Application Stack - can I hide file extension?

[La Curandera]

Hi,

On my Application Stack, every name has the beginning and end of the file with ... for the middle e.g. Adium.app becomes Adi...app. Now I know that everything in that folder is already a .app (basically). So is there a way to view the stack that'll omit the .app only for that stack? Or just take the beginning of the file with ... afterwards if it's too long? So it's just now Adium with the icon?

It's similar to view option only in this folder in Windows.

Thanks

 

[tersono]

You can only turn this off globally - just uncheck 'show all extensions' in finder prefs. Even with that unchecked you should see most document file extensions elsewhere in Finder unless you've specifically saved them with the 'hide extension' flag turned on (supported by most Cocoa apps).

 

[La Curandera]

I appreciate the help thank, I'll have to live with extensions turned off, still quite coming to terms with the switch over from a windows box 🙂

 

[La Curandera]

Hi,

I've tried it, and even with the file extensions off in Finder advanced prefs I'm seeing the .app still in my application stack.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[La Curandera]

Sorry, my apologies.

I've just logged off/on and it's cleared it.

So nothing to see here, please move along, idiot at work...🙄

 

[WildPalms]

I appreciate the help thank, I'll have to live with extensions turned off, still quite coming to terms with the switch over from a windows box 🙂

You make it sound like a huge difference, with Windows showing extensions.

What's the big deal?