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Stacks updated in 10.5.2
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how did you do this?
This is exactly what I want for my dock! I want to know what folder they are in, but also see what is inside them at a glance. I miss my home folder being the house, and using it in list view. Now it shows up as a dissorgonized stack.
How did you do that?
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This is exactly what I want for my dock! I want to know what folder they are in, but also see what is inside them at a glance. I miss my home folder being the house, and using it in list view. Now it shows up as a dissorgonized stack.
How did you do that?
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No icon? You need this:
So, we are finally getting the equivalent of Windows "Start" menu?
I know the couple of you who made this comment are just joking, but it's also completely false. Not only was this functionality in all the previous OX X versions already before it was (temporarily) removed in leopard 10.5, but it's been there since at least Mac OS 7.5 way back in 1995.
more pictures here:
http://images.google.com/images?cli...pple+menu"&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
I too miss the lil' House icon. Much quicker to locate in the Finder or the Dock.
Something odd about that screenshot besides the custom dock....look at the "i" in the word list in the screen shot on Macstein. Looks a lot thinner than the "i" in GRID and KIND. Something fishy here.....
So you think its fake? Why would someone go through all that trouble to make this up? Seems real to me. If it IS fake though, they did an excellent job at it
I know the couple of you who made this comment are just joking, but it's also completely false. Not only was this functionality in all the previous OX X versions already before it was (temporarily) removed in leopard 10.5, but it's been there since at least Mac OS 7.5 way back in 1995.
more pictures here:
http://images.google.com/images?cli...pple+menu"&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
I know, I know
It's just that screenshot (article not yours) reminds so much of Windows Start Menu
Because it's fun to toy with people's emotions! LOL, not sure.....a lot of people want this functionality into the dock. I'm not saying it's a fake, but that "i" does not look liek any other "i" in the list.
Huh?
It's nice that they did the list view tweak. But I noticed something else besides the Stacks tweak. I see that the dock itself is black. Unless that was part of the update, or user did some modding to the system...
It's nice that they did the list view tweak. But I noticed something else besides the Stacks tweak. I see that the dock itself is black. Unless that was part of the update, or user did some modding to the system...
Just drop the image you want in the folder and add a space or two to the start of its name so it is first in the folder's list view.
"smart" stacks
I think the tone of my post might have had something to do with the fact that the restaurant I was in was playing Amy Whinehouse at discotheque volumes while I was trying to write and eat breakfast at the same time. Sorry.
I am however, far more interested in "smart folder stacks" than whether or not the hierarchical hack was added back in. It really is the only thing that makes the stacks feature more than your average shareware UI hack IMO.
My impression is that this feature was specifically mentioned in one of the Leopard feature previews, but since Apple removed all that info from the site the very day the Leopard was sprung (to avoid comparisons between what was promised vs. what was delivered?), I suppose it could be a false memory on my part.
It seems certain that no one else either cares about this or expects it, since I have mentioned it several times and no one has ever agreed with me or remembered anything similar (at least that they have posted about).
Nah. My fault for being grouchy I guess.
I think the tone of my post might have had something to do with the fact that the restaurant I was in was playing Amy Whinehouse at discotheque volumes while I was trying to write and eat breakfast at the same time. Sorry.
I am however, far more interested in "smart folder stacks" than whether or not the hierarchical hack was added back in. It really is the only thing that makes the stacks feature more than your average shareware UI hack IMO.
My impression is that this feature was specifically mentioned in one of the Leopard feature previews, but since Apple removed all that info from the site the very day the Leopard was sprung (to avoid comparisons between what was promised vs. what was delivered?), I suppose it could be a false memory on my part.
It seems certain that no one else either cares about this or expects it, since I have mentioned it several times and no one has ever agreed with me or remembered anything similar (at least that they have posted about).
I was a big complainer about the loss of this feature. Strangely though, stacks has been growing on me.
Dude, don't be an ***hole. Every single OS X user I know put their Apps folder in their dock. This includes newbies such as my parents, who both figured out that dragging it there provided them with a handy quick right-click menu. To say that A. its a small population, and B. those people are whiners is just completely ridiculous, condescending, insulting, and arrogant.
Yes the audio plays, but im talking about the volume control that is no longer there. There was a volume slider in tiger.
This is also an issue when you want to preview an audio file.
It was like a mini quicktime player inside the column view.
You could also scrub the video too.... gone
This is doubly good in my opinion: those who like the list view can use it while people who prefer the stack view can keep it that way. I know there are some people out there that would think that it's mutually exclusive and not see why anyone would use the other, but at least we have the option t use either. No one can please everyone all the time, but definitely worth trying.
How absolutely ridiculous!
It might seem to make sense, from a Windows perspective, but ultimately it will make your life harder as you miss the REAL, MacOS X ways to quickly run programs.
Ridiculously complicated, for people who have been taught by Microsoft that the only way to find/launch applications is to have an exhaustive list in a pop-up menu.
It might seem to make sense, from a Windows perspective, but ultimately it will make your life harder as you miss the REAL, MacOS X ways to quickly run programs.
Middle ground
I use the Dock for apps that I use every day, and the Applications folder popup for apps that I use rarely.
For example, I don't need an FTP program ready to go at any time, but it is nice to be able to quickly access it when I need it. Much faster to use the Applications folder in the dock than to open Finder, navigate to the Applications folder, scroll to find the app, then double click it.
I use the Dock for apps that I use every day, and the Applications folder popup for apps that I use rarely.
For example, I don't need an FTP program ready to go at any time, but it is nice to be able to quickly access it when I need it. Much faster to use the Applications folder in the dock than to open Finder, navigate to the Applications folder, scroll to find the app, then double click it.
More choices please
The new Stacks have a great level of customization. It's such a shame the Finder has virtually none. Sure you've got "Simple Finder", but I don't even use that for my 3 year old. What we need is "Pro Finder" which allows us to customize basic things like fonts and colours (things we COULD do back in OS 9) and make other interface adjustments to increase productivity. The computer for the "rest of us" treats us like a bunch of clones who all think and work exactly the same way. It wouldn't take much to accommodate a wide range of users without "spoiling" the basic look and feel for the vast majority of users.
Here's an interesting proposal. When MacOS X is installed for the first time (or a new machine is booted) the setup assistant should prompt users to create accounts for everyone on the system and a separate ID/password (don't describe it as an account even though it will be ) for administrative use. That way all new users would be running as standard users instead of admins. If they wanted to install software they'd supply the admin credentials, but wouldn't get into the bad habit of logging in as an administrator.
Of course this might also force Apple to fix one of their bugs. Currently if I download a new version of, say, Firefox and drag it to the Applications folder I'm told I can't do that so I click Authenticate. Then I'm prompted to replace the existing one or cancel. If I click replace I'm told I don't have sufficient permissions, but I'm never given the opportunity to enter the admin ID/PW. If I then look at Finder I'll see an item named Firefox with a grey circle with a line through it for its icon. Getting info on the item shows a size of zero. So the Finder has removed the old copy of Firefox, but left an empty placeholder there. It's rather frustrating that I either have to delete the old version first or log in as an administrator.
The new Stacks have a great level of customization. It's such a shame the Finder has virtually none. Sure you've got "Simple Finder", but I don't even use that for my 3 year old. What we need is "Pro Finder" which allows us to customize basic things like fonts and colours (things we COULD do back in OS 9) and make other interface adjustments to increase productivity. The computer for the "rest of us" treats us like a bunch of clones who all think and work exactly the same way. It wouldn't take much to accommodate a wide range of users without "spoiling" the basic look and feel for the vast majority of users.
Here's an interesting proposal. When MacOS X is installed for the first time (or a new machine is booted) the setup assistant should prompt users to create accounts for everyone on the system and a separate ID/password (don't describe it as an account even though it will be ) for administrative use. That way all new users would be running as standard users instead of admins. If they wanted to install software they'd supply the admin credentials, but wouldn't get into the bad habit of logging in as an administrator.
Of course this might also force Apple to fix one of their bugs. Currently if I download a new version of, say, Firefox and drag it to the Applications folder I'm told I can't do that so I click Authenticate. Then I'm prompted to replace the existing one or cancel. If I click replace I'm told I don't have sufficient permissions, but I'm never given the opportunity to enter the admin ID/PW. If I then look at Finder I'll see an item named Firefox with a grey circle with a line through it for its icon. Getting info on the item shows a size of zero. So the Finder has removed the old copy of Firefox, but left an empty placeholder there. It's rather frustrating that I either have to delete the old version first or log in as an administrator.
Yes the audio plays, but im talking about the volume control that is no longer there. There was a volume slider in tiger.
This is also an issue when you want to preview an audio file.
It was like a mini quicktime player inside the column view.
You could also scrub the video too.... gone
Totally agree with this. The new preview view in columns is a major step back from the old way, replacing a play/volume/slider with one big fat PLAY button? Makes no sense, the only thing I can think of is that they wanted to encourage people to hit spacebar to use Quick View. I still would like an option to put it back the old way.
I'm surprised more people didn't notice this change, I think this is the first comment I've read about it.
FInder Previews Replaced with QuickLook Functions
The audio/video preview in Finder was replaced with the new -- and far improved in my opinion -- QuickLook functionality. Just hit the space bar when your audio or video file is selected in the Finder. All your controls are there and even easier to see and use.
Yes the audio plays, but im talking about the volume control that is no longer there. There was a volume slider in tiger.
This is also an issue when you want to preview an audio file.
It was like a mini quicktime player inside the column view.
You could also scrub the video too.... gone
The audio/video preview in Finder was replaced with the new -- and far improved in my opinion -- QuickLook functionality. Just hit the space bar when your audio or video file is selected in the Finder. All your controls are there and even easier to see and use.