John Dorsey

Q: Mavericks Finder - how default to "double click opens new window"?

I am old and set in my ways.  I like having the Finder open a new window when I double click a folder.  Since 1984 I've arranged Finder windows in positions and sizes that suit me and I have never seen any reason to change.

 

In Mavericks however there does not seem to be a way to default to, "double click opens new Finder window".  My choices under Finder preferences are, open in the same window; or open in a tab.  I don't care for either.

 

Does anyone know of a way to restore the traditional Finder behavior in Mavericks?  Thanks in advance.

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9), 18 GB RAM

Posted on Oct 22, 2013 5:54 PM

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  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Dec 27, 2013 1:35 PM in response to Ricky Barnaby
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    Dec 27, 2013 1:35 PM in response to Ricky Barnaby

     

  • by Camillo Corsetti Antonini,

    Camillo Corsetti Antonini Camillo Corsetti Antonini Dec 29, 2013 1:31 PM in response to John Dorsey
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    Dec 29, 2013 1:31 PM in response to John Dorsey

    Not being able to open folders innew windows by just clicking

  • by Camillo Corsetti Antonini,

    Camillo Corsetti Antonini Camillo Corsetti Antonini Dec 29, 2013 1:36 PM in response to John Dorsey
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    Dec 29, 2013 1:36 PM in response to John Dorsey

    I really miss the "open folder in a new window by just clicking on it" feature, I find quite annoying having to use a key or the right button of the mouse. Nevertheless I am happy that Apple let me do this in my living room, in my office, in my bedroom... even outside, on the go! Thanks Apple! A(nother) giant step fro mankind...

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Dec 29, 2013 1:39 PM in response to Camillo Corsetti Antonini
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    Dec 29, 2013 1:39 PM in response to Camillo Corsetti Antonini
  • by Ricky Barnaby,

    Ricky Barnaby Ricky Barnaby Dec 30, 2013 5:22 AM in response to petermac87
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    Dec 30, 2013 5:22 AM in response to petermac87

    This is my Apple feedback request.

    1. Please give me a preference to remove ALL toolbars in ALL windows if its not already there, somewhere.

    2. Please retain the fast window navigation by keyboard shortcuts cmd up/down arrow and alt cmd up/down arrow

    3. Please give the option to use the new featured of the toolbar WITHOUT losing the fast window navigation method as described in point 2.

    4. Please add to the Finder menu the shortcut for open folder in new window, which should be cmd down arrow. Just as it always has been.

  • by ChoreoGraphics,

    ChoreoGraphics ChoreoGraphics Jan 4, 2014 12:09 AM in response to John Dorsey
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    Jan 4, 2014 12:09 AM in response to John Dorsey

    As far back as I can remember, I have double-clicked to open folders in a new window with the previous window(s) left open as I drill down. If I knew that I would not need quick access to a previous window, I would hold down the OPTION Key when double-clicking a window to get the current default Mavericks behavior. All I can guess is that the people in Apple Development assume that people don't use their Macs to make a living. I don't have time to spend hours getting basic functionality back!

     

    Change does not equate to "progress". So far Mavericks has just been one big PITA. Have not found one of the 200 "features" yet that has been a big step forward (but you get what you pay for I guess).

     

    • Changing the way folders open (and not for the better, just to be different)?

    • Changing "labels" to little "dots" that I cannot even sort on?

     

    This is Apple Innovation now? Moving everything from the right to the left seems to be considered an "advancement" now - just wastes time on a grande scale.

     

    And while you are at it, bring back double-clicking a title bar to collapse a window. Here is an idea... if you want to really do something innovative and increase "productivity", put the Finder functionality back to where it was in previous versions. If you want to add "options" for little colored dots and various alternative window behaviors, fine, but make them "options" not "defaults"!

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Jan 4, 2014 12:14 AM in response to ChoreoGraphics
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    Jan 4, 2014 12:14 AM in response to ChoreoGraphics

    ChoreoGraphics wrote:

     

    And while you are at it, bring back double-clicking a title bar to collapse a window. Here is an idea... if you want to really do something innovative and increase "productivity", put the Finder functionality back to where it was in previous versions. If you want to add "options" for little colored dots and various alternative window behaviors, fine, but make them "options" not "defaults"!

    I presume that you means Apple. Unfortunately you are not speaking to Apple here, just other users helping solve each others issue.

     

    Please direct your enquiries and ideas to the correct Apple Feedback channel

     

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

  • by Adam Woodhams,

    Adam Woodhams Adam Woodhams Jan 4, 2014 1:48 AM in response to petermac87
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    Jan 4, 2014 1:48 AM in response to petermac87

    petermac87 wrote:

     

     

    Please direct your enquiries and ideas to the correct Apple Feedback channel

     

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

    Pete, do you have nothing better to do than repeat the same 'advice' over and over and over ad nauseam?
    As far as I can tell you just see that your mission in life is to shut-down conversation in threads  by behaving (pretending) as if you are Apples sheriff.

    People have serious issues with changes under Mavericks.

    Let them express their problems without trying to put a lid on it because it's often only from such 'venting' that solutions are found.
    Just because you do not have a problem does not mean that problems do not exist. It in fact just tells other users that you likely don't use your Mac for any real sort of business based functions so your 'advice' is therefore probably  irrelevant anyway.

  • by Adam Woodhams,

    Adam Woodhams Adam Woodhams Jan 4, 2014 1:52 AM in response to ChoreoGraphics
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    Jan 4, 2014 1:52 AM in response to ChoreoGraphics

    ChoreoGraphics wrote:

     

    As far back as I can remember, I have double-clicked to open folders in a new window with the previous window(s) left open as I drill down. If I knew that I would not need quick access to a previous window, I would hold down the OPTION Key when double-clicking a window to get the current default Mavericks behavior. All I can guess is that the people in Apple Development assume that people don't use their Macs to make a living. I don't have time to spend hours getting basic functionality back!

     

    Change does not equate to "progress". So far Mavericks has just been one big PITA. Have not found one of the 200 "features" yet that has been a big step forward (but you get what you pay for I guess).

     

    • Changing the way folders open (and not for the better, just to be different)?

    • Changing "labels" to little "dots" that I cannot even sort on?

     

    This is Apple Innovation now? Moving everything from the right to the left seems to be considered an "advancement" now - just wastes time on a grande scale.

     

    And while you are at it, bring back double-clicking a title bar to collapse a window. Here is an idea... if you want to really do something innovative and increase "productivity", put the Finder functionality back to where it was in previous versions. If you want to add "options" for little colored dots and various alternative window behaviors, fine, but make them "options" not "defaults"!

    I hear you on all counts ChoreoGraphics.

    Apple is big on talking-up & listing the things they add or enhance in the OS but maybe it's about time they also started issuing tech support bulletins to list what they are REMOVING so users can make sensible decisions about upgrading.

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Jan 4, 2014 1:52 AM in response to Adam Woodhams
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    Jan 4, 2014 1:52 AM in response to Adam Woodhams

    Adam Woodhams wrote:

     

    petermac87 wrote:

     

     

    Please direct your enquiries and ideas to the correct Apple Feedback channel

     

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

    Pete, do you have nothing better to do than repeat the same 'advice' over and over and over ad nauseam?
    As far as I can tell you just see that your mission in life is to shut-down conversation in threads  by behaving (pretending) as if you are Apples sheriff.

    People have serious issues with changes under Mavericks.

    Let them express their problems without trying to put a lid on it because it's often only from such 'venting' that solutions are found.
    Just because you do not have a problem does not mean that problems do not exist. It in fact just tells other users that you likely don't use your Mac for any real sort of business based functions so your 'advice' is therefore probably  irrelevant anyway.

    If you address Apple here then you need to be provided with the link to the proper feedback channel and hope that enough other users do the same so that Apple may consider addressing the issue.

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

  • by Alex Geis,

    Alex Geis Alex Geis Jan 4, 2014 1:56 AM in response to ChoreoGraphics
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    Jan 4, 2014 1:56 AM in response to ChoreoGraphics

    So amused to know someone else still remembers Windowshade. I took the ongoing abuse of keeping it runnng, otherwise known as unsanity.com with their haxies that they could never keep up to date as OS X kept upgrading. Thanks for that blast to the past... that was probably the most useful window management feature that existed on an OS, ever (SGI IRIX window box minimization was a close second).

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Jan 4, 2014 2:01 AM in response to Alex Geis
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    Jan 4, 2014 2:01 AM in response to Alex Geis

    Alex Geis wrote:

     

    So amused to know someone else still remembers Windowshade. I took the ongoing abuse of keeping it runnng, otherwise known as unsanity.com with their haxies that they could never keep up to date as OS X kept upgrading. Thanks for that blast to the past... that was probably the most useful window management feature that existed on an OS, ever (SGI IRIX window box minimization was a close second).

    Did you ever try WindowMizer? A few friends who were WindowShade addicts took to it after Insanity stopped their support.

     

    http://www.rgbworld.com/extras/blog/getblog?blog_id=18

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

  • by Alex Geis,

    Alex Geis Alex Geis Jan 4, 2014 2:06 AM in response to petermac87
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    Jan 4, 2014 2:06 AM in response to petermac87

    I think I almost fell out of my chair... actual productive discussion

     

    I tried this a while back and noticed it had a ridiculous amount of bugs with some of the apps I was using. But hey, thanks for mentioning it. It's prob been at least 6 months or so, and maybe they cleaned it up a bit.

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Jan 4, 2014 2:07 AM in response to Alex Geis
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    Jan 4, 2014 2:07 AM in response to Alex Geis

    It has been updated for Mavericks compatability. May be worth another shot. As I say, I know a few using it as they miss WindowShade also.

     

    Pete

  • by ChoreoGraphics,

    ChoreoGraphics ChoreoGraphics Jan 4, 2014 2:20 AM in response to Alex Geis
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    Jan 4, 2014 2:20 AM in response to Alex Geis

    Yes... I too went to Unsanity's Haxies as long as I could. Finally was forced in to Windowmizer in Snow Leopard. Cheap enough, but having to "pay" to get back lost functionality and run it as a separate APP, not very elegant (it also has some occasional issues). Double-Clicking Title Bars goes back as far as I can remember. I really don't know how people get any big projects done without the ability to collapse windows - I will sometimes have 40 or more title bars collapsed across my 3 monitors and I can remember where they are "spacially". Tabs are very efficient space-wise, but I don't usually have time to track down and read every tab to find what I am looking for.

     

    Saw another 3rd party the other day offering a way to bring back "labels" for about $50+. I guess for about $100 I can get back some of the functionality this "free" OS upgrade imposed. I expected all the lost time having to upgrade all my scores of 3rd party apps (even Dropbox), but did not anticipate so many basic Finder navigation revisions. Looks to me like all they did was switch the Command Key for the Option Key and swap their functions inversly for opening Finder windows? Hope someone impresed their boss and got a big raise!

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