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--- stacker:support:knownissues [2020/04/16 17:28]
rjlittlefield [Continuous backup or indexing may interfere with image caching]
+++ stacker:support:knownissues [2020/06/23 17:17]
rjlittlefield [Macintosh OS X, accessing external drives may be awkward]
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 ===== Macintosh OS X, accessing external drives may be awkward =====
-**Note:** In all recent versions, you can drag-and-drop directly onto the input files list.  There is no need to File > Add Files to  open a filechooser as described below.  Just open a separate Finder window, select your image files there, then use drag-and-drop to enter them directly into Zerene Stacker's "Input Files" panel, at the place where it says "(Drop files or folders here to begin)".
+On Macs, Zerene Stacker normally attempts to open a Finder window to use as a helper service for navigating and selecting files.  On a few Macs, for unknown reasons, the Finder window refuses to open.  In that case, Zerene Stacker automatically switches to a different method, using a facility named "JFileChooser" that is part of the Java Runtime Environment that Zerene Stacker runs on top of.  (The use of JFileChooser can also be selected explicitly, by removing the checkmark at Options > Preferences > Look & Feel > "Use system native File Choosers if possible".)
-Further explanation and other approaches follow.
+Unfortunately the JFileChooser interface looks much different from Finder, and it requires more mouseclicks to access drives other than the default.
-The JFileChooser that can be selected for use by Zerene Stacker does not display alternate volumes like the native Mac filechooser does.  External drives can still be accessed, but the procedure is somewhat awkward.
+To access alternate drives using JFileChooser, proceed as follows:
+  - Open a JFileChooser window, for example by File > Add File(s) or File > Save Output Image(s).
-On OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and later, the easiest approach is to open a filechooser dialog box in Zerene Stacker, using File > Add Files.  Then separately, use Finder to open the external drive or network share, go to the appropriate directory, and select the files of interest.  Drag and drop those files onto the Add Files dialog of Zerene Stacker, then click the Add button in the Zerene Stacker dialog.  This method also has the advantage of showing you a thumbnail preview of the files to be added.
+  - Go to the bar at the top of the window, the one where the current folder is shown.  Click on that bar and it will expand into a pull-down list of enclosing folders.
+  - At the top or bottom of the list will be an entry like "/" or "Macintosh HD", representing the main file system of the computer.  Click that to open it.
-Alternatively (and required for OS X 10.4), you can go to the bar at the top of the window, the one where the current directory is shown.  Click once on that bar and it will expand into a pull-down list of enclosing directories.  At the bottom of the list will be an entry like "Macintosh HD", representing the main file system of the computer.  Click that.  Scroll to the bottom of the list and double-click on Volumes.  That should give you a list of all your currently mounted media.  Double-click on any external drive to open that, then navigate as usual.
+  - Scroll to the bottom of the list and double-click on Volumes.  That should open to give you a list of all your currently mounted media.
+  - Double-click on any external drive to open that, then navigate as usual.
-The latter approach is required on OS X 10.4 because drag-and-drop into the Zerene Stacker filechooser does not work on that system.
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