You would need to disable tabs in the General Preferences of Finder. This will return the behavior you are used to.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, [email protected] Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On May 1, 2014, at 5:04 PM, David Griffith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > > On MacOS before Mavericks the following used to work. > > 1. I would open computer with shift command C. > 2. I would navigate to a drive and folder location and select a folder or > files to copy. > 3. I would open a second computer window command shift C to navigate to a > location where I would paste the files or folder that I had copied. This > could be, for example , copying RNIB Daisy Books onto an SD card. > 4. I would then use command accent to cycle through Finder Windows to return > to the Finder Window I had copied from to identify and then copy further > files to paste onto the SD Card or other media. I would then use command > accent to again cycle through windows to return to the media I am copying > the files or folder to. > > Since installing Mavericks Finder no longer appears to allow me to keep > Windows open once you navigate away from them. This means that when I use > command accent to cycle through open windows I have only the options of the > current window and desktop as destinations. > This currently makes locating and then copying files like Daisy Books onto > media like SD cards unnecessarily time consuming. I am currently having to > open a fresh computer window and identify the SD card for each time I want > to copy a folder to it. Similarly every time I want to go to my Daisy Books > folder I again have to start from scratch. I have set up an alias for the > Daisy Book folder to reduce the inconvenience but I believe that I must be > using the wrong technique for Mavericks. > > I suspect that this all relates to the new Tab feature in Finder but so far > experimenting with this I cannot find a process which is as efficient as the > one I used to use . > Is there anybody using tabbed windows under Mavericks Finder who can advise > me of a better way of doing what I want to do? > > David Griffith > > Regards > > David Griffith > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
