Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-04 Thread Mikael Byström
Larry, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >I am running X.3.4 and yes, I can alter the first columns width >but not the next levels... Unless I misuderstand what you're talking about, I can do that. Any column at any depth. >My main gripe is that you cannot retain a deep tree structure visible >on one disk

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-03 Thread Andrew Kershaw
in OS 9 there used to be a wonderful utility called FinderPop that would pop up the control-click menu if you held down the mouse button long enough Yes, and we all know what effect anything that builds on a delay has on the SPEED and feel of an OS... On the contrary, I find FinderPop to be extreme

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-03 Thread Larry le Mac
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > (Larry) Doesn't matter who did it first Not exactly... Doing it first and doing it right are two different things. Telling me I'm wrong and then repeating what I said doesn't make sense... Anyway, we/they/you etc. have been through this argument inf

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 7/2/04 2:37 PM, "Larry le Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Contextual menus predate Windows by quite a bit... > > Doesn't matter who did it first, fact is Windows had it as > part of the OS before the Mac OS, and saying "oh, but they > copied it first" kinda blows the Windoze stole the Mac O

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-02 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Apple still doesn't sell two-button mice Doesn't matter who makes them. Plug one in and it's fully supported. Thus, they have copied the concept. --- in OS 9 there used to be a wonderful utility called FinderPop that would pop up the control-click menu if yo

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-02 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Mikael Byström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> especially the way the column width is restricted. guess what? In Panther, columns views column width aren't restricted. I am running X.3.4 and yes, I can alter the first columns width but not the next levels... My main gripe is that you cannot retain a dee

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-02 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 1, 2004, at 11:58 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh dear lord, I promise I'm not going to make any comments about your preference for Explorer. Really, I'm not. Buddha help me, my head is exploding! Thanks for the suggestion of Path Finder, I will try

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-02 Thread Mikael Byström
Larry, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >especially the way the column width is restricted. guess what? In Panther, columns views column width aren't restricted. -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Chec

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-01 Thread Larry le Mac
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh dear lord, I promise I'm not going to make any comments about your preference for Explorer. Really, I'm not. Buddha help me, my head is exploding! Thanks for the suggestion of Path Finder, I will try it. However, I am a serious Mac fanatic, but I ha

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 7/1/04 3:39 PM, "Larry le Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While OS X has come a long way since OS 9 when it comes > to displaying folders and files, it is still not as good as the > Windoze Explorer due to the way that there are two parts > to the expanding trees making it much quicker and ea

Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-01 Thread Larry le Mac
While OS X has come a long way since OS 9 when it comes to displaying folders and files, it is still not as good as the Windoze Explorer due to the way that there are two parts to the expanding trees making it much quicker and easier to move stuff around. I am a very disorganized hoarder of stuff a