if you are pasting a file or folder into a drive or folder, column mode can cause problems if you are sitting on a folder or drive within that folder. If you stop interacting with a column, paste will not work.
----- Original Message ----- From: "VaShaun Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:56 AM Subject: Re: moving folders I guess, I have never had a problem with column mode. Actually it is all I have ever used. On Nov 25, 2007, at 9:52 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > and it does not apply if your hard drive opens up in icon mode, the > best way > to be certain you are going to your apps folder is to press command- > shift-a > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "VaShaun Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:40 AM > Subject: Re: moving folders > > > Press command shift c, go to your hard drive, right arrow and you > should here applications folder, press command V to paste. Of course > this is after you have copied the item. > On Nov 25, 2007, at 9:35 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Think it's column view. >> reason i say think is that it's a bit like an excell table i.e. >> columns and rows. hope this explains things. >> >> keith >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >> Xby theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 2:26 PM >> Subject: Re: moving folders >> >> >>> when you say "list of apps", do you mean that the list was in >>> column mode, >>> list mode or icon mode? >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >>> OS Xby >>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:20 AM >>> Subject: moving folders >>> >>> >>> OK the steps I took were >>> pressed VO keys and held them while pressing down arrow, >>> reached my memory stick and with the VO keys still pressed I >>> pressed the >>> space key to open my memory stick. >>> then I had to interact with a scroll bar that gave me the list of >>> folders, >>> apps etc on the memory stick >>> Next I had to VO and down arrow again to find the app that I needed >>> to copy >>> to the clipboard >>> next I pressed the apple key or the applications key which ever you >>> prefer >>> and the C key to copy the app. >>> after that I arrowed back through the folder structure until I >>> came to >>> the applications folder,which I believe is where I can store apps. >>> so upon opening this folder by pressing VO and space I down >>> arrowed once >>> and came upon a list of apps already there. >>> I then deselected the selected file in that list, if you see what >>> I mean, >>> then I pressed apps key plus V to paste my app in to the apps >>> folder. >>> >>> wow that's some steps when you put fingers to keyboard. >>> OH unfortunately the paste action after all that didn't work. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> Keith >>> >> >> >> > > > > >
