May 07, '08 07:30:04AM • Contributed by: burkster
[robg adds: This also works in Cover Flow view in 10.5, though it's pretty strange watching the icons do a seemingly-random dance as you press Option-Tab.]
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Jump through files alphabetically regardless of sort order
May 07, '08 07:30:04AM • Contributed by: burkster
This sounds too simple for a hint, but I haven't heard of it before, and couldn't find a reference for it on the web (and I discovered this completely by accident). By Pressing Option-Tab in the Finder (in List or Icon view windows), you can jump alphabetically through the files, regardless of the displayed sort order.
[robg adds: This also works in Cover Flow view in 10.5, though it's pretty strange watching the icons do a seemingly-random dance as you press Option-Tab.]
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Jump through files alphabetically regardless of sort order
Pressing tab is enough. I use Mac OS since version 7 and this feature worked in each version since then and you do not need to press the option key.
Jump through files alphabetically regardless of sort order
Can't say how long I use the Tab-only method, but this has been working for very long time..
Jump through files alphabetically regardless of sort order
Why would you need to press the option key too?
Jump through files alphabetically regardless of sort order
Because I accidently hit option-tab. Then I tried every combination but tab alone was to easy...:-)
Jump through files alphabetically regardless of sort order
Yes, Tab alone will do the trick. Also, to jump back to the first item (alphabetically first, that is) hit the space bar.
Jump through files alphabetically regardless of sort order
Though in Leopard, spacebar has been reallocated to operate the quick preview window known as Quicklook.
Jump through files alphabetically regardless of sort order
alt + space should work in Leopard 10.5, then ;-)
And, it's not exactly the same functionnality here: as already covered/known, hitting the first(s) letter(s) of a filename highlights the file in the Finder considering its first letter's filename ; if no file is found, the nearest letter is used: so, here, as [space] is down ranked, it highlights the first one. And then, [shift-]Tab can be used to cycle trough de directory's files. Anyway, should anyone submit a hint to the "double-clic to open a file/folder in the Finder", too?
Jump through files alphabetically regardless of sort order
What I did find is that pressing the option key changes the quick look into quick look/slide show and changes the quicklook icon to reflect this |
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