S. G.
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Q: How to highlight the entire folder with the tag color, as before?

I've always highlighted important folders with colors, so that they stand out among others in a list for quicker access. Now in Mavericks list view, there is only a small color dot to the right of the folder's name (sometimes very far from the folder's name if the column is large). As a result, it is much harder to pick important folders. Is there any way to apply the tag color to the whole folder, as it used to be in all previous systems? Or at the very least, to move the dot to the left of the folder name within lists, as in Icon view? I really hope Apple did not remove this feature simply for the sake of design. Thanks.

MacBook Air + iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 22, 2013 2:14 PM

by S. G.,Solvedanswer
S. G. S. G.
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A:

Someone on another thread suggested this free app, XtraFinder, and it's great:

 

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/42067/xtrafinder

 

You can add colors back to the entire name (slightly less pretty than with previous OS but good enough) of the folder in list view or icon view. As a result, colored folders and files jump at you again in list view, as they used to. XtraFinder appears to use the last tag color that was added, if you use multiple tags and may show as various colors in a sorted tag view.

 

You can also add colors to the sidebar, thereby removing the need for the extra extension SideEffects.

Posted on Jun 12, 2014 3:16 PM

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  • by LindaJane53,

    LindaJane53 LindaJane53 Feb 25, 2014 8:36 AM in response to yodathejedi
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    Feb 25, 2014 8:36 AM in response to yodathejedi

    I miss this terribly as well.  I was looking online today (just got a new system at work) and wanted to know how to change this.  With the recommendation for feedback, I'm afraid I got lost in the array of hardware and don't know where to find feedback for the software.  Any suggestions?

  • by Alancito,

    Alancito Alancito Feb 25, 2014 8:53 AM in response to LindaJane53
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    Feb 25, 2014 8:53 AM in response to LindaJane53

    LindaJane53 wrote:

     

    With the recommendation for feedback, I'm afraid I got lost in the array of hardware and don't know where to find feedback for the software.  Any suggestions?

     

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

     

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  • by Peohguy,

    Peohguy Peohguy Feb 25, 2014 8:08 PM in response to Pangaea88
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    Feb 25, 2014 8:08 PM in response to Pangaea88

    So Pangaea88,

    What are the step by step methods that you used to create your link for inputting a proxy image so to speak in your Apple Feedback message as shown below:

     

    Screen Shot 2014-02-25 at 8.07.01 PM.png

    I would like to use your technique to send a screen shot of my own.

     

    Thanks,

    Peohguy

  • by Stone3,

    Stone3 Stone3 Mar 5, 2014 10:39 AM in response to S. G.
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    Mar 5, 2014 10:39 AM in response to S. G.

    Add me to this list. Apple change this c'mon! Not a change for the better.

  • by Alancito,

    Alancito Alancito Mar 5, 2014 10:59 AM in response to Stone3
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    Mar 5, 2014 10:59 AM in response to Stone3

    Stone3 wrote:

     

    Add me to this list. Apple change this c'mon!

    Stone ~ We can't add you to the list — you add yourself to the list via this form:

     

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

     

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  • by DJ Rx,

    DJ Rx DJ Rx Mar 21, 2014 8:28 PM in response to S. G.
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    Mar 21, 2014 8:28 PM in response to S. G.

    I could not agree with you more on this subject. here is my issue pertaining to the same "new" changes in this whole tagging business.

     

    for someone like myself, who has not just varied hobbies and intweretsts, but has varied JOBS/Careers and more. This instant Blue folder has my braing trained quickly to know this is where i bounce my final or processed audio files and songs. The RED fully coloured folder is for the all-music section of my HD, bringing me to the blue folder amungst others in this category.

     

    running my own graphic design firm/creative agency, These labels vary from important outstanding invoices owed to me, right down to the type of industry my clients seem to be organized into on my HD, again, for instamt access for my briain to click.

    i see how these new "tags" need getting used to and I also see the importance of these usees. but I DO FEEL that they have taken more than they have provided in this case.

     

    Im begging for an update that lets thw user go back to that filing format...like chose one of the other perminantly or somehting.

    this way you dont created a conflict in filing.

     

    fingers crossed Apple, take me baxck to this!

    Colin White, Ottawa, ON,CA

  • by Meg The Dog,

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Mar 21, 2014 8:32 PM in response to DJ Rx
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    Mar 21, 2014 8:32 PM in response to DJ Rx

    Speak to Apple directly:

     

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

     

    Thanks

     

    MtD

  • by Neal Bridgens,

    Neal Bridgens Neal Bridgens Apr 6, 2014 12:53 AM in response to S. G.
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    Apr 6, 2014 12:53 AM in response to S. G.

    Feedback submitted. Gawd awful "upgrade".

  • by SL1988,

    SL1988 SL1988 Apr 14, 2014 9:45 AM in response to Neal Bridgens
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    Apr 14, 2014 9:45 AM in response to Neal Bridgens

    How right you all are - the itty-bitty colour points are useless. And please Apple get us back the choice to colour our folder and file names.For now the only solution is colouring entire folders - and here is how to do at least that:

    (For me the old version meant - mauve = original text, blue = information, yellow = pdf version, red = corrected/revised version and green = ready to use/publish/send ...)

     

     

    Go to Help in the finder and ask for "change icon" in the search field
    1. Choose a picture you want to use - for instance a simple field coloured red
    2. Open in Preview - go to Edit, Select All and then Copy
    3. Select file or folder you want to change - choose File - Get Info
    4. Click the icon on top to select it and choose Edit - Paste
    Ok - complicated and not as before, but at least it allows you to create coloured folders to sort your files
    Suzanne

  • by BrightLady,

    BrightLady BrightLady May 3, 2014 5:29 AM in response to S. G.
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    May 3, 2014 5:29 AM in response to S. G.

    These are great. Thanks for the link. :-)

    It is a step up from the new "Tags".  I would still like Apple to give back ability to highlight the entire "row".  I have left feedback. Fingers crossed they will listen.

  • by printelectric,

    printelectric printelectric May 7, 2014 8:27 AM in response to S. G.
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    May 7, 2014 8:27 AM in response to S. G.

    Just adding to the consensus here. I'm also a graphic designer, and used finder labels to organize my project folders (hot, warm, cold, billed, paid, etc.) The new tags are visually useless. Please provide an option to color the entire folder, or row, or something!

  • by PRSGuitars,

    PRSGuitars PRSGuitars May 10, 2014 2:13 AM in response to printelectric
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    May 10, 2014 2:13 AM in response to printelectric

    Same gripe as everyone else here -- no option to change it back to the more useful (albeit less minimalist... heavens no! sigh, Apple) entire-line-highlight method.

     

    Extremely frustrating when there's a forced change and it's labeled as a feature.  If it's annoying, let me change it -- even if it's hidden deep within the System Prefs.  The power users will still find it (and appreciate it) but the typical user will never notice.

  • by francisl,

    francisl francisl May 24, 2014 8:42 AM in response to S. G.
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    May 24, 2014 8:42 AM in response to S. G.

    TotalFinder will bring back your colored rows:

     

    Screen Shot 2014-05-24 at 17.27.26.png

     

    Screen Shot 2014-05-24 at 17.39.29.png

     

    Ain't that neat?

  • by wyrmsmaug,

    wyrmsmaug wyrmsmaug May 24, 2014 4:17 PM in response to francisl
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    May 24, 2014 4:17 PM in response to francisl

    Oh, now that's nice!

     

    A small part of me still niggles that I have to pay for something Apple was - and should be still - doing themselves, but hey, it works, and it appears to work well!

    Using the tags for searches is great, but they are effectively invisible. This gives me the best of both worlds.

     

    I really appreciate the post - thx!

     

    (Now, Apple, about those missing hyperlinks within a document in Pages...)

  • by Alancito,

    Alancito Alancito May 25, 2014 2:11 AM in response to wyrmsmaug
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    May 25, 2014 2:11 AM in response to wyrmsmaug

    wyrmsmaug wrote:

     

    (Now, Apple, about those missing hyperlinks within a document in Pages...)

    Apple isn't here — to send feedback to Apple about Pages, use this form:

     

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

     

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