Save box always uses list view by default - can it be changed?

Hi

Whenever I save, the dialogue box always uses the list view by default.

I find it easier to find the folder I want to go to by switching to the
detailed view then sorting the folders alphabetically.

Its so tedious and frustrating having to do this every time.

Is there a way to have the save box use the detailed view by default?

Thanks

Ian

Ian R wrote:

Whenever I save, the dialogue box always uses the list view by default.

I find it easier to find the folder I want to go to by switching to the
detailed view then sorting the folders alphabetically.

Me too.

Its so tedious and frustrating having to do this every time.

Yeeeees.

Is there a way to have the save box use the detailed view by default?

For whatever unimaginable reason ms doesn't seem to want you to
have that option. Here's a few 3rd party software to make the
dialog windows behave more like you may want them to:


'OpenWide' by 'Luke Hudson' (Freeware)
http://lingo.atspace.com/openwide.html
For me, it works with many but not all Open/Save Dialogs.
I use this under WinXP. (It does not work under Win98SE)

'MultiEnhancer' by 'ElmüSoft' (Freeware)
http://www.netcult.ch/elmue/ElmueSoft-en.htm
(ca 20% down the long anchorless page)
Patches many versions of Windows and WinNT(including WinXP).
I use this under Win98SE.

'File-Ex' by 'Cottonwood Software' (Payware,20 USD,30-day Trial)
http://www.cottonwoodsw.com/fx3summ.html
I haven't tried this one yet.


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Ian R wrote:

Whenever I save, the dialogue box always uses the list view by default.

I find it easier to find the folder I want to go to by switching to the
detailed view then sorting the folders alphabetically.

Me too.

Its so tedious and frustrating having to do this every time.

Yeeeees.

Is there a way to have the save box use the detailed view by default?

For whatever unimaginable reason ms doesn't seem to want you to have that
option. Here's a few 3rd party software to make the dialog windows behave
more like you may want them to:


'OpenWide' by 'Luke Hudson' (Freeware)
http://lingo.atspace.com/openwide.html
For me, it works with many but not all Open/Save Dialogs.
I use this under WinXP. (It does not work under Win98SE)

'MultiEnhancer' by 'ElmüSoft' (Freeware)
http://www.netcult.ch/elmue/ElmueSoft-en.htm
(ca 20% down the long anchorless page)
Patches many versions of Windows and WinNT(including WinXP).
I use this under Win98SE.

'File-Ex' by 'Cottonwood Software' (Payware,20 USD,30-day Trial)
http://www.cottonwoodsw.com/fx3summ.html
I haven't tried this one yet.


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Hi

Fantastic!

Thank you SO much.

Exactly what I was looking for and great that I can resize that bloody box
too.

Lots of interesting extra widgets on Elmusoft too.

Thanks again!

Ian I^)

Ian R wrote:

Exactly what I was looking for and great that I can resize that bloody box
too.

With the resolutions/monitor-sizes available today, absolutely. :-)

About 'MultiEnhancer' i want to add that the 'Type'-column is
still there, just with a width set to zero. You can get it back
by carefully dragging at the columnheader-border between the
'Size' and 'Date Modified' columns.

I think that because i couldn't resize the windows horizontally
in 'MultiEnhancer' is why i prefer to use 'OpenWide' where i can.


Lots of interesting extra widgets on Elmusoft too.

Thanks again!

You're welcome.


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