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Workarounds are not solutions.
Authored by: RobertBen on Oct 07, '05 12:02:12AM

I experimented a bit more and it DOES work in Column View, your columns just have to be wide enough.

I do agree that this is far from elegant though, (you probably still have to make your columns wider) and I think that Shift-Command-Click would have been a much better solution...



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I'll be damned!
Authored by: ChaChi on Oct 07, '05 03:34:18AM

I tried making my columns as wide as the screen and it wasn't working for me. Actually it doesn't even matter how wide the columns are it's just REALLY picky about HOW you start the middle drag.

I just got done experimenting some more myself and have found that you have to do the following:

(in column view of course)
1.) Select all of the items in a folder (Command + a)
2.) Press and hold the Command key down
3.) Click once on one of the middle items of the selection to deselect it
4.) Click ANYWHERE on the same item BUT THE NAME OR THE ICON and then start dragging

Then it does indead work.

I'm so much happier now that at least we've found a way to get this to work again. I just wish it was a little less picky about it. Actually I wish it was the way it used to be since I see no logical benefit to the change in the first place but at least it works.

Just curious, why would Command + Shift have been a better solution? What other purpose preexists for Command clicking and dragging items within a column view?



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