On Apr 21, 2017, 10:51 AM -0700, wrote: > > Cmd+F does in fact, by default, open a new tab with smart search. > Alt+Cmd+F in Finder simply takes the cursor to the search field. The > person who says their machine doesn't do that, has tweaked their shortcuts > via the Keyboard system preference.
Well, sort of. There are a lot more variables. By default, the Finder’s View menu has “Show Tab Bar” disabled, and the Finder's “New Finder windows show:” preference is set to “All My Files”. With these stock configurations, the behavior is: With no Finder window open: - Command+F opens new Smart Search window with insertion point in Spotlight field - Option+Command+F opens new Smart Search window with insertion point in Spotlight field (identical behavior) With an All My Files window having focus: - Command+F put the insertion point into the Spotlight field - Option+Command+F put the insertion point into the Spotlight field (identical behavior) With an open Finder window other than All My Files having focus: - Command+F converts the window to a Smart Search window with insertion point in Spotlight field - Option+Command+F put the insertion point into the Spotlight field With a Finder window or multiple Finder windows open but without having focus: - Command+F opens new Smart Search window with insertion point in Spotlight field - Option+Command+F brings the frontmost Finder window to focus and puts the cursor in the Spotlight field. -- If the Finder’s View menu is customized to Show Tab Bar (or if a Finder window has any tabs added via Command+T), the behavior is: With a Finder tab other than All My Files having focus: - Command+F adds a new Smart Search tab with insertion point in Spotlight field - Option+Command+F put the insertion point into the Spotlight field -- If the Finder preference is customized to un-check “Open folders in tabs instead of new windows” and the Tab Bar is showing, the behavior is: With a Finder tab other than All My Files having focus: - Command+F converts the tab to Smart Search tab with insertion point in Spotlight field - Option+Command+F put the insertion point into the Spotlight field With a Finder window with multiple Tabs but without having focus: - Command+F opens new Smart Search window with insertion point in Spotlight field - Option+Command+F brings the frontmost Finder window’s selected tab to focus and puts the cursor in the Spotlight field. -- - All My Files _windows_ with focus behave the same as All My Files _tabs_ with focus under all configurations. CORRECTIONS WELCOME!!! -david
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