> Is this sub-menu delay thing something others have experienced (as a > pre-emptive comment: it doesn't matter if you *haven't* experienced it (I'm > sure people with G4/1000 don't ;) -- what's important are the people who > HAVE, and *why*, and whether there's a *real* workaround that does not > involve trying an OS X reinstall ;))?
I've definitely experienced this and I'm sure many many others have too. The reason behind it is that OS X is basically looking through *all* apps on your mounted drives to see if they want to get in on the "I can open a .url file!" game. I believe that the reason it speeds up when you choose smaller files is similar to the reason that it takes so long to drag and drop a large number of files onto an app's window, such as iTunes -- the Finder takes its sweet time to make up an info record for each and every file, with details like its name, extension/file type, icon, etc. for each one. Some things that appear to speed it up (no, most of these aren't practical...): unmount volumes not containing apps you want to use to open the files, delete or archive unused apps, blah blah blah. I have NOT, however, heard of any practical workarounds. I don't think that helps, but you have at least one person who sympathizes with you! Dave -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
