Finer Things in Mac | Archive

Dock respects custom icons in folder Stacks

02. Mar, 2010 5 Comments

Your custom icons are represented well in the Documents side of the Dock, and even in Stacks.

Finder, polish

Dock, Stacks

Get Info on any file from Spotlight

24. Jan, 2010 1 Comment

One small keyboard shortcut, one giant leap of useful information.

Finder, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Tiger

keyboard shortcuts, search, Spotlight

Snow Leopard: Cleanup in the Utilities aisle

30. Dec, 2009 4 Comments

It never hurts to tidy up your folders.

Finder, Snow Leopard

AppleScript, Java, Snow Leopard, Utilities

Snow Leopard: Preview allows search operators

01. Dec, 2009 2 Comments

Preview gained some better search tools in Snow Leopard, including quotes for specific phrases and asterisk for wildcards.

Apple apps, Finder

Preview, search, Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard: Finder's media preview uses iTunes Store button UI

26. Nov, 2009 0 Comments

Consistent UI makes for a more familiar media experience.

Finder, UI

iTunes Store

Safari: Undo can retrieve deleted bookmarks

26. Nov, 2009 0 Comments

Delete a bookmark from Safari 4, hit Cmd-z, and the bookmark returns.

Finder, Safari

bookmarks, keyboard shortcuts, Safari

Snow Leopard: A keyboard shortcut for accepting file extension changes

16. Nov, 2009 9 Comments

The Finder presents a confirmation dialog when changing file extensions. This is a shortcut for accepting your changes more quickly.

Finder

file management, keyboard shortcuts, Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard: Cover Flow's tweaked Finder behavior

15. Nov, 2009 0 Comments

Apple changed how much space Cover Flow gets in a Finder window between 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard.

Finder, Snow Leopard

Cover Flow, featured, Finder, Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard: Skinny images don't preview

06. Nov, 2009 0 Comments

For image files in Finder’s icon view (including on the Desktop), with an aspect ratio so narrow that they would render as a very thin line if previewed, the Finder shows them as a regular icons instead.

Finder

10.6, Finder, icons

Snow Leopard: Desktop selection box fades out

02. Nov, 2009 0 Comments

When you select something on the desktop in 10.5 Leopard, the selection box vanishes when you release the mouse button. In 10.6 Snow Leopard, the selection box fades out with a subtle animation.
Editor’s note: The Finder does not appear to exhibit this anywhere else in Snow Leopard. A selection in a Finder window in [...]

Finder, UI

10.6, Finder, UI

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