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You're using your computer WRONG, if you think the Control key is too far
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decksnap
macrumors 68040
For those who want some info on 'spatial'....
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/finder.ars/3
If that bores you, here's some mispelled words for you to correct for me:
anoyying
grammur pulleece
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/finder.ars/3
If that bores you, here's some mispelled words for you to correct for me:
anoyying
grammur pulleece
decksnap said:
What a great link. I agree with what it says for the most part. I don't like the way OSX navigates through folders. I really prefer to have a new window for each folder I open but am often too lazy to hold down the command button to do it. Is there some way to make this behavior the default without the command modifier?
aloofman
macrumors 68020
pizzach said:
So is English your second language? Not that there's anything wrong with that, but in this case your misspellings have made your topic completely confusing. To claim that we're being picky about it is like blaming the victim.
Who has a problem with the control key? Of all the issues the Mac users have, I can't recall hearing many people complaining about it. It just seemed like a non-sequitor to me.
James Philp
macrumors 65816
Yeah I don't really get what the problem is either. I'm not sure is the size/layout of each folder is saved, but you do have the option to open all new folders in new windows.
The problem I see with a spatial finder, is that of the problem with other spatial filing system - i.e. filing systems that you find in the office, work etc. - People forget where something is, file something away that they need more often than they think, wish the system wasn't organized like it is, or can never find something that someone else has filed.
I like flexibility, and the spacial way of doing things bugs me a bit. What if I decide 1000 images should not be filed under Holidays>2005 but Holidays>2005>Holland. Now that huge "space" i had for "2005" needs to be big enough to hold a few nested folders.
In a spatial system I would need to resize, reorder etc. each window, but in a column view everything is automatically neat and simple.
I also foresee myself having many more Finder windows open for a spatial system (I know I did when I used OS 9).
For example: I want a folder nested 8 levels deep. That is 8 double-clicks and 8 separate windows open in a spatial system. In a column (or list) view it's 8 clicks, one window AND (assuming in the spatial system some of the windows were large) I can easily see the hierarchy of that folder. The benefits of spatial seem thin to me, but I'm not about to tell anyone that they are using their computer wrong if that's what they prefer!
Also, quite what this has to do with the control key I cant remember...
The problem I see with a spatial finder, is that of the problem with other spatial filing system - i.e. filing systems that you find in the office, work etc. - People forget where something is, file something away that they need more often than they think, wish the system wasn't organized like it is, or can never find something that someone else has filed.
I like flexibility, and the spacial way of doing things bugs me a bit. What if I decide 1000 images should not be filed under Holidays>2005 but Holidays>2005>Holland. Now that huge "space" i had for "2005" needs to be big enough to hold a few nested folders.
In a spatial system I would need to resize, reorder etc. each window, but in a column view everything is automatically neat and simple.
I also foresee myself having many more Finder windows open for a spatial system (I know I did when I used OS 9).
For example: I want a folder nested 8 levels deep. That is 8 double-clicks and 8 separate windows open in a spatial system. In a column (or list) view it's 8 clicks, one window AND (assuming in the spatial system some of the windows were large) I can easily see the hierarchy of that folder. The benefits of spatial seem thin to me, but I'm not about to tell anyone that they are using their computer wrong if that's what they prefer!
Also, quite what this has to do with the control key I cant remember...
decksnap
macrumors 68040
Well that's part of the spatial finder- or any finder. If you have to dig eight levels deep to find something, you've got to reorganize your files, no matter what type of finder you're using. It's just a bad use of your time having to dig that far.
Eight levels deep would take the same amount of time to get to in spatial as it would in column view. Holding down option closes the previous folder when you click open the new folder.
Eight levels deep would take the same amount of time to get to in spatial as it would in column view. Holding down option closes the previous folder when you click open the new folder.
