprising comment?
>
> it is possible to replace finder with the application of your
> choosing. I don't remember *how* off the top of my head. One
> option would be Pathfinder. http://www.cocoatech.com/
>
> Well, duh, I bet they know how, and yes, they do know.
>
> http://www.cocoatech.com/faqs.php#replace
Yes, that's the ticket. Maybe I should try Path Finder; I didn't know
about that replacement option. (I got the tip off macosxlabs.org or
something, where they weren't particular about what you might want to
replace Finder with.)
Originally, I replaced Finder with RBrowser, since, you know. It's a
NeXT Browser clone. I even registered it. And even on 10.2 & 10.3 it
still has a fully-functional, honest-to-bog shelf, god bless it. But
after RBrowser decided I wasn't allowed to delete files anymore, I just
installed XShelf, made Finder quittable (see above URL) and set my
loginwindow finder app to Terminal.app. I starts Finder when I needs
it, and I quits it when I doesn't. I tell you, this maneuver changed my
Macintoshing life. Such joy it is not to have bleeding Finder pop to the
forground just cause I accidentally clicked on the background. And so
satisfying to say: "No, you know what, Finder? Screw you. <Cmd-Q>"
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