Finder listing files and folders

[h.M.M]

Hello,

I just reinstalled leopard after a hdd failure and I'm almost back no normal but I need help to get some help with a finder "hack".

I want to list (in all folder as default) first all folders and then all other files by name(and not by kind).

 

Hope someone know it or know where to find it. Thanks. ^^

[hecker]

Hello,

I just reinstalled leopard after a hdd failure and I'm almost back no normal but I need help to get some help with a finder "hack".

I want to list (in all folder as default) first all folders and then all other files by name(and not by kind).

 

Hope someone know it or know where to find it. Thanks. ^^

The link in the original thread is dead, but I found the original article, here:

http://www.macworld.com/article/42475/2005...acosxhints.html

 

Extracted from Macworld.com

Change the Order of Folders Sorted by Kind in List View

 

If you use List view and sort a folder's contents by Kind, you'll see that any folders within the folder are alphabetically sorted right into the middle of the mix—since their kind is Folder. To most people, however, folders are special entities and shouldn't be sorted with other files in the folder. Here's how to make all your folders go to the top (or bottom) of the list when sorted by Kind.

 

The hardest part of this hint is navigating to the file you need to edit. In the Finder, go to System: Library: Frameworks: ApplicationServices.framework: Versions: A: Frameworks: LaunchServices.framework: Versions: A: Resources. Whew. Within that folder, you'll see the English.lproj folder. Highlight it, and then select File: Get Info. In the Ownership & Permissions area, click on the Details triangle, click on the lock icon, and then click on the Owner pop-up menu and set it to your user name (enter your password if asked). Leave this window open; you'll be changing it back in just a minute.

 

Inside the English.lproj folder is a file named Localized.strings. Drag it onto TextEdit. Find the line that reads

 

"Folder" = "Folder";

 

and insert a space before the

 

F

 

in the second

 

Folder

 

. To sort folders to the bottom of the list instead of the top, you'll have to use one of four special characters: μ ( mu), π ( pi), Ω ( omega), or  (the Apple-logo character)—see Mac OS X Hints, November 2004, for more information). Save the file, approving any dialog boxes that may appear. In the Get Info window that you left open, change Owner back to System and then close the window.

 

Now you need to restart your computer—these values are read only at startup, so a simple logout and login won't do the trick. Once you've restarted, you'll be rewarded with improved sorting.

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[ Contributing Editor ROB GRIFFITHS is the author of Mac OS X Power Hound, Panther Edition (O'Reilly, 2004) and runs the Mac OS X Hints Web site. ]

I haven't tried this and I have no idea if it works for Leopard.

 

Cheers,

 

hecker

 

PS: I recommend that you learn how to use Google. This is the command I used to find the information: "site:insanelymac.com finder hack folder list" (without the quotes of course).

[h.M.M]

Thanks allot, exactly what I was looking for and it works for Leopard btw.

And I did try to google it for ~1h but didn't find the right thing. =(