I use list mode. I get confused if I try to use collumn mode. I guess I could use some practice with that.
I've never tried command-o to open a folder. I use that for programs or apps. I assume that when I open a folder it opens in the same window I'm in. that may not be what's happening because if I had 2 windows open so I could easily copy files, every folder I had passed through in order to reach my destination would be open. I would hit them all when I was cycling. I was trying to find a way to avoid that and I think I have. My Youtube Channel: "www.youtube.com/loriemccloud > On Dec 31, 2018, at 11:33 AM, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > the standard behavior for Macintosh since before MacOS * was created has been > to open a new folder in the same window as the current window. I tried > 1. using command-o > 2. using command-down > 3. command-option-O > > The first two of these in column, list and icon modes seemed to just replace > the new folder with in the same window with the same configuration. > The second option VoiceOver speaks as Open and close old window or something > like that. > > My memory is poking at me and saying that Tinkertool had an option to make > the finder open folders in a new window, but I don’t have that tool to play > with on my current system. > > So, before using command-down to open your folders what keystroke / mouse > action were you using to open windows? Also, what is your default viewing > style. I still prefer “column” mode except when I need to get more > information about a item without getting all the details in command-i. Column > mode will navigate into and out of folders with left and right keys and will > navigate within a folder with the arrow keys. I believe that column mode is > always sorted by name, but could be mistaken. > > Best Wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn >> On Dec 31, 2018, at 1:06 AM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> it's kind of hard to explain. when I want to cycle through windows I use >> command-tilde. when I want to open folders as I'm navigating to my desired >> destination, that's when I use command-option-down arrow for open and >> command-option-uparrow for close. I'm in list mode. I'll have one window >> already open in say, downloads. then I'll cycle to another window say in my >> external hard drive. once I'm in there I need to navigate to the folder >> where I'm going to copy or paste a file from downloads. sometimes I have to >> go 2 or 3 deep to get to the desired folder. then as I would cycle back >> through the windows heading for downloads, I would hit every window I had to >> open to get to the desired folder. I wanted to find a way of reducing the >> number of windows I had to cycle through. if I remember to use >> command-option-down arrow as I'm navigating, that seems to do the trick. >> My Youtube Channel: >> "www.youtube.com/loriemccloud >> >>> On Dec 30, 2018, at 11:38 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Lorie and thank you for this info. >>> >>> However, I am not certain that I understand the scenario to which you are >>> referring. >>> >>> For example, when I need to copy and paste files between finder windows, I >>> use Command+~. >>> >>> I don't think I've ever used Command+UpArrow. >>> >>> Can you please describe why and how this scenario plays out in a sequence >>> of steps? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lorie McCloud >>> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 8:54 PM >>> To: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >>> Subject: cycling through windows in finder >>> >>> I figured out something I want to tell you all about in case anybody's >>> interested. I had been asking about how to have most or all of the windows >>> closed except for the 2 that I wanted to copy and paste between. I used to >>> be able to do this but now all the windows I was navigating through to get >>> to my destination had become part of the cycle. somebody here mentioned >>> opening and closing windows using command-down and up arrows. I had been >>> doing this without the option and including it in the command has cleared >>> up the problem for me. it kind of closes the door or window behind me. >>> >>> Lorie >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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