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I'm pretty sure Windows has had the ability to remember folder-specific settings since Windows 95. I don't know when window-sizing and location memory came into
by JoBrad 9y ago
I'm pretty sure Windows has had the ability to remember folder-specific settings since Windows 95. I don't know when window-sizing and location memory came into play, but it definitely worked in Windows 7+. Until Windows 7, if I remember correctly, folder-specific customization was all or nothing: every folder had individualized settings, or all folders were treated the same. The file-specific libraries (Documents, Videos, Pictures, etc) let you strike a balance between those two extremes (among other things).
- chongli 9y agoIt does, but it's not the default. The default in Windows is that you have a browser and opening folders reuses the same window. Classic Mac OS is not like this. Every folder has a 1 to 1 relationship with the window showing its contents. A folder cannot be open twice, and a window cannot change what folder is displayed inside it. Applications worked like this too. An application could only be open once. Trying to open it again would switch to it. The goal of all this is to help the user build spatial memory for everything on the computer. By not having applications, documents, or folders move around the screen of their own volition the user is better able to keep track of them. This mirrors a real-life desk where objects like papers, pens, folders, and your calculator can be found right where you left them. If every time you sat down at your desk those objects were rearranged you'd probably complain to the cleaning staff.