The additional submenus added by FinderPop are as follows:
The FinderPop submenu:ﾂ
Much like the Apple menu displays the contents of the 窶廣pple Menu Items窶 folder, so too does FinderPop display the contents of its own special folder, the 窶廡inderPop Items Folder窶. Again, like the Apple menu, you can extend the FinderPop submenu by adding items (documents, applications, folders, or aliases to anything) to the FinderPop Items folder. The big difference between the FinderPop menu and the Apple menu is that by control-clicking an icon in the Finder and selecting an item from the FinderPop submenu, you achieve the same effect as if you窶囘 dropped the Finder icon on the item you chose from the FinderPop menu! So, by having appropriate aliases in your FinderPop items folder, you can quickly and easily open a Finder icon using a particular application, or move it to another folder, or copy it, or make an alias of it窶ｦ
For example, if you add an alias of Aladdin窶冱 popular DropStuff compression program to your FinderPop Items folder, you can instantly compress a bunch of files in the Finder by selecting them, bringing up the contextual menu, and choosing 窶廛ropStuff窶 from the FinderPop menu.
Or say you窶囘 like quick access to a selection of your favourite applications or file servers: simply place aliases to them into the FinderPop Items Folder; they窶决e then instantly available in the FinderPop menu for the price of a control-click! If you have documents selected in the Finder and you choose one of your apps, it窶冤l be launched and asked to open the Finder selection. If there窶冱 nothing selected in the Finder, the app will just be launched. Similarly, should you choose a server, it will be mounted and the appropriate action will occur.
TIP #1: Want a quick way to add an alias of something to the 窶廡inderPop Items窶 folder? Control-click the item you want to add, select the item named 窶廡inderPop窶 in the ensuing contextual menu (despite the fact that it may have a submenu hanging off it, you can select it.) Leave the mouse button go while the pointer is on the 窶廡inderPop窶 item, and viola, an alias of the item you窶况e control-clicked gets added to the 窶廡inderPop Items窶 folder. If you have 窶彿nlined窶 your FinderPop items in the main contextual menu, the 窶廡inder Windows窶 submenu always contains the 窶廡inderPop Items窶 folder (even if it isn窶冲 currently an open window) for your convenience. You should notice the cursor changing to ﾂ .
TIP #2: Want a quick way to open the 窶廡inderPop Items窶 folder? Just control-click on a blank area in the Finder (so that there are no icons selected), and choose the 窶廡inderPop窶 item as in TIP #1 above.
TIP #3: If you use 窶廣pple Menu Options窶, it can be a good idea to place an alias of the 窶彝ecent Apps/Docs/Servers窶 folders inside the 窶廡inderPop Items Folder,窶 giving you relatively instant access to them.
Note: If you窶况e 窶彿nlined窶 the FinderPop items into the main contextual menu popup, there will not be a 窶廡inderPop窶 submenu, so tips #1 and #2 above won窶冲 work as advertised. However, FinderPop will place a pseudo-window called 窶廡inderPop Items Folder窶 in the Windows submenu; you can use that instead.
The Processes Submenu:ﾂ
This lists the currently running processes; choosing one without anything selected in the Finder switches you to that process. If you窶况e got documents selected in the Finder, then the chosen process is asked to open the documents.
The Processes submenu also displays the largest block available for application launches, and offers a 窶彜how All/Hide Others窶 facility which duplicates that offered in the Mac窶冱 normal Process menu at the right of the menubar.
The Contents submenu:ﾂ
This is only available if you have selected one folder or disk in the Finder. It displays the hierarchical content of the item you窶况e selected, so you can zoom down the hierarchy and select an item of your choice (including folders), which will be opened.
The Finder Windows submenu:ﾂ
This lists the currently opened Finder windows. By control-clicking an item in the Finder, it is now possible to move/copy/alias it to a completely obscured Finder window! (I dunno about you, but I find that happening to me all the time with my teeny Powerbook screen.) Choosing an item from this menu without any Finder selection will simply cause that window to move to the front.
The Desktop submenu:
This lists all mounted volumes (disks); again, you can traverse the hierarchy in any way you please. It optionally lists all items on the desktop.
