[P1] a couple observations...

[Joost van de Griek]

On 2003-07-05 00:00, david wrote:

>> I wish Apple would just admit that the Windows Explorer is a damned handy
>> way to manage files, and offer a view with a collapsible folder tree in the
>> leftmost column as an option.
> 
> Yet another goober who isn't able to tell the difference between inspired by
> Windoze and inspired iPhoto/iTunes.

Hm, let's see... Windows Explorer: circa 1995. iTunes: circa 2001.
Suuuure...

> Panther's Finder is like Window's Explorer only in that both have window panes
> to the left and a toolbar on the top. That is it. Window's toolbar isn't user
> configurable and neither is the window pane and, if either can be turned off,
> I don't know about it.

I wasn't talking about any toolbars. I was talking about the view in the
window.

> The Panther toolbar is just like Jaguar's although access to user folders
> defaults to the windowpane rather than the toolbar. The top left pane is for
> all mounted drives. The bottom is configurable by the user. The effect is
> iTunes-like not Windows.

I know what Panther's Finder view options are like. I just suggested another
option, with a complete folder tree in the left pane. Like the Windows
Ecplorer. It's quite handy, offers fast access to your entire folder
structure without overly much scrolling, and you can do almost all file
handling in a single window, no matter the folder depth.

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