Q: I hate the new tags in Mavericks, need coloured folders!!

Ofcourse I did

Same here.

This is a bit late, because I was finally forced to move to Mavericks in the end.

But just like you, I don't use labels to group things, but to spot things that I need to stand out so that I can spot them in an instant.

And now, that is gone and we have stupid little dots.

I find myself reaching for a smooth damp cloth to wipe the screen because there are tiny little bits of pollen or something. Why no ! It is the new tags !

I wonder about Apple, I really do - after decades of a happy and fruitful collaboration, getting better and better as they moved over to Unix, I fear it is going into reverse as they focus on mass entertainment and leaving behind its design and computer nerd roots. Criticism are beginning to gain traction:

http://macperformanceguide.com/AppleCoreRot-intro.html

If they make more money that way, well, so be it. But I may have to move on to a linux of some sort, if they make me spend more days reinstalling everything after an update because they haven't tested things properly from the perspective of their more how can I put it - their more nuts & bolts users. And that they keep chipping away at the free software foundations of their system, which strikes me as ungrateful and close to betrayal.

I'm still a fan. But my fanship is flagging.

I'm curious as to how you were 'forced'

I have the same question as Csound1.

If you "only want things to stand out", try Candy Bar. I am not a proponent of so called 'tools', but try it.

Buying a new machine. This is necessary sometimes.

I assume you weren't being sarcastic.

You would be surprised how many users say "I was forced" when they were not. Doesn't apply in your case. But what does apply is that colored labels are no longer available. Check the 3rd party stuff already suggested in this thread.

As you say, I'm not a proponent of additions.

It isn't a question of purity, but a question of management: I already have a lengthy log of things I've installed and how and where to update them.

I am keen to keep this to an absolute minimum: only compilers and such things.

I am very reluctant to do Apple's job for them by tinkering with the user interface.

I'll do what I have to, but I expect Apple to deliver updates that are as bug-free as possible, and as congenial to their user base as they can manage.

I don't want to do their job for them.

I see that there is a subtle change in Apple methodology: Since it is a burden to them to maintain back-compatibility, and to allow the continued use of earlier aspects of the user interface, they are increasingly obliging user to migrate as soon as they issue an update. The first major example was dropping the Classic environment.

Now: If you buy a new machine, you'll find you cannot install anything other than Mavericks on it.

The tags is another minor example - it would be simple to have a finder preference enabling either tags, or labels, or both.

But no, from their new headquarters in PyonYang, Apple execs are imposing uniformity on the troops by preventing any deviation from the dear leader's march forwards.

That is good for Apple, and bad for its users.

Depends on your opinion,

In mine it took Apple far to long to dump the restrictive and inflexible colour label system and replace it with something useful

Apple. Please don't bring the colour labels back, I don't need a childs crayon set thanks.

And I too have posted this feedback with Apple.

There's nothing wrong with kids nor kid's colouring crayons, dude.

Check with your analyst, I bet he or she will confirm this.

Seriously, though, off hand jovialities such as that prevent you from addressing the points I raised about Apple strategy and interaction with users.

They have a unique selling point.

They're undermining it and focussing on mass electronics.

If that makes more money for them, so be it, but saying "we can add third party hacks" is not germane.

Keep sending Apple feedback. You are wasting your time and breath here running over the same old ground. There is nothing we can do to help you. Personally I prefer Tags. Many don't. Suggestions are given throughout this thread on third party apps that may give you back what you want.

Pete

Cheers, done that, some time ago as you might guess.

JamesConnolly wrote:

 

They have a unique selling point.

They're undermining it and focussing on mass electronics.

But that too is an opinion, a speculative one at that.

Apple have a history of taking things out, and putting them back if the demand for it reaches some critical mass. Save As is a perfect example. So send feedback, there will be many differing views in the feedback, from that struggle may emerge a reversal. Who knows.

Do it again if you believe it will help. As I said, there is nothing anybody can do for you here, except provide a shoulder to cry on.

Cheers

petermac87 wrote:

 

...... provide a shoulder to cry on.

Did I miss that page in the manual

"Oh yeah? Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man." - Jeff Lebowski

Seriously though, as I said above, it is not at all controversial to say Apple has USPs.

One of those is design, the other is edgy revolutionary innovation, and the third which is possible the strongest is a quasi-religious business in profound symbiosis with its core followers in the nerd herd.

It puts that at risk at it's peril, and risks turning into a latter day Motorola (by which I mean an ex titan which has shrunk considerably). Or IBM if you prefer - although IBM's still got it.

The only thing you could argue is "opinion" is "apple is undermining it's unique selling points", but you'd still be wrong to so argue: they are increasingly going for mass electronics and it is not controversial to say as much.