I use list view. and it does say empty table but when I navigate to said table manually via home/downloads I can see my contents. Someone else I know of is having this problem as well.
Take care. On Feb 19, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Sarah, > > What view setting are you using for Finder? (e.g., column view, list view, > etc.) If I'm using list view (Command-2) and I use the Command-Option-L > shortcut, I'll be taken directly to the contents of the folder, and if I use > Command-Up arrow I'll be placed in the Downloads folder. However, if I start > in column view mode (Command-3), and I use the Command-Option-L shortcut, > I'll be in my Downloads folder, but then using Command-Up arrow puts focus in > my home directory accounts folder (e.g., VoiceOver says "esther" instead of > "Downloads" in this mode. I think this may have something to do with the > weird Command-Option-L implementation for viewing the Downloads window, where > under Lion this shortcut now works in FInder, but didn't originally work from > Safari, and where it now only works from Safari when the toolbar is not > hidden. > > I also tried clearing my Safari Downloads window after using Command-Option-L > from Safari. In Finder, Command-Option-L still shows everything in the > Downloads folder, so it's not viewing the window. > > You should also be able to view your Downloads folder from the Dock, if > you've previously set it up with the Context menu (VO-Shift-M) to display as > "Folder" and view contents as "List". I currently have this set to sort by > "Date Added" -- which is the default setting if you don't change this with > the context menu. To view the "Downloads" folder from the Dock, use either > VO-D or Control-F3 to navigate to the Dock (or if you have TrackPad Commander > enabled, do a two-finger double tap from the bottom half of the TrackPad). > Then, I use Fn+Down Arrow or Up Arrow (Page Down or Page Up on a full-size > keyboard) to navigate through the sections for Applications, Files and > Folders, and Trash in the dock, and Right or Left arrow keys or the typed > first letters of a name to navigate to what I want. > > On a laptop, with the default installation setup, Control-F3 then Fn-Down > Arrow puts me at the first folder in the Files and Folders section of the > Dock, which is "Documents". Pressing left arrow puts focus on "Downloads", > and I can access the menu by pressing space bar, VO-D, or "Return". Then, I > can press down arrow to move through the menu (in this case, viewing the most > recently added files first). Or I can press up arrow to read the "View in > Finder" menu option, in case I really want to view the contents in a Finder > window where I can change the viewing mode, find out about file sizes and > kinds of file if I am using list mode (Command-2), or sort on column entries > (e.g. list items by kind to find applications or media files; sort by size, > etc.), or perform operations like copying or moving files. > > If you want to change the viewing mode of the files in the Downloads folder > in your Dock, you can do this from the "Options" menu. Arrowing down from > the top of the folder menu in the dock, you'll first view the items sorted > according to the order you have selected (e.g., by "Date Added" for > downloads), then "Options" and "Show in Finder". So if you access the > Downloads folder with space bar, VO-D, or by pressing "Return", and use Up > arrow to navigate, you'll get "Show in Finder", "Options", and then the file > contents starting with oldest added files first. If you open the Downloads > folder and use Down arrow, you'll view the most recent items first. If you > want to change the sort order to view these alphabetically, press > Command-Down arrow to move to the end of the menu, which is "Show in Finder", > then Up arrow to "Options", and right arrow to the sub-menu. Arrow down > through the sort options and press "Return" at the one you want. The first > one will be "Name". Then, ac > cess the folder again (e.g., VO-D, then space bar) and arrow down to view the > contents in alphabetical order. > > The sort ordering for viewing contents of folders in the dock is separate > from the viewing options you set up to view these folders in Finder. > > HTH. It sounds as though this is a weird focus issue for the > Command-Option-L shortcut in Finder. This shortcut was really originally > defined for Safari. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Feb 19, 2012, at 8:10 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> Hello to all. Cmd shift down arrow takes me to a empty downloads folder in >> the finder but when I brows to it from my home directory it is not empty. I >> tried to copy the content of this mystery folder but no joy. what am I doing >> wrong here or what did I do to screw up. This is on a clean install of lion >> 10.7.3. all updated. >> >> Take care. all. >> Sarah Alawami, owner and founder of WICS Radio America. 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