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Mac Forum / General / General / April 2008Default view for a new folder
Is there a way in system 10.3 to have new folders default to list view from the start and not icon view with large icons? Also is there a way not to have the left side list of available volumes and folders as in the default open folder view? In article <b0107d09-8364-4677-b148-4fbf7d76d71d@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, DJW <ddwr@hotmail.com> wrote: > Is there a way in system 10.3 to have new folders default to list view > from the start and not icon view with large icons? Also is there a way > not to have the left side list of available volumes and folders as in > the default open folder view? Did you try command-J ? Did you try clicking the control at the upper right corner of the window? In article <b0107d09-8364-4677-b148-4fbf7d76d71d@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, DJW <ddwr@hotmail.com> wrote: > Is there a way in system 10.3 to have new folders default to list view > from the start and not icon view with large icons? nope. either icon or column. it's stupid. > Also is there a way > not to have the left side list of available volumes and folders as in > the default open folder view? click the white button at the top right corner. > In article > <b0107d09-8364-4677-b148-4fbf7d76d...@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, DJW [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > click the white button at the top right corner. Your answer above is icon or columns? Icons I hate because they are defaulted so bloody large when opening a new folder! However I could live with columns. I most do favor list view though. S how do I get column view automatically for newly created folder? In article <de347d78-e8ff-4a73-b89a-4776a2107523@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, > > > Is there a way in system 10.3 to have new folders default to list view > > > from the start and not icon view with large icons? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Your answer above is icon or columns? either, if you mean what i think you mean. > Icons I hate because they are > defaulted so bloody large when opening a new folder! in finder's view options (cmd-j) you can make the icons smaller everywhere. > However I could > live with columns. I most do favor list view though. S how do I get > column view automatically for newly created folder? in finder's preferences, under the general tab, click the open new windows in column view checkbox. now why they can't offer a choice of all three views is anyone's guess. > In article > <de347d78-e8ff-4a73-b89a-4776a2107...@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > windows in column view checkbox. now why they can't offer a choice of > all three views is anyone's guess. Ok I changed the item under the general tab in the finder but when I create a new folder it still opens in large icon view. The way I open it either with a double click with the mouse or If I select the folder and either use the keyboard as in command O or using the file drop down menu or control click with the contextual menu its all the same. The only way to get it to work is if I add something to the folder as a drag and drop and use the spring-loaded feature to open it then it goes permeably to column view. I find that so strange and not to Mac clever if you get what I mean. And now if I have a folder in my preferred list view and happen to drag for a spring-loaded placement I loss my beloved list view! What I guess I can’t have is for a new folder that has not been opened but has had stuff dragged to it to open in List (not going to happen) view. But that procedure will not even open them as lists or am I doing something wrong or is OS X just only going to do it one way without a good choice in preferences? OK if I cant have it the way I would like can I at least get the windows to default to smaller icons when new and first opened? As the fact that I am using the older 10.3 has apple gotten better at view preferences and defaults with the newer OSs? In article <d927db2f-f848-44d3-85a7-bf0ab5bcac6f@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, > OK if I cant have it the way I > would like can I at least get the windows to default to smaller icons > when new and first opened? view options, set the icon size to whatever you want, and make sure it's set to all windows. > As the fact that I am using the older 10.3 > has apple gotten better at view preferences and defaults with the > newer OSs? no, it's worse. > In article > <d927db2f-f848-44d3-85a7-bf0ab5bcac6f@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > no, it's worse. I wouldn't say it's worse. Apple has made improvements. For instance, there is now a "Always open in list view" checkbox in the View Options window, and Apple has fixed several view-related bugs in Mac OS X since 10.3.  SignaturePlease send all responses to the relevant news group. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. I do not read posts from Google Groups. Use a real news reader if you want me to see your posts. JR > I wouldn't say it's worse. Apple has made improvements. For instance, > there is now a "Always open in list view" checkbox in the View Options > window, and Apple has fixed several view-related bugs in Mac OS X since > 10.3. in leopard, one must tag every folder to retain the view mode, whereas in tiger and earlier, it used whatever view the folder was last in. thus to change views and make it stick in leopard, one must now switch to the desired view, open view options, click the always open check box, then close view options. in tiger, one only needed to switch to the desired view and close the window. i consider that getting worse. > In article <jollyroger-EC674D.13445827042...@individual.net>, Jolly > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > i consider that getting worse. I seem to be getting more confused. In 10.3 when I have a folders window open and I choose view options and set a certain way and have the all windows button selected. What happens do all windows I will then open even if they were created before change to what I put or just the folders within that folder? Or just new folders created? And if I make changes I don’t want since there is no cancel button how do I go back to the way it was when I opened the view option pref box. Is there a keyboard key that will bring me back to what I had if I forget exactly how I had it set? |
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