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Copy file path location
Unfortunatly you can not copy the path to a file or folder. This feature is availiable through tools like win shortcutter but it should be built into the system and should support forward and backslashes for mixed enviroments.
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QuickLook: Sound volume of QuickLook not adjustable and too loud by default
When i QuickLook audio/videofiles the volume is too loud (like playing with 100% volume in iTunes), the same behavior was also in Finder file preview of Tiger, but there was a volume slider. In QuickLook/Leopard there is only an option to mute the sound. (more...)
Add an volume slider to QuickLook and/or don't set it to 100% by default (maybe sync the volume with iTunes or system sound effects volume)
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Allow iTunes to do on-the-fly transcoding during syncs.
This applies primarily to those with a large library of lossless (ALAC) music.
As it is Apple provides to easy way for users to automatically transcode these files to a more reasonable format for portable (iPod, iPhone) use.
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Bluetooth File Exchange application is terrible
It's absolute crap! It can't transfer folders, baulks when transferring too many files at the same time, doesn't have a search function and doesn't display any information other than file size. It forces users to copy items to the (more...)
Allow users to mount Bluetooth devices in the Finder. Problem solved.
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High
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Spotlight: don't scan removeable media
If I plug in a (hfs+) usb hard drive Sportlight begins to scan the volume. As I don't want to search this volume this is completely useless - at least for me.
Make an OPTION in the Spotlight prefpane to disable scanning of external media.
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Installed applications manager
Since a lot of applications come with pkg installers and not just application files a management application with the ability to uninstall all installed applications would be useful. Applications that live inside a single app file could be ignored by (more...)
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Spaces forgets which window was active
If you open to windows of the same in app in one space, and open another application in another space, and then try to alt-tab between them sometimes the wrong window will be active.
Fix the bug.
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Cannot set default window size for Finder windows, for ALL folders.
Lets say you have set your home folder window to your preferred size. But then you open your downloads folder, but it is of different size! Do you need to go and resize all the windows that you usually open directly to?
This also happens (more...)
A modifier-key close would save the window size, position and sidebar.
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Finder: more columns for detail list view
Why can Finder just show 7 different file infos in the detailed list view?
What if I want to show mp3 tags in the columns?
Let the user choose of much more file infos in detailed list view:
* mp3 tags (interpret, album title, ...)
* jpeg image infos (width, color depth, ...)
* owner infos, unix acls, ...
And don't make this available (more...)
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Folders mixed with files in the Finder
I'd love to have an option to display folders first and then files. So I don't have to hunt for that specific folder I want to drop things in.
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iCal: add todos
If there is some free space in the todo list, then a double click on the white space adds a new todo item. But if the list is full so there is no white space, the only way to add an item is to use the menubar.
One possible solution is, to add a "add todo" icon to the bottom toolbar. This would look like a +, similar to the "add a calendar"-+.
Or at the top of the list there is a static entry "add new todo" that adds (more...)
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Finder: rename files with different owner
If I want to delete a file which I'm not the owner of, then I have to enter my password (I'm in the admin group). The same happens if I want to move a file into a folder with different ownership.
But there is no way to rename a file with (more...)
Let the user rename files with different ownership the same way as normal renaming. Just ask for the password, then enable the rename mode.
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Download window. Option to close automatically after downloading
After downloading a file the download window doesn't close automatically.
To create an option to close the window automatically after downloading.
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Desktop icon grid becomes misaligned when using multiple monitors
Please refer to the attached picture.
I have a Macbook, which I use by itself and also connected to a large LCD monitor. In the attached picture, the top three icons (Leopard, Springboard and the dlls directory) are placed in the top right (more...)
Make pixel coordinates start from the top right of screen for the purposes of icon alignment. Or, align icons to the top left.
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Trying to rename a folder in use results in unhelpful dialog
When trying to rename a folder in use, an unhelpful misleading dialog shows up "An unexpected error occurred (error code -8065)".
Display a more helpful dialog such as "Operation can't be completed while folder is in use". There should not be any "unexpected" or "error" wording. It's not unexpected, it's a normal operation that's (more...)
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