[X4U] Open dialog: most recent at top

[Jim Elmore]

Default Folder does a good job of letting you access multiple visited  
directories.


On Nov 24, 2006, at 1:32 AM, John Baltutis 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.
>
> For most apps, for example TestEdit, select File->Open Recent shows  
> apps in
> reverse chronological order. Others, such as the Office Apps, have  
> their most
> recently opened files listed under File. Where exactly are you  
> seeing a list of
> files sorted by name? 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. Note, however, that the default location is the  
> last folder
> you visited or saved to. You'll have to experiment with each app  
> you're using.
> AFAIK, there's no global setting for that behavior.
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