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From: Basil Jet on 15 Jun 2010 09:45 I got fed up with Find defaulting to searching the entire computer, so I went to the preferences and found "When performing a search" and changed it to "Search the current folder". This did not have the desired effect, giving me the option of searching "thisMac" or "basiljet" and no option to search the current folder. So I changed the preferences back, but it still gives me the above two choices with no chance of searching in the current folder. What am I missing?
From: Rowland McDonnell on 15 Jun 2010 09:57 Basil Jet <johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > I got fed up with Find defaulting to searching the entire computer, so I > went to the preferences and found "When performing a search" and changed > it to "Search the current folder". This did not have the desired effect, > giving me the option of searching "thisMac" or "basiljet" and no option > to search the current folder. So I changed the preferences back, but it > still gives me the above two choices with no chance of searching in the > current folder. What am I missing? Dunno. I gave up on Spotlight ages ago, because even under 10.6, it misses so many files and the UI is really annoying. I use one or other of these for most searching: <http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/> <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/8707> (EasyFind) (they both work on PPC 10.4.11 and Intel 10.6) Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Elliott Roper on 15 Jun 2010 10:14 In article <4c178413$0$12159$fa0fcedb(a)news.zen.co.uk>, Basil Jet <johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > I got fed up with Find defaulting to searching the entire computer, so I > went to the preferences and found "When performing a search" and changed > it to "Search the current folder". This did not have the desired effect, > giving me the option of searching "thisMac" or "basiljet" and no option > to search the current folder. So I changed the preferences back, but it > still gives me the above two choices with no chance of searching in the > current folder. What am I missing? Not a lot. Your current folder must have been Basiljet when you hit cmd-f. Try opening another finder window, navigate to the folder you want to be the root of your search, and hit cmd-f. Does it still say Basiljet? Try again starting from column view. The only thing the finder preference does is choose which of "this Mac" and the current folder is highlighted as the search window appears. -- To de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248
From: Basil Jet on 15 Jun 2010 10:36 On 15/06/2010 15:14, Elliott Roper wrote: > In article<4c178413$0$12159$fa0fcedb(a)news.zen.co.uk>, Basil Jet > <johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > >> I got fed up with Find defaulting to searching the entire computer, so I >> went to the preferences and found "When performing a search" and changed >> it to "Search the current folder". This did not have the desired effect, >> giving me the option of searching "thisMac" or "basiljet" and no option >> to search the current folder. So I changed the preferences back, but it >> still gives me the above two choices with no chance of searching in the >> current folder. What am I missing? > > Not a lot. Your current folder must have been Basiljet when you hit > cmd-f. If "current folder" is set by clicking on a folder a few times in the finder window, it wasn't set to basiljet. > Try opening another finder window, navigate to the folder you want to > be the root of your search, and hit cmd-f. Does it still say Basiljet? > Try again starting from column view. Tried all of that. Since changing the preferences and changing them back again, it resolutely refuses to give me any options except ThisMac and basiljet. > The only thing the finder preference does is choose which of "this Mac" > and the current folder is highlighted as the search window appears. That was the theory!
From: Elliott Roper on 15 Jun 2010 10:45
In article <4c178fd5$0$2530$da0feed9(a)news.zen.co.uk>, Basil Jet <johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > On 15/06/2010 15:14, Elliott Roper wrote: > > In article<4c178413$0$12159$fa0fcedb(a)news.zen.co.uk>, Basil Jet > > <johnr(a)journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote: > > > >> I got fed up with Find defaulting to searching the entire computer, so I > >> went to the preferences and found "When performing a search" and changed > >> it to "Search the current folder". This did not have the desired effect, > >> giving me the option of searching "thisMac" or "basiljet" and no option > >> to search the current folder. So I changed the preferences back, but it > >> still gives me the above two choices with no chance of searching in the > >> current folder. What am I missing? > > > > Not a lot. Your current folder must have been Basiljet when you hit > > cmd-f. > > If "current folder" is set by clicking on a folder a few times in the > finder window, it wasn't set to basiljet. > > > Try opening another finder window, navigate to the folder you want to > > be the root of your search, and hit cmd-f. Does it still say Basiljet? > > Try again starting from column view. > > Tried all of that. Since changing the preferences and changing them back > again, it resolutely refuses to give me any options except ThisMac and > basiljet. > > > The only thing the finder preference does is choose which of "this Mac" > > and the current folder is highlighted as the search window appears. > > That was the theory! Funny. It works as advertised here. Try fiddling with the 'open folder in new window' preference (it works both ways here, but I am clutching straws) and try using column view as a starting point. Column view is also neat because the cmd-[ trick for retracing your steps works for getting back from search too. You are on 10.5.6? -- To de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248 |