Sill annoyed by Finder's column view...

[FMiguelez]

Is there a way to make the Finder in column view automatically "stretch" the columns to fit the longest file/folder names?

I don't like having to double click on the little || thingy below each window to see them in full, especially when navigating inside complex folders (Mavericks).

Thanks!

[BKK-OZ]

+1
I dunno the answer to that, sorry.

...and while we are at it, why does my Finder not re-open my windows anymore under 10.9.4? Every time I re-start, Finder opens without any windows. (Yes, I have the option ticked to re-open windows, and apps re-open as one would expect.)

[MIDI Life Crisis]

http://download.cnet.com/XtraFinder/300 ... 76977.html

[FMiguelez]

http://download.cnet.com/XtraFinder/300 ... 76977.html

Aha!

That'll do it.

Thanks, Mike!

[MIDI Life Crisis]

De nada.

[bayswater]

There is a Finder command "Right Size All Columns Individually" you can see by right clicking on the bottom of the column separator. I recall you use Quickeys -- something assigned to that command might do what you need.

[FMiguelez]

Thanks for that tip, Bays.

I'll check it out tomorrow to see if it's doable with QKs.

I can't believe Apple hasn't made that feature a simple preference, like the app MLC suggested above. Seems like a bit of an overlook, IMO.

[Dan Worley]

XtraFinder is free and is the best tool/app I've found for this and other Finder tweaks. It has many other features, too, some of them are redundant now, but you can turn on/off whatever you need. It's not a Finder replacement, it adds additional functionality to the Finder.

"Auto adjust width of columns" is on by default.

http://www.trankynam.com/xtrafinder/

It has an uninstaller if something goes wrong. FWIW, I've never had any trouble with it. It's been around for a couple of years and is well maintained.

[bayswater]

Thanks Dan, this is a gem. Dual windows, coloured sidebar icons, auto-width. Perfect.

[Dan Worley]

Thanks Dan, this is a gem. Dual windows, coloured sidebar icons, auto-width. Perfect.

Glad you found useful, Bays.

One of the big things for me was to keep colored labels. I would be lost in my computer with just those little tag dots. I like tags but hate the dots.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

If you didn't skim the third post you would have found that sooner. You're welcome.

[Dan Worley]

If you didn't skim the third post you would have found that sooner. You're welcome.

It's funny, I didn't skim. I even went to the link you provided, but the description didn't sound like XtraFinder to me at all, so I didn't recognize it.

Sorry about that. I didn't really ignore what you contributed. And I'm old, I get a pass.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

Actually I was talking to bayswatter.

[frankf]

Where are they handing out those "old" passes Dan?


Frank Ferrucci

[Dan Worley]

Actually I was talking to bayswatter.

Oh, so I screwed up again. Great.