Setting View Options

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Michelle Steiner:

> In article ,
> Steve Ball wrote:
>
>>> If I ever meet the idiot who made the default on View Options "All
>>> Windows", I'm going to break his knuckles so he can't write any
>>> more stupid code.
>>>
>>> If you want to have certain options on one window, but you don't
>>> remember to push the radio button FIRST, whatever yo do will screw
>>> up every other window you've ever set.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to make the default be "This Window Only"?
>>
>> I just opened a new Finder window and checked the view options. "This
>> window only" was checked.
>
> The first time you open a window, View Options defaults to "all
> windows"; if you change it to "This window only" then that change sticks
> for that window.

I think I'm disagreeing wit you. Every time I open a *new* Finder window,
then open View Options "This window only" is checked. What am I missing?
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Michelle Steiner:

> In article ,
> Steve Ball wrote:
>
>>> The first time you open a window, View Options defaults to "all
>>> windows"; if you change it to "This window only" then that change
>>> sticks for that window.
>>
>> I think I'm disagreeing wit you. Every time I open a *new* Finder
>> window, then open View Options "This window only" is checked. What am
>> I missing?
>
> When you say "a new Finder window" what exactly do you mean?

CMD+N in the Finder.
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Michelle Steiner:

> In article ,
> Steve Ball wrote:
>
>>>>> The first time you open a window, View Options defaults to "all
>>>>> windows"; if you change it to "This window only" then that change
>>>>> sticks for that window.
>>>>
>>>> I think I'm disagreeing wit you. Every time I open a *new* Finder
>>>> window, then open View Options "This window only" is checked. What
>>>> am I missing?
>>>
>>> When you say "a new Finder window" what exactly do you mean?
>>
>> CMD+N in the Finder.
>
> Well, all I can say is that after I do that, open View Options, click
> "This window only", every time after that "This window only" is
> selected. for a new Command-n window's View Options.

I see what you mean. If I open various folders on my HD and check the view
options, some are set to 'All Windows', some are not.
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In article ,
Steve Ball wrote:

> Michelle Steiner:
>
> > The first time you open a window, View Options defaults to "all
> > windows"; if you change it to "This window only" then that change
> > sticks for that window.
>
> I think I'm disagreeing wit you. Every time I open a *new* Finder
> window, then open View Options "This window only" is checked. What am
> I missing?

What you're missing is that at some time in the past, you must have
changed the View Options for your home folder and set it for "This
window only". Finder windows are practically synonymous with folders,
so when you set view options "for this window only", you're really
setting them for that *folder*.

The New Finder Window command always opens your home folder, so when you
follow New Folder with Show View Options, you'll always see the view
options you've set for your home folder.
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Wayne C. Morris:

> In article ,
> Steve Ball wrote:
>
>> Michelle Steiner:
>>
>>> The first time you open a window, View Options defaults to "all
>>> windows"; if you change it to "This window only" then that change
>>> sticks for that window.
>>
>> I think I'm disagreeing wit you. Every time I open a *new* Finder
>> window, then open View Options "This window only" is checked. What am
>> I missing?
>
> What you're missing is that at some time in the past, you must have
> changed the View Options for your home folder and set it for "This
> window only". Finder windows are practically synonymous with folders,
> so when you set view options "for this window only", you're really
> setting them for that *folder*.
>
> The New Finder Window command always opens your home folder, so when you
> follow New Folder with Show View Options, you'll always see the view
> options you've set for your home folder.

Got it. Thanks.
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isw wrote:
> If I ever meet the idiot who made the default on View Options "All
> Windows", I'm going to break his knuckles so he can't write any more
> stupid code.
>
> If you want to have certain options on one window, but you don't
> remember to push the radio button FIRST, whatever yo do will screw up
> every other window you've ever set.
>
> Is there any way to make the default be "This Window Only"?
>
> Isaac

I think your solution will probably work, if you can find him. But if
you once change it to 'this window only' it will stay that way
universally. In a way that might be worse, because you might get used to
it being that way and then screw up again after a re-install. I don't
use the finder much.

Andy
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