Finder (column view)

sroachsroach
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I love column view in the viewer, but one thing drives me nuts. When you click on a file and it moves the previous pane over to the right to far, you can no longer see the files below the one you just clicked on.



I have a picture to show what I mean.









If you noticed I clicked on a file and it brought up the preview pane, but it took it over to far and you can't see the files under the one I clicked. So Now I have to scroll back to see the files...







I know I could enlarge the finder windows but it doesn't stay I have to do it each time.....



Is there a fix for this I don't know about?



Thanks..

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    ipodandimacipodandimac Posts: 3,273member
    i dunno if theres a fix, but i have the same problem...
  • Reply 2 of 7
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    You can adjust the width of the columns, or the width of the window. Try this:



    1) Close all Finder windows.



    2) Open a single window.



    3) Adjust the size(s) to what you want.



    4) Open another window. It *should* be the same as the one just adjusted.



    5) Close both.



    6) Open a new one. It *should* be the same as what you set the other two to.
  • Reply 3 of 7
    sroachsroach Posts: 105member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Kickaha

    You can adjust the width of the columns, or the width of the window. Try this:



    1) Close all Finder windows.



    2) Open a single window.



    3) Adjust the size(s) to what you want.



    4) Open another window. It *should* be the same as the one just adjusted.



    5) Close both.



    6) Open a new one. It *should* be the same as what you set the other two to.



    Steps 1-4 worked..



    Step 6 (the most important one did not.)
  • Reply 4 of 7
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Cool. So just always leave one window open to 'clone' off of.



    *sigh*



    Dunno, will look into it. I finally managed to tame my Finder windows to always come up the same way, but...
  • Reply 5 of 7
    billybobskybillybobsky Posts: 1,914member
    what the hell?



    is this some sort of bad ai learning the user preferences?



    i cant get my windows to come up in column view two times in a row. so i figure i'll just let the panther just do what it needs to do...
  • Reply 6 of 7
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Kickaha

    Cool. ..., but...



    oh well, this OS X is somewhat unpredictable, isn't it?
  • Reply 7 of 7
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by billybobsky

    what the hell?



    is this some sort of bad ai learning the user preferences?



    i cant get my windows to come up in column view two times in a row. so i figure i'll just let the panther just do what it needs to do...



    Well that one's easy.



    Finder Preferences -> General -> check 'Open new windows in column view'
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