minor Finder annoyance in OS 9
On a number of OS 9 systems I have seen a small problem creep in soon after reinstallling the system. It is no big deal but I am curious if anyone else knows of this or of a fix.
In a finder window you can start typing and the finder selection will jump to the first file name that starts with the string you type.
So far so good. If you now press the tab key the selection should jump to the next file in alphabetical order.
On some systems this breaks and pressing the tab key causes a jump to the first file/folder in alphabetical order.
Any ideas?
In a finder window you can start typing and the finder selection will jump to the first file name that starts with the string you type.
So far so good. If you now press the tab key the selection should jump to the next file in alphabetical order.
On some systems this breaks and pressing the tab key causes a jump to the first file/folder in alphabetical order.
Any ideas?
Comments
Odd indeed.
On another note, you could always use the arrow keys to navigate. That's what I've always done, and it always does what I expect.
p.s. Using OS 9.1
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[ 04-09-2002: Message edited by: Stroszek ]</p>
do you have any out of the ordinary software on your machine? does this always happen after specific events/time frame when you install a new copy of the OS?
does it happen on every mac you use, or only one? do the machines that have this problem all have the same software on them?
The only thing I can think of that these machines have in common is that we always have installed the Japanese Language Kit (or in OS 9 did a custom install to add Japanese script).
Since it works in the beginning and goes away I suspect a preference file somewhere is getting confused. Someday when I get ambitious I'll track it down.