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Finder Window Manager - 1.6

Create Finder window sets & more

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Version 1.6:	Not rated (0.0)
Selected Version:	1.6
Release Date:	2003-10-28
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 1.6):	445
Downloads (all versions):	10,969
Price:	$10.00

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Product Description:

Finder Window Manager (FWM) is an application for managing all of your Mac OS X Finder window needs. This application allows you to create Window Sets to remember the size, placement, and all the view options of your open windows. Once a Window Set has been created, you can move, close, or otherwise modify your windows and easily restore the captured Window Set properties, opening all of your Set windows and recreating the windows' views--and you can have an unlimited number of Window Sets. When you have many projects in various windows, this application quickly becomes indispensable. While FWM provides an easy-to-use interface for managing Window Sets, Sets are just the tip of the iceberg of this application's capabilities. For maximum benefit, customize your Finder window toolbar to include FWM and you'll have easy access to this powerful application.

Other features:

Close All Windows
Close All Windows Except Front
Collapse All Windows
Collapse All Windows Except Front
Expand All Windows
Cycle Through All Windows
Parent Cloner
Clone Front Window
Precisely Position Front Window
Stack Open Windows
Stack Open Windows and set to Icon View
Stack Open Windows and set to List View
Tile Open Windows
Tile Open Windows and set to Icon View
Tile Open Windows and set to List View
Open Special Folder...

What's new in this version:

Supports the new Mac OS X 10.3 Finder windows with or without the toolbar enabled.
Added options to hide the new Finder window toolbars when stacking or tiling windows. (Mac OS X 10.3+ only.)
Added the ability to turn off tool tips.
Improved the the Dock menu.
Added Preference options for using relative dates and calculating all sizes when stacking/tiling windows in list view.
Various other minor interface tweaks, code optimizations, and bug fixes.
See http://homepage.mac.com/jonn8/fwm/#version for complete list of what's new.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher (some features are 10.3 only)

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Not Working - Version: 1.9.7, 6/1/2009 08:53AM PST

(0 of 1 users found this comment useful)

kombtt

This wonderful application has, unfortunately, not worked with Leopard for some time, as best I know. I believe the developer indicated that Apple made changes to Leopard that broke the functionality of Finder Window Manager. To me it was indispensable, and I have searched everywhere for anything that could replace it. My use of it was relatively simple � I just wanted to have my windows snap to a preset position in the Finder, with the correct Sidebar and text settings. It could do much more than that, of course.

Turns out it is possible to control window positions from the keyboard with another app, Keyboard Maestro, which can record macros. Don't know yet whether it can do this automatically, as could Finder Window Manager.

Great - Version: 1.9.7, 6/25/2007 06:01PM PST

(4 of 4 users found this comment useful)

WhiteDog

This excellent utility just keeps getting better. The option to keep other windows open is welcome, as is the ability to tile (or stack) windows in applications other than the Finder. So far I've only tried it with Safari but it works fine. I have a friend who needs the tile feature for Safari so this update is timely.

Absolutely great! - Version: 1.9.5, 7/14/2006 08:47AM PST

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kposer

One of the best computer related $10 I ever spent. Finally this idiotic Icon View can be automatically changed into List View in all Finder windows, and all windows open always exactly as I want it. The bug with the Watcher (has to be activated again and again everytime you start your computer) should get fixed, though!