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Close Finder windows while opening apps and documents
Authored by: jolinwarren on Sep 25, '03 11:39:00AM

Aside from this being standard (though undocumented!) Mac behaviour since at least System 7 (as noted in the previous two comments), this has nothing to do with launching an application.

If you hold down option while double-clicking a folder the same thing happens -- the new folder will open and the old one will close. Not only that, but the same behaviour applies in the results to a "Find File" window -- holding down option while double-clicking an icon closes the Find File results window while opening the item clicked. Though not documented, this option trick is usually quite consistent throughout the Mac OS.



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Close Finder windows while opening apps and documents
Authored by: dolphy on Sep 25, '03 11:51:05AM

Also, to close a bunch of open windows simultaneously, Command-Option-click on the red button in one of the open windows.

This is also an old Apple technique.

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Close Finder windows while opening apps and documents
Authored by: osxpounder on Sep 29, '03 03:32:51PM

I think all you need here is the Option [Alt] key -- if you Option-click any window's close button, all the windows in that applicaton close. Likewise, if you do this to the "-" button, all the app's windows should minimize to the Dock. I say "should" because it's a well-known behavior from System 7 onwards, but some apps don't cooperate, such as [wait for it .....] iTunes. Hmm; go figure.

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