Something funny is going on. On my iMac, running 10.12.6 (Sierra, with all security updates)‚ pressing Shift gives the choice of ~/Library but pressing Option does not. I don't know if this is relevant, but I have my preferences set to ALWAYS show ~/Library when I go into my User folder.
Bingo!
I just toggled command-shift-H > command-J > Always Show Library Folder off and back on to see what would happen.
At "Off", option showed ~/Library as opposed to shift (as I previously reported), and at "On", my library (and the key command I previously posted) moved into my drop-down
permanently.
It looks like Apple has done some changing since introducing the (
) option, and toggling it brings it up to date.
Referring back to joemike's post:
FWIW in High Sierra (MacOS 10.13.3 build (17D25b)) clicking on the Go menu and pressing…
- Option (⌥) adds Library to the list of menu options
- Shift (⇧) presents a wider menu display and adds the option to Select startup disk on Desktop
- Control ( ) presents a wider menu display offers the option "Enclosing folder in nw window"
- Command (⌘ ) has no effect
It sounds as if Apple's technical writers are having trouble keeping up with the change rate. ðŒ¡
After my toggling experiment, his items two and three now work for me.
His option one suggests that he's never turned on the permanent option.
