On Sat, Jul 10, 2004 at 10:01:25AM +1000, Paul Baily wrote: : : On 10/07/2004, at 5:29 am, matblack at mac.com wrote: : > : >Is there a way to stop column view from jumping forward? : : Not sure I follow you on this one, but in column view, you'll always : have one pane(?) to the right of your selection showing either the : properties of said selection, or if it's a folder, the contents. You can turn off the extended information for non-folders via Finder -> View -> Show View Options, then uncheck the "Show preview column" checkbox. -- Eugene Lee http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/