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Adding And Hiding Documents

Adding a Document from Finder

  • Use Finder or Spotlight to find the document you want to add

  • Select the document in Finder

  • Drag and drop the the document on the Raskin Surface or on the Raskin dock tile or use Reveal Selected Item in Raskin ("Command-Option-Scroll" or "Command-Option-R" or via the Services context menu "Reveal Selected Item in Raskin")

  • If the document is not already on the Surface, it will be added now. If necessary, a new Place is created.

Adding an Open Document

  • Use Finder or Spotlight to find the document you want to add

  • Open the document

  • Go to Window in Raskin ("Command-Option-Scroll" or "Command-Option-R" or via the Services menu "Go to Window in Raskin")

  • If the document is not already on the surface, it will be added now. If necessary, a new place is created.

Hiding Documents and Objects

  • Select any document or object

  • Choose Hide object(s) from the Selection menu (or use keyboard shortcut Control-Command-H or choose Hide from the shortcut menu)

  • Hiding objects from the Surface will not delete them, use Finder or Spotlight to find them or add them the Surface again

Display More or Fewer Items inside Folders and Places

    In case you don’t want to add or hide any distinct items but rather would like to see more or less per folder or Place you have the following options:

    • Plus/Minus Buttons in folder and Place headers: Click to add or hide 50 items. Click while holding Option (⌥) to add as many as possible (exact value depends on your system’s performance) or to hide all.

    • Keyboard Shortcuts: Select one or multiple folders and use the keyboard shortcuts for Open (⌘O) to add 50 items, ⌥⌘O to add as many as possible. Use the shortcut for Close (⌘W) to hide all or ⌥⌘W to hide 50 items.

    • Menu commands: Select one or multiple folders and use the commands from View > Display.

    • Shortcut menu: When on a folder or Place, select “Display 50 More Items” or “Display 50 Items Less”. Click while holding Option (⌥) to add as many as possible or to hide all.