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Set Per-Folder Views in the Finder

Tired of navigating to a particular folder and having to switch to List View every time? With Finder in Leopard, you can set viewing preference for each individual folder. Just navigate to it, and set the view the way you want (Column, List, Icon, or Cover Flow). Then choose View > Show View Options (Command-J) and in the window that appears, select the Always Open In... checkbox.

 
 

Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/19-Jun-06

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iWeb Takes On the Competition -- Steve Sande's article about iWeb and other easy-to-use Web creation applications touches a nerve among readers, who share their own recommendations. (27 messages)

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Game development for children -- It's never too early to foster young coders! Readers suggest packages that kids can use to build their own applications. (8 messages)

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Vale Michael Bartosh -- We mourn the passing of Mac author Michael Bartosh, who died after a fall, with links to an online memorial and a new Bartosh Scholarship for MacIT Conference Track (at Macworld Expo). (3 messages)

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