File menus

lindro

09-28-2005, 11:35 AM

When I send files to a client or if I'm doing an "open" from a program (like PhotoShop or Quark) I never had a problem with classic OS determining quickly which file was the newest version because I could not only view the time and date when I attached the file, I could also set the file view menu to date/time instead of alphabetical which made the newest version rise to the top. Now I have to go into each individual file to determine which is the most recent.
Has this "date" feature disappeared in OSX Panther or is there a setting someplace for viewing time/date?

hayne

09-28-2005, 01:12 PM

Has this "date" feature disappeared in OSX Panther or is there a setting someplace for viewing time/date?

I'm not sure whether this feature appeared only in Tiger or if it was in Panther too, but my File/Open dialogs (in 10.4.2) have two little boxes to the right of the arrows at the top. Clicking on these boxes (that have horizontal & vertical lines) switches the dialog between column view and list view. The latter shows the dates of files.

dmacks

09-28-2005, 09:12 PM

I see the same on my 10.3.9 box, hayne.

lindro

09-28-2005, 11:29 PM

DUH. I'm embarrassed. I've worked on Macs since 1988 on just about every generation. I just can't get used to the OSX setup. (I dragged my feet for 4 years before I finally upgraded) Thanks guys. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions since I work alone as a freelancer. It's like working in a vacuum :o . The Mac at the end of the Universe.