how to set default view in finder?

hi michelle

"Michelle Steiner" wrote in message



 >
  > > i want to set the default view for new folders to "list view".
  > >
  > > so when i create a new folder and open it in fider it should
automatically
  > > open in "list view" and not in "icon-rows view".
  > >
  > > how can i achieve that?
 >
 > The only options (at least in Panther) are icon view or column view.
 > Maybe there's a third-party hack that will let you set the default to
 > list view.

do you know how i can change the _default_ to column view?

thanks, leo
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In article , leo
wrote:

 > hi michelle
 >




  > >
   > > > i want to set the default view for new folders to "list view".
   > > >
   > > > so when i create a new folder and open it in fider it should
 > automatically
   > > > open in "list view" and not in "icon-rows view".
   > > >
   > > > how can i achieve that?
  > >
  > > The only options (at least in Panther) are icon view or column view.
  > > Maybe there's a third-party hack that will let you set the default to
  > > list view.
 >
 > do you know how i can change the _default_ to column view?
 >
 > thanks, leo
 >

Finder->Preferences (General panel), check "Open new windows in column
view"
 >

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"leo" <halloleo DeleteThis @noospaam.myrealbox.com> wrote:

 > do you know how i can change the _default_ to column view?

Yes. Finder Preferences, General pane, click "Open new Windows in
column view"

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"Michelle Steiner" wrote in message



 >
  > > do you know how i can change the _default_ to column view?
 >
 > Yes. Finder Preferences, General pane, click "Open new Windows in
 > column view"

well, that does not work: i have set this option, but double-clicking a
folder (whose parent is presented eg. in list view) shows the folder in
icon view. :-(

and that are folders i have never opened before, so the shouldn't have set
an individual option.

any clue?

cheers, leo
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wrote:





  > >
   > > > do you know how i can change the _default_ to column view?
  > >
  > > Yes. Finder Preferences, General pane, click "Open new Windows in
  > > column view"
 >
 > well, that does not work: i have set this option, but double-clicking a
 > folder (whose parent is presented eg. in list view) shows the folder in
 > icon view. :-(
 >
 > and that are folders i have never opened before, so the shouldn't have set
 > an individual option.
 >
 > any clue?
 >
 > cheers, leo
 >

The clue is that you are opening a folder, which will not apply. The
preference says "Open new windows in column view" -- try choosing New
from the File menu and I'll bet that opens in column view (at least it
does on all three of my machines).

Double-clicking a folder in list view will generate an icon view
because the window doesn't have column view set and if you wanted to
remain in list view, you would have just clicked the disclosure
triangle. If you want column view for the folder you've selected, just
press cmd-3 and the window will switch to column view (or open to icon
view and press cmd-3).

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Spenser
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yes -
this apple script will change ALL folders/disks and their subfolders
dropped on it to list view.

Unfortunately Apple broken the GUI on one point with 10
children folders do NOT inherit from parents - specifically view and
size/placement

anyhow copy and paste this into Script Editor, save as an application -
drop folders etc on it -

If you do an entire disk - expect 20-40 minutes as Apple requires a
window to be opened before the view can be set.

last note: - this is script is most effective in Jaguar -
I'll post an updated one for Panther later - a few other 'tricks' in
that one.

Code follows::

property commonWindowBounds : {10, 50, 340, 450} -- The initial bounds
for the windows
property amountToCascade : 10 -- The amount you'd like to cascade the
sub-windows
property nameColumnWidth : 300 -- The width of the name column

-- Main Routines
on open theList
  set theOpenedWindows to getOpenedWindows()
  repeat with a from 1 to (count theList)
   set cItem to (item a of theList)
   if isFolder(cItem) then
    setSubFoldersView({cItem}, commonWindowBounds) -- Sets the view of
the current folder
    SetViews(cItem, commonWindowBounds)
   end if
  end repeat
  openFolders(theOpenedWindows)
end open

on SetViews(theFolder, theBounds)
  if amountToCascade > 0 then
   set theBounds to {(item 1 of theBounds) + amountToCascade, (item 2 of
theBounds) + amountToCascade, (item 3 of theBounds) + amountToCascade,
(item 4 of theBounds) + amountToCascade}
  end if
  setSubFoldersView(theFolder, theBounds) -- Sets the view of the current
folder's subfolders
  set theSubFolderList to getFolderList(theFolder)
  repeat with a from 1 to (count theSubFolderList)
   SetViews(item a of theSubFolderList, theBounds)
  end repeat
end SetViews

on setSubFoldersView(theVal, theBounds)
  openFolders(theVal)
  if countWindows() = 0 then return
  setWindowsProperties(theBounds)
  setWindowsColumnWidth(nameColumnWidth)
  closeWindows()
end setSubFoldersView

-- Finder Routines
on getOpenedWindows()
  tell application "Finder" to return folder of every window
end getOpenedWindows

on countWindows()
  tell application "Finder" to count windows
end countWindows

on closeWindows()
  tell application "Finder" to close every window
end closeWindows

on isFolder(thePath)
  tell application "Finder" to return kind of thePath = "folder"
end isFolder

on getFolderList(theFolder)
  tell application "Finder" to return every folder of theFolder
end getFolderList

on openFolders(theVal)
  tell application "Finder"
   if (class of theVal) = list then
    open theVal
   else
    open every folder of theVal
   end if
  end tell
end openFolders

on setWindowsProperties(theBounds)
  tell application "Finder" to set properties of every window to {current
view:list view, bounds:theBounds}
end setWindowsProperties

on setWindowsColumnWidth(theWidth)
  tell application "Finder" to set width of column name column of list
view options of every window to theWidth
end setWindowsColumnWidth



leo wrote:



 >


  >>
  >>
   >>>do you know how i can change the _default_ to column view?
  >>
  >>Yes. Finder Preferences, General pane, click "Open new Windows in
  >>column view"
 >
 >
 > well, that does not work: i have set this option, but double-clicking a
 > folder (whose parent is presented eg. in list view) shows the folder in
 > icon view. :-(
 >
 > and that are folders i have never opened before, so the shouldn't have set
 > an individual option.
 >
 > any clue?
 >
 > cheers, leo
 >
 >
 >
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