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Don't see why it would risk creating extra finder windows the user didn't want. If I click safari, and safari is not open, it opens a safari window. If I click

by Rury 7y ago

Don't see why it would risk creating extra finder windows the user didn't want. If I click safari, and safari is not open, it opens a safari window. If I click it again it doesn't open another safari window, it just activates my current window. If I want more than 1 safari window, then I right click and click new window. I don't see any reason finder shouldn't behave the same.

Wowfunhappy 7y ago
> If I click safari, and safari is not open, it opens a safari window. If I click it again it doesn't open another safari window, it just activates my current window. If I want more than 1 safari window, then I right click and click new window. ...I believe that's exactly how Finder works? If there are zero open Finder windows, clicking the Finder dock icon does create a new one. It's just, if you have Finder windows open already, it focuses the existing ones rather than opening another new window. I just tested this in both High Sierra and Mavericks, was it different in very old versions of OS X? Under what scenario would you like Finder to behave differently?
- Rury 7y ago
  >...I'm believe that's exactly how Finder works? If there are zero open Finder windows, clicking the Finder dock icon does create a new one. It's not, or if it is then there's a bug somewhere that breaks this behavior after doing something, as it's been a problem I've had on multiple macs I've owned for almost a decade now, and it just annoyed me yesterday.
  - PandawanFr 7y ago
    I don't understand, you seem to contradict yourself: > It has always bothered me that I can't simply click on finder in the dock to bring up a window for the first time (as it'll only toggle what windows are already open). I've never encountered any issues similar to what you're mentioning. It opens a new window if none are open, and shows the currently existing windows if some are already open.
matt-attack 7y ago
I find it really annoying when it jumps you to another Desktop. If I’m on Desktop 1, and I click Finder in the Dock, often times it will slide me over to another Desktop just because that is where the only Finder window exists. Totally takes me out of what I was doing.

by Rury 7y ago

Wowfunhappy 7y ago

> If I click safari, and safari is not open, it opens a safari window. If I click it again it doesn't open another safari window, it just activates my current window. If I want more than 1 safari window, then I right click and click new window. ...I believe that's exactly how Finder works? If there are zero open Finder windows, clicking the Finder dock icon does create a new one. It's just, if you have Finder windows open already, it focuses the existing ones rather than opening another new window. I just tested this in both High Sierra and Mavericks, was it different in very old versions of OS X? Under what scenario would you like Finder to behave differently?

Rury 7y ago
>...I'm believe that's exactly how Finder works? If there are zero open Finder windows, clicking the Finder dock icon does create a new one. It's not, or if it is then there's a bug somewhere that breaks this behavior after doing something, as it's been a problem I've had on multiple macs I've owned for almost a decade now, and it just annoyed me yesterday.
- PandawanFr 7y ago
  I don't understand, you seem to contradict yourself: > It has always bothered me that I can't simply click on finder in the dock to bring up a window for the first time (as it'll only toggle what windows are already open). I've never encountered any issues similar to what you're mentioning. It opens a new window if none are open, and shows the currently existing windows if some are already open.

matt-attack 7y ago

I find it really annoying when it jumps you to another Desktop. If I’m on Desktop 1, and I click Finder in the Dock, often times it will slide me over to another Desktop just because that is where the only Finder window exists. Totally takes me out of what I was doing.