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I also think the Finder interface is just fine because there are so many other ways to navigate around. From the command line of course, spotlight works great a

by hrktb 12y ago

I also think the Finder interface is just fine because there are so many other ways to navigate around. From the command line of course, spotlight works great as well, and usually files and folders will also be better browsed from the application managing them (e.g.A text editor's file panel, or photo management software, vlc or itunes, etc.) But, what iritates me is very poor handling of network shares. Those are critical to me, and it just won't work perfectly. On a previous job there was a windows share that could be browsed in command line but Finder wouldn't open the folder. Or the credentials would get messed up every once in a while, with old values filled in when I logged in with the new credentials so many times already. Or the Finder would go beachballing and stop responding when an nfs share is disconnected while navigating it in the Finder. Or the list view refresh on a dropbox share while renaming a file, which can result in a partially typed file name getting commited automatically. I hated windows, but I have to concede Explorer was rock solid and basically bug free in comparison.

walshemj 12y ago
Finder is rubbish windows 3.1 is better
- 72deluxe 12y ago
  Despite no arguments or valid reasons in your post, Windows 3.11 that I used actually had a really good file manager, FileMan.exe which sadly disappeared after Windows 95 some time I think? Or was it 98? It was really fast. As would be popular these days, it was WHITE everywhere and everything was FLAT.
  - walshemj 12y ago
    That was the point finder is still not as good as the first good filemanger windows had let alone the Amigas. I would cite regular frustrations with finder I wish I had been more assertive and suggested a move to windows server and stopping buying any macs at my curret place would make my job a lot easier and save money!
    - 72deluxe 12y ago
      I think Explorer has gone downhill too though, so looks like we'll have to revert to Midnight Commander or Total Commander or some equivalent to get stuff done.
watmough 12y ago
Interestingly, all these things, screwed up credentials, weird refresh issues when editing network file names, hang-ups, all happen to me on Windows 7, too. My biggest issue with my Mac was eventually working out that my Ethernet over Power bricks don't actually forward any mac networking info, so networking only works properly over wifi for me at home!

by hrktb 12y ago

walshemj 12y ago

Finder is rubbish windows 3.1 is better

72deluxe 12y ago
Despite no arguments or valid reasons in your post, Windows 3.11 that I used actually had a really good file manager, FileMan.exe which sadly disappeared after Windows 95 some time I think? Or was it 98? It was really fast. As would be popular these days, it was WHITE everywhere and everything was FLAT.
- walshemj 12y ago
  That was the point finder is still not as good as the first good filemanger windows had let alone the Amigas. I would cite regular frustrations with finder I wish I had been more assertive and suggested a move to windows server and stopping buying any macs at my curret place would make my job a lot easier and save money!
  - 72deluxe 12y ago
    I think Explorer has gone downhill too though, so looks like we'll have to revert to Midnight Commander or Total Commander or some equivalent to get stuff done.

watmough 12y ago

Interestingly, all these things, screwed up credentials, weird refresh issues when editing network file names, hang-ups, all happen to me on Windows 7, too. My biggest issue with my Mac was eventually working out that my Ethernet over Power bricks don't actually forward any mac networking info, so networking only works properly over wifi for me at home!