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- folders remember where they were on the screen
- folders remember how big they were
This enables you to utilise the brain's superb spatial memory for file management.
While the Finder really sucks, this is jarring. I just wish the Finder remembered the view type (List, Icon, etc), but jumping the window size all around is difficult to look at and may block other elements (windows, desktop) I do want to see.
While the Finder really sucks, this is jarring. I just wish the Finder remembered the view type (List, Icon, etc), but jumping the window size all around is difficult to look at and may block other elements (windows, desktop) I do want to see.
Ah yes, that may be an issue. But that is solved by not installing the "window_title_changed" hook, so that the scripts only take effect when new Finder windows are opened. In that case, windows never move around. All the points you mentioned are issues with the default behaviour of Finder (e.g. when opening a new Finder window as is, you cannot predict where it will open and so it may block other elements).
Thanks!
No they don't? I'm on Sequoia and Finder windows open in exactly the position of my last window. Height does vary on the view style though.
This looks maddening, it's the complete opposite of what I'd want.
> seemingly random positions and sizes
Indeed, so let's open each folder in an actually random position and size, whatever I sized it 3 weeks ago, really.
Great job bringing something similar to the modern Finder!
> seemingly random positions and sizes No they don't? I'm on Sequoia and Finder windows open in exactly the position of my last window. Height does vary on the view style though. This looks maddening, it's the complete opposite of what I'd want. > seemingly random positions and sizes Indeed, so let's open each folder in an actually random position and size, whatever I sized it 3 weeks ago, really.
> seemingly random positions and sizes No they don't? I'm on Sequoia and Finder windows open in exactly the position of my last window. Height does vary on the view style though. This looks maddening, it's the complete opposite of what I'd want. > seemingly random positions and sizes Indeed, so let's open each folder in an actually random position and size, whatever I sized it 3 weeks ago, really.
You say: "windows open in exactly the position of my last window" (hint: this is called browser behavior, not spatial behavior)
Spatial Finder: windows ignore your last window and open to "whatever I sized it 3 weeks ago" (each window space, position, size, etc is individually remembered by folder)
You would be served to read up some Finder history, like the link to arstechnica featured on the github, so you can understand what Spatial Finder means before weighing in on a tool specifically designed to bring back that feature.