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Finder Window Manager
Complaining about the Finder is a favorite pastime of Mac users, and one of the biggest annoyances has always been that it won't remember window placement and view settings. Well for the OCD set, Finder Window Manager may be just what the doctor ordered (as a supplement for the Prozac). This simple utility allows you "to save and restore your window placement and view options via Window Sets." You can have different Window Sets for different purposes (e.g. different projects, etc.). Just arrange the Finder windows as you'd like them and take a snapshot by creating a Window Set; later you can easily restore these settings through the menubar item (right). There are also a bunch of window management options in the Utilities submenu, such as stacking and tiling, etc.Finder Window Manager is $15 and a demo is available.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
john russell said 9:10PM on 4-30-2007
I tend to be very slightly OCD with my window placement, but that is just insane. I guess you could say it's pixel-perfect.
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Ahmad said 10:28PM on 4-30-2007
so, wtf just happened to TUAW like a minute ago?
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DigitalEl said 11:46PM on 4-30-2007
I wouldn't spend $15 on this with hot & heavy rumors that Leopard will bring us a completely new Finder in October.
I am that anal about my windows though and this looks like a good solution.
(Contradictory statements, I know)
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Zach said 9:03AM on 5-01-2007
Why does this blog always link to software you have to pay for? No one wants to pay for things like these.
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onslaught said 9:55AM on 5-01-2007
There's an AppleScript to take Finder snapshots here http://www.apple.com/applescript/toolbar/ I just tried out FWM and it doesn't support Smart Folders, neither does that script though.
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Johnny said 10:45AM on 5-01-2007
I still don't see why so many people have problems with the Finder. I think any problems it has are minimal. And these problems are compared to what? I'll take the OS X Finder over Windows Explorer any day (or any other OS file system navigation app for that matter). I guess it's all in how you use it.
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Dave S said 10:47PM on 5-05-2007
I often find it necessary to pull up finder since I often work on servers(local and otherwise) is there a single stroke solution to pulling up
finder, like a hotkey or something?
p.s. Thanks in advance, and BTW I know about control tab but I would rather have a single stroke
solution.
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