On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 11:08 PM, Gerald Uhlan wrote: > Next problem - folders and windows aren't easy to > navigate. When I click on a folder, and then try to open another > folder > within, the first one disappears. How do you fix it so that both > folders > stay open? (I wanted to pull a file out of one of the inner folders > and put > in the previous folder.)
Hi Gerry, I had the same questions when I first started using OS X. I think it is primarily a matter of getting used to a new way of working with windows. Now that I am familiar with window operation in OS X, I find it much easier than OS 9. To answer your question, you can select "New Finder Window" from the File menu and get a new window in which you can navigate to where you need to be. One thing that makes window navigation much easier in OS X is the "Computer", "Home", "Favorites" and "Applications" buttons at the top of the window. These allow you to get around quickly within the window. > > Another problem I encountered was when I wanted to open a file on a CD > from > within a program. In OS 9, when the open dialog box comes up, I would > simply select 'Desktop' and the CD would show up there, and then I > would > find the file I wanted to open. In OS X, I had to hide the program > and then > open the file on the CD from the Desktop. If you want to open a file of a CD from within a program, select Open from the File Menu. In the resulting dialog box, slide the window's scroll bar all the way to the left and you should see your CD. > Sorry for the rant, but I'm so disappointed, and just needed to vent. The learning curve can be frustrating but I have found it to be very worthwhile. It might be worth keeping OS X around so you can work with it in small steps while using OS 9 as your primary OS. Just a thought. Incidentally, not that anyone asked, the following are two books that I have found very useful in making the switch to X: MAC OS X The Missing Manual David Pogue O'Reilly & Associates Learning Unix for Mac OS X Dave Taylor & Jerry Peek O'Reilly & Associates No affiliations with the above. I have just found them to be excellent references. Hope this helps Gerry. Jim -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
