I understood libraries couldn't do more then aggregate folders not file types? So when I open the Pictures library, it opens all files in any of the attached folders to the library? I've wanted Apple's smart folders on windows since Apple put that feature in OS X...wonderful tool for those of us who think these expensive complex machines should keep better track of files.
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Chris Dunford <[email protected]>wrote: > > The "Libraries" folder seems pointless. It's just a rehash of some of > > the folders in "Username" (My Pictures, My Music, My Documents, and My > > Videos). > > No, no, libraries are way different from My Documents etc. You're just > seeing the default. > > They are folder aggregates, not folders, so if you have pictures in 20 > different folders, you can see them all in one view. > > Plus, you can create your own libraries, and you control what folders make > up each library. So you can make up a library for anything, not just > pictures, documents, etc. You could make a library for all of the files > (of > whatever type and wherever they are) of everything related to a particular > project and see them all as if they were in one folder. > > It's a nifty feature and well worth spending a little time exploring. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
