10/08/2011

[macsupport] Digest Number 8481

Mac Support Central

Messages In This Digest (15 Messages)

1a.
Re: Side Bar in Finder windows From: DaveC
1b.
Re: Side Bar in Finder windows From: Chris Jones
1c.
Re: Side Bar in Finder windows From: Denver Dan
1d.
Re: Side Bar in Finder windows From: Jim Saklad
1e.
Re: Side Bar in Finder windows From: Jim Saklad
2a.
Lion on a network with Snow Leopard From: Joan B Sax Ph.D.
2b.
Re: Lion on a network with Snow Leopard From: Daly Jessup
2c.
Re: Lion on a network with Snow Leopard From: Denver Dan
3a.
Re: Navigating a PDF in Preview From: Jim Saklad
3b.
Re: Navigating a PDF in Preview From: DaveC
3c.
Re: Navigating a PDF in Preview From: DaveC
4.
Next (5?) iPhone From: Jim Saklad
5a.
Re: Flash Player in Mail From: Randy B. Singer
6.
Steve Jobs (you'll like this) From: DaveC
7a.
Re: Disabling PDF in Safari From: Randy B. Singer

Messages

1a.

Re: Side Bar in Finder windows

Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com   davec2468

Fri Oct 7, 2011 11:07 am (PDT)



Thanks for that. But it doesn't give me the button in the top right
corner. I think that's been "Lioned". Here it is in Snow Leopard
Finder:

<http://oi51.tinypic.com/11qph5j.jpg>

More mystery: in Lion, the "Show Sidebar Opt-Cmd-S" option is
grayed-out in the View menu of Finder. Why is that?

Dave

-=-=-=-

>Right-Click > Show/Hide Toolbar
>
>
>On Oct 7, 2011, at 10:23 AM, DaveC wrote:
>
>> Prior to Lion, each Finder window has a small oval button in the top
>> right corner that adds the Sidebar, the column of devices, shared
>> items, and "favorites".
>>
>> That button was very useful when opening software installers (disk
>> images): click the button and when the Sidebar appears, drag the new
>> software into the Applications folder.
>>
>> In Lion, this button is missing.
>>
>> Anybody know the "why" behind this? Any utilities to bring back the
>> Sidebar button & option?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>> --
>> 2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 / 4 GB / 750 GB
> > OS X 10.7.1

1b.

Re: Side Bar in Finder windows

Posted by: "Chris Jones" jonesc@hep.phy.cam.ac.uk   bobstermcbob

Fri Oct 7, 2011 12:03 pm (PDT)



Hi,

If you search the web you will find a lot of discussion of the (missing) oval Finder button in Lion.

Basically, yes, its gone in Lion, and not coming back …

Chris

On 7 Oct 2011, at 7:06pm, DaveC wrote:

> Thanks for that. But it doesn't give me the button in the top right
> corner. I think that's been "Lioned". Here it is in Snow Leopard
> Finder:
>
> <http://oi51.tinypic.com/11qph5j.jpg>
>
> More mystery: in Lion, the "Show Sidebar Opt-Cmd-S" option is
> grayed-out in the View menu of Finder. Why is that?
>
> Dave
>
> -=-=-=-
>
>> Right-Click > Show/Hide Toolbar
>>
>>
>> On Oct 7, 2011, at 10:23 AM, DaveC wrote:
>>
>>> Prior to Lion, each Finder window has a small oval button in the top
>>> right corner that adds the Sidebar, the column of devices, shared
>>> items, and "favorites".
>>>
>>> That button was very useful when opening software installers (disk
>>> images): click the button and when the Sidebar appears, drag the new
>>> software into the Applications folder.
>>>
>>> In Lion, this button is missing.
>>>
>>> Anybody know the "why" behind this? Any utilities to bring back the
>>> Sidebar button & option?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dave
>>> --
>>> 2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 / 4 GB / 750 GB
>>> OS X 10.7.1
>
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1c.

Re: Side Bar in Finder windows

Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net   denverdan22180

Fri Oct 7, 2011 12:17 pm (PDT)



Howdy.

In Mac OS X Lion, look at the

Finder > Preferences > Sidebar icon in the Finder Preferences dialog.

See what is checked on or not checked. This functionality is a bit
different in Lion than in previous OS X versions where the Sidebar was
present.

Note also that in Sidebar, the major division category titles
(FAVORITES, SHARED, DEVICES) will have a Show or Hide command at the
right that let you show or hide the category directly in the Sidebar.

The small oval white button at top right is gone in Lion. But you can
do a Control right click (or left click) on the Toolbar area and pick
from 4 options for display of the Toolbar.

However, Dave, I think you might have discovered an odd little bug or
inconsistency in certain specific ways that the Toolbar and Sidebar
respond to being shown or not shown.

This is complex to describe.

If . . .

I do a right click on Toolbar and pick Hide Toolbar

then

do another right click on Toolbar and pick Icon only

then

I can't get the same commands to show the Sidebar again

UNLESS

I pick the Show Sidebar command from the Menu View in Finder.

Whew!

That is an odd bug or an odd oversight or odd inconsistency.

Denver Dan

On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:23:32 -0700, DaveC wrote:
> Prior to Lion, each Finder window has a small oval button in the top
> right corner that adds the Sidebar, the column of devices, shared
> items, and "favorites".
>
> That button was very useful when opening software installers (disk
> images): click the button and when the Sidebar appears, drag the new
> software into the Applications folder.
>
> In Lion, this button is missing.
>
> Anybody know the "why" behind this? Any utilities to bring back the
> Sidebar button & option?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave

1d.

Re: Side Bar in Finder windows

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Fri Oct 7, 2011 2:26 pm (PDT)



> Prior to Lion, each Finder window has a small oval button in the top right corner that adds the Sidebar, the column of devices, shared items, and "favorites".
>
> That button was very useful when opening software installers (disk images): click the button and when the Sidebar appears, drag the new software into the Applications folder.
>
> In Lion, this button is missing.

From the menubar, with a Finder window active: <Option><Command><s>

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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com

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1e.

Re: Side Bar in Finder windows

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Fri Oct 7, 2011 2:28 pm (PDT)



> More mystery: in Lion, the "Show Sidebar Opt-Cmd-S" option is grayed-out in the View menu of Finder. Why is that?
> Dave

Not in my Lion, if a Finder window is active.

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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com

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2a.

Lion on a network with Snow Leopard

Posted by: "Joan B Sax Ph.D." jsax@me.com   joan05061

Fri Oct 7, 2011 12:36 pm (PDT)



I am preparing to upgrade to Lion on my computer, but my husband's computer has Leopard on it. Will I still be able to share files with him, etc. , over our network?

Joan in Vermont where it is glorious - slight chill in the air and NOT raining for a change.

2b.

Re: Lion on a network with Snow Leopard

Posted by: "Daly Jessup" jessup@san.rr.com

Fri Oct 7, 2011 4:50 pm (PDT)




On Oct 7, 2011, at 12:36 PM, Joan B Sax Ph.D. wrote:

> I am preparing to upgrade to Lion on my computer, but my husband's computer has Leopard on it. Will I still be able to share files with him, etc. , over our network?
Yes, there should be no problem. Leopard and Snow Leopard are not THAT different.

Daly
2c.

Re: Lion on a network with Snow Leopard

Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net   denverdan22180

Fri Oct 7, 2011 8:23 pm (PDT)



Yes.

On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:36:01 -0400, Joan B Sax Ph.D. wrote:
> I am preparing to upgrade to Lion on my computer, but my husband's
> computer has Leopard on it. Will I still be able to share files with
> him, etc. , over our network?
>
> Joan in Vermont where it is glorious - slight chill in the air and
> NOT raining for a change.
>

3a.

Re: Navigating a PDF in Preview

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Fri Oct 7, 2011 2:24 pm (PDT)



> In Lion's version of Preveiw, it seems that some more nice features have been deleted.
>
> Used to be (in SL) you could navigate a PDF a page-at-a-time by pressing left or right arrow keys.
>
> Now there doesn't seem to be any way to navigate to the top of the next page if you're at any zoom level other than "full page display" (in which case you can use "page up" and "page down" buttons).

Have you tried <Option> and Up/Down cursor keys?

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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com

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3b.

Re: Navigating a PDF in Preview

Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com   davec2468

Fri Oct 7, 2011 8:00 pm (PDT)



>Have you tried <Option> and Up/Down cursor keys?
>Jim Saklad

-=-=-=-

Thanks, Jim! One combination I hadn't tried (although I thought I
tried them all...).

They are listed in Preview menus as "Next (or Previous) Item". Not
exactly intuitive word choices.
Dave

3c.

Re: Navigating a PDF in Preview

Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com   davec2468

Fri Oct 7, 2011 9:09 pm (PDT)



I tried changing the keys for Previous Item and Next Item to Left
Arrow and Right Arrow using Keyboard Shortcuts in System
Preferences > Keyboard settings.

It's not working.

Keyboard Shortcuts accepts the arrow keys as valid but in Preview
there's no response to those key presses.

Any options left?

Thanks,
Dave

4.

Next (5?) iPhone

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Fri Oct 7, 2011 7:25 pm (PDT)



MacRumors has a story on why AnandTech thinks the "real iPhone 5) won't be out until 3rd quarter 2012:

<http://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/05/lte-unlikely-to-arrive-in-iphone-until-at-least-q3-2012/>

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5a.

Re: Flash Player in Mail

Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com   randybrucesinger

Fri Oct 7, 2011 7:33 pm (PDT)




On Oct 7, 2011, at 7:16 AM, James C. Hamm wrote:

> In the Mail app in Lion, frequently the Flash Player will quit
> unexpectedly. Is there a way to get it working again? Thanks....Jim

Why/how would you be running Flash Player in Mail?

I can understand using it in Safari.

If you are having a problem with Flash Player, this is what I recommend:

Uninstall the copy of Flash that you have installed with this:
<http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/
uninstall_flash_player_osx.dmg>

Then download and install the latest version directly from Adobe:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?promoid=ISMRZ

___________________________________________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
___________________________________________

6.

Steve Jobs (you'll like this)

Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com   davec2468

Fri Oct 7, 2011 7:51 pm (PDT)



I hadn't seen this mentioned here so I thought you'd like to see it:

<http://tinypic.com/r/zlyp93/7>

He was so much more than just head of a company.

If we all could live such a full life...

Dave

7a.

Re: Disabling PDF in Safari

Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com   randybrucesinger

Fri Oct 7, 2011 11:42 pm (PDT)




On Oct 7, 2011, at 9:58 AM, DaveC wrote:

> 2. I don't want to use the Ctr-click (or right-click) option. I am
> looking for the *automatic* download and opening of a pdf by clicking
> on the URL.

All that you have to do is hold down the Option key when you click on
the link for a PDF and it will be downloaded rather than opened in
Safari.

___________________________________________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
___________________________________________

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