Submission details
Finder: NEW small symbols list view
I like the "normal" symbol folder view. It's nice if you have a few folders and files in a folder and want to see the icons a big as possible.
But sometimes I want to see as much files as possible AND want to read all filennames.
The "list" view - which I think should be called detailed view - is not what I want. I don't want to know the date or the kind of files and folders.
So I decreased the icon size and maximized the grid width --> that looks like in the screenshot (upper image). It is some kind of workaround for the lack of a real listview. But it has some kinks.
* As it is no real list view, I can't use the arrow down key to move the selection from the last file of the column to the first file of the next column.
* Long filenames get trunkated in the middle with an ellipsis - even if I maximize the grid width.
Add a new folder view with
* small icons
* autoadjusted column width for each column --> so column with short filenames = small column width, long filesnames = high width --> in the same folder (look on the screenshort)
* Optimized arrow key movement --> jump from the last file in the column to the first in the next column
Look at the bottom image of the screenshot.
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Discussion (5 comments)
Hmm I don't understand why there are so many negative votes, but nobody say why?
Are these -votes just because this behaviour is like on windows or linux? Or is this really such a bad idea?
Windows and Linux (at least Nautilus file browser) has what you want.
At least on windows it can get a bit anoying if you have a really huge file name because it creates to much white space and it a bit weird... I think that, if implemented, it should keep having a (bigger) character limit to avoid that.
I think the -votes are from people who don't need the option. I don't, but I didn't vote.
I would prefer the key movement this way: having selected the last item in a column pressing the arrow down key should jump to the top of the very same column. This would make it easier for me at least to navigate through my files since I can switch columns with the right and left arrow keys while I can go to the top much faster if I am currently at the bottom.. I hope you know what what I mean.
That's exactly what I want too.
@carlosfonseca: I know that some guys here always vote negative, if they don't need a feature. That someone else needs/would like to have a feature is unimportant!
As I understand this platform, we should vote if something would enhance the platform, if something is better than the current situation. I personally, vote + if I someone suggests something that sounds good to me - I don't care if I need this or not. But most of the mac gurus are not so open minded ...
MicrowaveDave wrote on November 3, 2008, 10:18pm
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I mean, I totally agree with your concept here (if you didn't work it out already, the above line is just an example of how frustrating truncation can be). Nothing worse than being shown a useless truncated filename and having to move to a different Finder view (or even move to a completely different application) just to be able to read the full name. Another example where the so-called 'Finder' can't actually find something that's right in front of you. The file may be there, but if you can't read it then you can't find it.