Mac OS X Bible, Panther Edition

The Finder application provides three services to other applications, Open, Reveal, and Show Info, as shown in Figure 11-1.

Figure 11-1: After content is selected, here the name of a file highlighted in TextEdit, use the Finder’s services to Open, Reveal, and Show Info.

• Open: Opens the file with its default application, opens a selected folder or volume and displays the contents in a Finder window, or launches an application. Essentially, the Open command in a menu acts the same way as a double-click on the item’s icon. If you type the path to a folder in a text file, highlight the pathname and select Services File Open, the folder will open in a new Finder window.

• Reveal: Reveals the item in the Finder by opening a Finder window and selecting the item.

• Show Info: Displays the Info window for the selected item.