Collection is the main type of iCollections windows.
Watch the Getting Started video to see how to complete basic tasks in Collections.
Collection is the main type of iCollections windows. The Collection keeps user files and folders in the Storage. Files and folders structure is identical as file structure in the Finder. You can always reveal location of any item in the Finder. Also the Collection location can be displayed in the Finder window.
Revealing a Collection's location in the Finder by Collection's menu.
Revealing a Collection's location in the Finder by right-clicking on empty space.
Revealing item's location in a default file browser (Finder by default or other app set as file browser):
Revealing item in default file browser by right-clicking on the item. Another method is to double-click on the item with Cmd key pressed (Cmd+double-click) or Cmd+click if Single Click mode is on.
In addition to the context menu, items also have quick menu. To access quick item's menu - option+click (alt+click) on the item (file):
Folders have a separate quick menu:
The quick menu for files and folders can be changed in the Settings/Actions
Items in a Collection can show: - activity indicator (when the application is launched) - version number / file size on the item icon - version number / file size in the filename
Item indicators can be turned on / off in the Collection menu -> View.
You can also drag items from the Finder or from iCollections onto iCollections items (applications or folders). For example, if you want to open TextEdit with a document, drag the document onto the TextEdit app:
If for some reason you would like to open a new instance of the application, hold down the Alt key while dragging an item on the application:
In the example above, the second instance of Scherlokk will be opened with the "PSD" folder.
