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stop folders expanding "helpfully"?
When I click on a folder (or pseudofolder, e. g. a Turnpike mailbox or
newsstand), in the left pane, Windows "helpfully" expands it. This also happens if I even just hover over a folder for more than a very short time: this is infuriating if I'm trying to do a move, as it inevitably happens just as I let go, with the result that I don't know where the move went. Can this "helpful" behaviour be stopped? -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** Old professors don't fade away - they just lose their faculties. |
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stop folders expanding "helpfully"?
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:33:47 +0100 from J. P. Gilliver (John)
: When I click on a folder (or pseudofolder, e. g. a Turnpike mailbox or newsstand), in the left pane, Windows "helpfully" expands it. This also happens if I even just hover over a folder for more than a very short time: this is infuriating if I'm trying to do a move, as it inevitably happens just as I let go, with the result that I don't know where the move went. Can this "helpful" behaviour be stopped? I'm not 100% sure I understand you, but if I do then here is the solution: In Windows Explorer, Tools | Folder Options | View and remove the check mark in "Display simple folder view". -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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stop folders expanding "helpfully"?
Stan Brown wrote in
t: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:33:47 +0100 from J. P. Gilliver (John) : When I click on a folder (or pseudofolder, e. g. a Turnpike mailbox or newsstand), in the left pane, Windows "helpfully" expands it. This also happens if I even just hover over a folder for more than a very short time: this is infuriating if I'm trying to do a move, as it inevitably happens just as I let go, with the result that I don't know where the move went. Can this "helpful" behaviour be stopped? I'm not 100% sure I understand you, but if I do then here is the solution: In Windows Explorer, Tools | Folder Options | View and remove the check mark in "Display simple folder view". This does not solve the problem presented by the OP. When in explorer with a folder window on the left and files on the right and you want to move a file from the file side to another folder on the left ( a folder which ahs sub-folders, but not expanded) and you click and drag to the folder, if you don't immediately release the mouse button, Explorer will expand the folder for you (ie do the equivalent of clicking the "+", causing the sub-folders to expand. This is very annoying if the folder has many sub-folders, because explorer moves the display of the target folder to the top of the folder window, leaving you with a drag operation now set to drop in a sub-folder instead of the desired folder, and if you are not careful, the file will be moved to who knows where. I continually fight this battle and just don't know what to do to stop the expanding. Any oter ideas to try? |
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stop folders expanding "helpfully"?
John Carter wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:
Stan Brown wrote in t: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:33:47 +0100 from J. P. Gilliver (John) : When I click on a folder (or pseudofolder, e. g. a Turnpike mailbox or newsstand), in the left pane, Windows "helpfully" expands it. This also happens if I even just hover over a folder for more than a very short time: this is infuriating if I'm trying to do a move, as it inevitably happens just as I let go, with the result that I don't know where the move went. Can this "helpful" behaviour be stopped? I'm not 100% sure I understand you, but if I do then here is the solution: In Windows Explorer, Tools | Folder Options | View and remove the check mark in "Display simple folder view". This does not solve the problem presented by the OP. When in explorer with a folder window on the left and files on the right and you want to move a file from the file side to another folder on the left ( a folder which ahs sub-folders, but not expanded) and you click and drag to the folder, if you don't immediately release the mouse button, Explorer will expand the folder for you (ie do the equivalent of clicking the "+", causing the sub-folders to expand. This is very annoying if the folder has many sub-folders, because explorer moves the display of the target folder to the top of the folder window, leaving you with a drag operation now set to drop in a sub-folder instead of the desired folder, and if you are not careful, the file will be moved to who knows where. I continually fight this battle and just don't know what to do to stop the expanding. Any oter ideas to try? Get X-Setup Pro or Power Tools for Xp (Tweak XP) and control all sorts of Windoze settings in the comfort of a GUI instead of hacking the registry. |
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stop folders expanding "helpfully"?
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
When I click on a folder (or pseudofolder, e. g. a Turnpike mailbox or newsstand), in the left pane, Windows "helpfully" expands it. This also happens if I even just hover over a folder for more than a very short time: this is infuriating if I'm trying to do a move, as it inevitably happens just as I let go, with the result that I don't know where the move went. Can this "helpful" behaviour be stopped? .... John Carter wrote: ... When in explorer with a folder window on the left and files on the right and you want to move a file from the file side to another folder on the left ( a folder which ahs sub-folders, but not expanded) and you click and drag to the folder, if you don't immediately release the mouse button, Explorer will expand the folder for you (ie do the equivalent of clicking the "+", causing the sub-folders to expand. This is very annoying if the folder has many sub-folders, because explorer moves the display of the target folder to the top of the folder window, leaving you with a drag operation now set to drop in a sub-folder instead of the desired folder, and if you are not careful, the file will be moved to who knows where. I continually fight this battle and just don't know what to do to stop the expanding. Any oter ideas to try? John, Instead of drag/drop/miss, right-click selected folder(s)+files(s) Cut (or Copy), then right-click destination folder Paste. |
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In message , 8-Track
writes: John Carter wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize: Stan Brown wrote in t: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:33:47 +0100 from J. P. Gilliver (John) : When I click on a folder (or pseudofolder, e. g. a Turnpike mailbox or newsstand), in the left pane, Windows "helpfully" expands it. This also happens if I even just hover over a folder for more than a very short time: this is infuriating if I'm trying to do a move, as it inevitably happens just as I let go, with the result that I don't know where the move went. Can this "helpful" behaviour be stopped? I'm not 100% sure I understand you, but if I do then here is the solution: In Windows Explorer, Tools | Folder Options | View and remove the check mark in "Display simple folder view". Thanks for trying, but ... This does not solve the problem presented by the OP. When in explorer with a folder window on the left and files on the right and you want to move a file from the file side to another folder on the left ( a folder which ahs sub-folders, but not expanded) and you click and drag to the folder, if you don't immediately release the mouse button, Explorer will expand the folder for you (ie do the equivalent of clicking the "+", causing the sub-folders to expand. This is very annoying if the folder has many sub-folders, because explorer moves the display of the target folder to the top of the folder window, leaving you with a drag operation now set to drop in a sub-folder instead of the desired folder, and if you are not careful, the file will be moved to who knows where. .... John has given an excellent description of the problem. I continually fight this battle and just don't know what to do to stop the expanding. Any oter ideas to try? Get X-Setup Pro or Power Tools for Xp (Tweak XP) and control all sorts of Windoze settings in the comfort of a GUI instead of hacking the registry. I probably intend to get all sorts of such utilities, at least the XP version of TweakUI (I think that's what you mean above) - but is this _specific_ problem definitely solved by one of those two? -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** "This situation absolutely requires a really futile and stoopid gesture be done on somebody's part." "We're just the guys to do it." Eric "Otter" Stratton (Tim Matheson) and John "Bluto" Blutarsky (John Belushi) - N. L's Animal House (1978) |
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In message , Al Falfa
writes: [] John, Instead of drag/drop/miss, right-click selected folder(s)+files(s) Cut (or Copy), then right-click destination folder Paste. Thanks for the tip; if solution not found otherwise, I'll try to remember that one. It's admitting defeat, though! (I wonder: could either of the Windows 9x file manager interfaces be made to work under XP?) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** "This situation absolutely requires a really futile and stoopid gesture be done on somebody's part." "We're just the guys to do it." Eric "Otter" Stratton (Tim Matheson) and John "Bluto" Blutarsky (John Belushi) - N. L's Animal House (1978) |
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stop folders expanding "helpfully"?
"John Carter" wrote in message
Stan Brown wrote in t: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:33:47 +0100 from J. P. Gilliver (John) : When I click on a folder (or pseudofolder, e. g. a Turnpike mailbox or newsstand), in the left pane, Windows "helpfully" expands it. This also happens if I even just hover over a folder for more than a very short time: this is infuriating if I'm trying to do a move, as it inevitably happens just as I let go, with the result that I don't know where the move went. Can this "helpful" behaviour be stopped? I'm not 100% sure I understand you, but if I do then here is the solution: In Windows Explorer, Tools | Folder Options | View and remove the check mark in "Display simple folder view". This does not solve the problem presented by the OP. When in explorer with a folder window on the left and files on the right and you want to move a file from the file side to another folder on the left ( a folder which ahs sub-folders, but not expanded) and you click and drag to the folder, if you don't immediately release the mouse button, Explorer will expand the folder for you (ie do the equivalent of clicking the "+", causing the sub-folders to expand. This is very annoying if the folder has many sub-folders, because explorer moves the display of the target folder to the top of the folder window, leaving you with a drag operation now set to drop in a sub-folder instead of the desired folder, and if you are not careful, the file will be moved to who knows where. I continually fight this battle and just don't know what to do to stop the expanding. Any oter ideas to try? Expand the destination first? |
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stop folders expanding "helpfully"?
"John Carter" wrote in message
.. . Stan Brown wrote in t: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:33:47 +0100 from J. P. Gilliver (John) : When I click on a folder (or pseudofolder, e. g. a Turnpike mailbox or newsstand), in the left pane, Windows "helpfully" expands it. This also happens if I even just hover over a folder for more than a very short time: this is infuriating if I'm trying to do a move, as it inevitably happens just as I let go, with the result that I don't know where the move went. Can this "helpful" behaviour be stopped? I'm not 100% sure I understand you, but if I do then here is the solution: In Windows Explorer, Tools | Folder Options | View and remove the check mark in "Display simple folder view". This does not solve the problem presented by the OP. When in explorer with a folder window on the left and files on the right and you want to move a file from the file side to another folder on the left ( a folder which ahs sub-folders, but not expanded) and you click and drag to the folder, if you don't immediately release the mouse button, Explorer will expand the folder for you (ie do the equivalent of clicking the "+", causing the sub-folders to expand. This is very annoying if the folder has many sub-folders, because explorer moves the display of the target folder to the top of the folder window, leaving you with a drag operation now set to drop in a sub-folder instead of the desired folder, and if you are not careful, the file will be moved to who knows where. I continually fight this battle and just don't know what to do to stop the expanding. Any oter ideas to try? Hi John, I wish, however there is this: • You can press ESC key to cancel a drag in progress. • If you miss-drop, you can press Ctrl+Z to undo the move. (I don't mess with Explorer, I just open both folders separately. FWIW. --Richard |
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"Richard" wrote in message "John Carter" wrote in message .. . Stan Brown wrote in t: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:33:47 +0100 from J. P. Gilliver (John) : When I click on a folder (or pseudofolder, e. g. a Turnpike mailbox or newsstand), in the left pane, Windows "helpfully" expands it. This also happens if I even just hover over a folder for more than a very short time: this is infuriating if I'm trying to do a move, as it inevitably happens just as I let go, with the result that I don't know where the move went. Can this "helpful" behaviour be stopped? I'm not 100% sure I understand you, but if I do then here is the solution: In Windows Explorer, Tools | Folder Options | View and remove the check mark in "Display simple folder view". This does not solve the problem presented by the OP. When in explorer with a folder window on the left and files on the right and you want to move a file from the file side to another folder on the left ( a folder which ahs sub-folders, but not expanded) and you click and drag to the folder, if you don't immediately release the mouse button, Explorer will expand the folder for you (ie do the equivalent of clicking the "+", causing the sub-folders to expand. This is very annoying if the folder has many sub-folders, because explorer moves the display of the target folder to the top of the folder window, leaving you with a drag operation now set to drop in a sub-folder instead of the desired folder, and if you are not careful, the file will be moved to who knows where. I continually fight this battle and just don't know what to do to stop the expanding. Any oter ideas to try? Hi John, I wish, however there is this: • You can press ESC key to cancel a drag in progress. • If you miss-drop, you can press Ctrl+Z to undo the move. (I don't mess with Explorer, I just open both folders separately. FWIW. --Richard You could open two insances of Explorer and then use CTRL to determine whether you're moving or copying the file. With two instances you can put one so you can easily see where you want to copy to and go right to it; then if it expands, it's OK; that's where you wanted anyway. OR, highlight the file, right click & use Copy Go the folder you want, highlight the folder, and right click, Paste. Of, if you have 'Move to Folder' and 'Copy to Folder' in your right click context menu, use those instead. This's an easy way. Here's how to install it: http://windowsitpro.com/article/arti...text-menu.html There's also a downloadable .reg there that will do it for you if you wish. You don't HAVE to use drag & drop. HTH, Twayne` |
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In message , Twayne
writes: [] You could open two insances of Explorer and then use CTRL to determine whether you're moving or copying the file. With two instances you can put one so you can easily see where you want to copy to and go right to it; then if it expands, it's OK; that's where you wanted anyway. [] If it decides to expand just at the moment I let go, and the target has numerous subdirectories, then the target will rise to the top of (or off) the screen, even if I have two explorer instances open. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** "We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire Works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true." Robert Wilensky, computer science division, University of California Digital Library Project, 1996 (Computing 1999-12-16) |
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