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Version: 3.96
Tweak needed most (by me anyway)
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: NickCollingridge Saturday, November 18 2006 @ 02:07 AM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Over One Year
Recommend Product: YES
The one thing that frustrates me more than anything about MacOS X is the way that you cannot set a reliable default for Finder window appearance. Personally I want the default to be list view with only the filename showing and no sidebar - this gives the minimum sized window which is best when you work with multiple windows open, as I do. I am sure that others have their own different preferences. However, too often the Finder reverts back to showing the Sidebar and it drives me mad. Is there any way for TinkerTool to control this behaviour?
Comments
Re: Tweak needed most (by me anyway) - Uncle Asad
That tip has never worked for me :(Tuesday, April 17 2007 @ 03:30 PM PDT
Tweak needed most (by me anyway) - mdimartino1
Sound like your preference file is corrupted. Delete the following file and reconfigure your preferences. You should be okay. You can find the file in the following folder.~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
~ is the root of your user folder.
Tuesday, April 17 2007 @ 03:52 PM PDT
Tweak needed most (by me anyway) - mdimartino1
It's either the previous file or hidden .DS_Store files aren't being created.Tuesday, April 17 2007 @ 08:24 PM PDT
Tweak needed most (by me anyway) - Gennx30
I agree with you-I also would like all windows to open in list view.On every Mac I've had including 2 w/Tiger- it simply cannot be done.
You can change window after window to list, then when you come back, or shut down and re-open, they revert back to Icon view.
And this also bugs me that in prefs, there is a checkbox that notes: use relative dates.
You can uncheck it, but after you close out that pane, it reverts back to RD.
Oh-And another thing-while were at it-when you install OS X you are given the option install Asian Language support.
But it does'nt matter-all the Asian fonts and files get installed anyway.
Luckily, there Monolingual-and manual deletion from font folders.
Like wise, when you install iTunes there are 2 checkboxes for iPod and phone support-they are both checked and greyed out-so you have no choice in the matter. They are installed whether you like it or not.
There- my gripes.
Wednesday, June 20 2007 @ 10:58 AM PDT
language support - dreamcore
You aren't given the option to install Asian language support. OS X is delivered as an inherently international OS. The option you are given at install time is whether to install additional Asian fonts.
What you are removing with Monolingual is something else altogether: the translations of menus, etc, which exist within the OS software and in your applications to various extents.
Sunday, June 24 2007 @ 12:49 AM PDT
Tweak needed most (by me anyway) - darinl
In order to change the default finder window you open one up, change it to how you want it, then close it (without clicking on any folders or what not). From then on when you open a new one it will be the same.Reply to This
Tuesday, March 13 2007 @ 09:53 AM PDT