|
|
Keyboard shortcuts used to be built-in
The OS X Finder used to have keyboard shortcuts for switching the sort-by column in List View windows: Control-Tab and Shift-Control-Tab. This worked in Panther, but was removed in Tiger. Join me in asking for it back via Apple's OS X Feedback page.
Keyboard shortcuts used to be built-in
Using this code, would it be possible to create a list of visible columns and have the script shift focus to the next in the list, essentially recreating the functionality removed in Tiger?
Applescript to switch between name, date & size columns in list view
Here's an Applescript to switch columns in list view. Based on the previous one, but modified to switch between columns with default sort order. Added the sortColumn variable to shorten the length of the statements, but they're still pretty long. Do NOT shorten the if sortColumn is statements "column id name column of list view options of Finder window 1" parts to the "name column" version as in the original script. It doesn't work (at least on my system - OS X 10.4.5). Save it as a script and use QuicKeys or whatever to invoke it.
Note that this only switches one way (not like the Finder in Panther), where shift-control-tab reversed the order. However, the script is easily modified to switch the order by rearranging the if-then-else statement order. Save this as another script and you're good to go. |
SearchFrom our Sponsor...Latest Mountain Lion HintsWhat's New:HintsNo new hintsComments last 2 daysNo new commentsLinks last 2 weeksNo recent new linksWhat's New in the Forums?
Hints by TopicNews from Macworld
From Our Sponsors |
|
Copyright © 2014 IDG Consumer & SMB (Privacy Policy) Contact Us All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. |
Visit other IDG sites: |
|
|
|
Created this page in 0.22 seconds |
|