Is there a way to have a path bar in devonthink, like at the bottom of mac finder? Thanks
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No. First request I’ve ever seen.
Select a document (not a group). Look just below the Toolbar.
A future release will include one.
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Any news on this? This would be really needed especially whe using the serch function or the Smart Groups.
Thanks!
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In a search, the location is listed under the filename.
In smart groups, you can add a Location column to the item list.
ok, but in both cases, if I select a document that is in /Inbox and right click -> Reveal, the system will actually not show me the document in the Inbox.
Same problem does not happen for other groups.
Try it and make sure the view/edit pane is displayed in widescreen view.
Does it display the correct file but not scroll to it in the item list?
Swich to View > Standard and see if the file is selected correctly.
If I select View -> Widescreen, it is not possible to add the location column to the list in a SmartGroup!
I meant just to test what the Reveal was doing.
I second to this.
I really don’t understand design decision in here. Current position of location information is so narrow that I almost never see where the item is located without hovering and wasting precious time in the middle of work.
Please provide option to show location bar on bottom of window, where currently tag bar resides.
Longtime Devonthink user here. I’ve transitioned to using the column viewer. I would like to echo OP’s request for a Path Bar because it would allow to me navigate easily through the hierarchical tree readily! I would consider it a significant quality of life improvement. Thanks for (re-)considering.
Welcome @drsal
Your vote is noted.
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The path is the location of documents in DT‘s internal database/folder structure. What are you trying to accomplish by navigating that?
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In case of document windows you could also Cmd-click the window title to open a pop-up showing the document’s location and the enclosing groups. Choosing an item reveals it.
The Finder’s Path Bar is convenient in tracking back through several generations of folders. In the screenshot below, you can see the Path Bar at the bottom of this Finder Window. If I wish to go back to the Emulators folder, all I have to do is click on “Emulators” in the Path.
In Devonthink, this would be a convenient way of navigating through Column view.
Contrary to the title, the OP and you are talking about the location of items, ie its place in the group hierarchy. That has nothing to do with the path property in DT.
Terminology matters and helps avoiding misunderstandings.
Perhaps you should read nanotech’s post.
I’ll save you the trouble: “Is there a way to have a path bar in DEVONthink, like at the bottom of mac finder? Thanks”
I noted that DEVONthink has a mechanism already (as depicted in the graphic below). It only reveals itself if you double-click on a folder. It would be great to have it as a persistent feature.
The path bar also has a contextual menu. That way it’s also possible to quickly switch to a sibling of group since DEVONthink 4.