On 10/08/2009, at 5:32 PM, g3-5-list group wrote:

> Date: Mon, Aug 10 2009 12:17 am
> From: Clark Martin
>
>
> On Mon, 2009-08-10 at 16:01 +1000, dorayme wrote:
>> In the directory of a disk, I have a search box at the top that takes
>> text. I am in Tiger latest. I have never been able to type  
>> something and
>> then go back and insert the cursor at the beginning of the first
>> character. The cursor happily goes anywhere else. Anyone had this
>> experience and/or know any way of doing it besides inserting the text
>> cursor after the first character and deleting back and doing whatever
>> you want to do then and reinserting the former first char if need be?
>
> Best guess is you are using a font with some odd characteristics  
> for the
> search field.

Not sure what to do about that? Looks fine to me, a bit Geneverish...

<http://dorayme.890m.com/justPics/mysearchbox.png>


> Simpler than deleting, etc. is to left arrow to get before the first
> character.  Or click anywhere in the box and press up arrow.

Of course! (slaps forehead...) Thanks for the reminder.


> Another thought is to edit the toolbar (where the search box is), it's
> under one of the finder menus, and delete the search box, then re- 
> create
> it.

I tried this but no luck...


> I can't give you specifics, I'm not using OS X at the moment.



It is certainly no big deal, just an odd curiosity which I have not  
been able to get confirmed... no one seems to use Tiger any more?


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dorayme




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