Thoughtful, detailed coverage of the Mac, iPhone, and iPad, plus the best-selling Take Control ebooks.

 

 

 

 

TidBITS Watchlist
 
Avoid Long Hierarchical Menus

If you right-click (or Control-click) on some item, such as a file in the Finder, and one of the sub-menus has many options (Open With is a frequent culprit), it may take several seconds to open, even on a fast machine, which is annoying if you did not actually want that sub-menu.

The trick is to not pull the cursor through the menu, but in a curve around it, so the cursor does not touch any menu items until lower on the list where you wanted to go.

Visit Eolake's Blog


Link to this tip

Submitted by
Eolake Stobblehouse

Share your own tip! | Search TipBITS

 

 

Published in TidBITS 410.
Subscribe to our weekly email edition.

 

 
15 Dec 1997 | Print Printer-Friendly Version of This Article

Last Issue for 1997

by Adam C. Engst Send Email to Author

Send Article to a Friend

Last Issue for 1997 -- We're taking the next two weeks off for the holidays, so look for the next issue of TidBITS on 05-Jan-98. Since we will be spending time with family and friends, none of us will be checking email regularly. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your kind words and support in 1997, and wish you the best for 1998. This last year was a hard one for Macintosh users: here's hoping that next year brings renewed cause for optimism and enjoyment of what we do with our Macs. [ACE]

 

Intego: Stay up to date with the latest Mac security news on the
Mac Security Blog. Get info about essential security updates, the
latest Mac threats, and security tips to help keep your Mac safe
from the dangers of the Internet. <http://www.intego.com/btb>