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Saving the original location info for files in Trash
When trying to restore files deleted to the Trash, the information about the original location of the file, maybe as an additional column in the Trash folder view, could have been very helpful.
With such info, It would have been much easier to (more...)
Medium
Medium
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List the apps that prevents unmounting
Ejecting external storage devices often isn't possible because some app/process still using the device. When trying to eject/unmount the finder just pops up an error message saying that the device isn't ejectable and you have to close the apps (more...)
When unmounting fails the finder should list which apps/processes are preventing it, and optionally switch to the app.
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Medium
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Moving files in Finder displays a Copy dialog
When the user copies files in Finder then a window pops up. Its title says: Copy.
When the user moves files from one location to another then the windowtitle is still Copy.
Leopard has this "feature" as well.
Change the title of the window.
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Low
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Merge folders option when copying/moving
When copying a folder to a location where a folder with the same name already exists the only option is to replace the folder (and loosing all files from the replaced folder) or stop the copy/move operation.
Add a "merge" button/option when there are duplicate foldernames while copying/moving, so the user can choose what he wants.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
No Cut option in the Finder
The shortcut Cmd+X, which is reserved for the Cut command, simply does not work on items in the Finder. When you select any Finder item, the Copy option under the Edit menu gets enabled but the Cut option remains disabled.
Yes, you can (more...)
Simply enable the feature. It’s already in place but is just disabled for some weird reason.
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Low
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QuickLook: Play animated GIFs
QuickLook won't play animated gif files, it just shows the first frame. Users have to use Safari or other 3rd party picture viewers to fully preview animated gifs.
Enable playing .gif animations in QuickLook, or provide a .gif plugin for QuickLook.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Dialog windows lack keyboard shortcuts and tabbing (by default)
By default, tabbing through buttons in a dialog window is off, which makes it ever so bothersome to quickly deal with them. Furthermore there is no proper indication of hotkeys, like you have in Windows (underlining the letter).
For instance, (more...)
Medium
Low
Not fixed
Can't highlight text in text clippings
The Finder has a feature called "text clippings". Essentially, highlight any text (in Safari, say) and drag it to a Finder folder or the desktop and a "text clipping" is created. This is essentially a file that is all metadata (which (more...)
A quick fix is documented at MacOSXHints: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20070308031011641 (more...)
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Filesize of selected file(s) in statusbar
When selecting a file in finder, the statusbar only displays how many items are selected and how much free space there is on the harddisk. You can not see how large the current selected file(s) is/are.
Add the total size of the selected file(s) to the statusbar of the finder window.
Medium
Medium
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Non-resizing windows and lists
There are many examples of Apple-included preferencepanes, utilities or interface elements that can't be resized to show the full width of items in lists, despite there being obvious needs to be able to do so. For example, the Login window itself (more...)
Make all such dialogs resizable. Better still, move printer management back out into its own utility, which was better in Tiger.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Can't QuickLook the contents of a Clipping
The user cannot view the contents of a clipping, which is odd since the user an view the contents of a text document or Pages document.
The user should be able to view the contents of a clipping in QuickLook.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
IP number in Show Info of a shared computer
If I rightclick or command-i on a computer in the network, I would expect to be able to see its IP address somewhere. But no...not even in the More Info section. Do Apple expect me to go into the terminal for this?
Display IP number in the Show Info/More Info section of a network computer. MAC address would be a bonus.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Improve printer settings usability
The print dialogs in OS X are unnecessarily complex, presenting each printer capability in a dropdown, which isn't immediately apparent since it's not even labeled.
A tabbed interface would be more efficient, usable, and intuitive.
Low
Low
Not fixed
DMG, Quick Time filetype icons are not 512*512
There is a lot of filetype icons are not 512*512 size:
1- DMG files icons.
2- All Quick time filetype icons, But all iTunes icons are 512*512!
3- JAR file icons.
4- Safari webarchive and download icons.
5- TextEdit (more...)
Update to make these Icons 512*512 size like what happened for iLife '08.
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Medium
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Finder: Tabbed browsing in Finder
The Finder has no tabbed browsing option. Tabbed browsing would improve productivity for anyone who is familiar and comfortable with tabbed browsing (a lot of users). Tabbed Browsing is an option in Safari and the Terminal, why not in the Finder?
Add tabbed browsing in Finder, and the ability to drag files to tabs to move/copy them to the location of the tab.
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Medium
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