Many things that have been discussed on this list re: OS X, as being missing or missed, are actually built-in to OS X, but "we" just haven't found them all yet. Might I recommend a book that paid for itself in the first 10 pages?? Rob Griffiths "Mac OS X Hints: Jaguar Edition", edited by David Pogue. Not only will you find existing answers to some of your "wish lists", but you'll also discover some tricks for building your own solutions. Amazon.com.
Bill On 6/27/03, Shangara Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It was 27/6/03 10:12 am, when Paul Tansley wrote: > >Hi Paul > >> PS I now quite like the trash can on the dock. At least you can >always see >> it, its not buried beneath a window. > >I agree but there are times when I want to drag files from the >desktop and >have to go all the way to the left of the screen to the Trash - >an awful >long walk in computer miles! <g> So, have both: a Trash on the >dock and one >on the desktop. Can't be that difficult to sync them...I'm sure >most people >have a Trash/bin under/near their desk and one in their kitchen. ><g> > >> PPS Have you checked out 10.3 preview on the Apple web site. >A few finder >> changes coming our way. Not sure if I like them all, but I'm >sure I'll get >> used to them. Others seem like the work of a genius, Expose for >instance. > >Thanks...just had a look. The new Finder option should really have >been in >there in the first version. Windows users have enjoyed both a task >bar and >an explorer that lets you view your drives in the left pane and >your files >as lists or folders since 1995 (someone correct me if I'm wrong). > >Plenty of applications use the same way of navigating on the Mac >already >(Photoshop, to name one) so the current Finder has never been a >favourite of >mine. The current Finder windows go some way towards Windows way >of >navigating but it looks like Apple chickened out when OS X was >aired in case >they thought they were aping Windows too much. Looks like they've >matured >enough not to worry what others think and do the logical thing: >make life >easier for their users! > >ExposC) seems good...I'm constantly looking under windows to find >folders and >drives on my desktop (Dock is too loaded as it is with folders >and icons). >If I could double-click on the desktop to reveal the desktop and >then >double-click again to go back to previous view, I would buy the >utility that >made it possible - even at the risk of an unstable OS...<g> Well, >not really >but the shortcut SHOULD be there as it's so obviously handy. > >--/ Shangara Singh > :: Adobe Certified Expert ~ Photoshop 7.0 > :: Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Essential Tips > :: Exam Aids for Photoshop, Illustrator & Dreamweaver > :: Http://www.shangarasingh.com > > > >=============================================================== >GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ >ITEMS for SALE =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
