[X4U] Open dialog: most recent at top

[Eddie Hargreaves]

On 11/23/06 11:32 PM, John Baltutis <baltwo at san.rr.com> wrote:

> On 11/23/06,  nk <netkat at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Is there a way to have OS X show most recently modified files at the
>> top when Opening a file from an app?
>> 
>> the default is by "name" so I have to click on Date Modified to get
>> what I want....be nice if I could get it to behave the way I work.
> 
> If in the Open window (which pops up after CMD+O or
> after clicking File->Open), then ensure you select list view, which should
> also show the Date Modified column, click on it and there you go. AFAICT, once
> you do that (at least in TextEdit) every subsequent Open dialog box pops up
> with Date Modified selected.

In my experience, Cocoa apps (such as TextEdit) remember this setting, but
Carbon apps do not.