Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!van-bc!ubc-cs!news.UVic.CA!sol.UVic.CA!marykuca From: marykuca@sol.UVic.CA (Brent Marykuca) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: What System 7 Does For You: A summary. Message-ID: <1991May11.190627.25911@sol.UVic.CA> Date: 11 May 91 19:06:27 GMT References: <9348@idunno.Princeton.EDU> Sender: marykuca@sol.uvic.ca Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria B.C. CANADA Lines: 30 In article yee@osf.org (Michael K. Yee) writes: >In article <9348@idunno.Princeton.EDU> bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig) writes: >> ... the ability to move through files in Finder windows by typing >> their names and using the arrow keys and Tab key, > > This is a great feature, but it reminds me of the problem in 6.0.x > in which you cannot drag select files if you are using View "as > Name". I know you can Shift-Click on each file you want to select, > but cannot drag select (i.e. drag rectangle to enclose selection in > view "as Icon" or "as Small Icon"). > > Is there a way to EASILY select multiple files when you are viewing > files "as Name"? > > =Mike There sure is. In any name view, just click in any part of the window that doesn't contain writing or icons (white space...). You'll be able to do a band selection of the contents of the name view. Cheers, Brent Marykuca Apple Research Partnership Program University of Victoria -- Brent Marykuca (marykuca@sol.UVic.CA) Apple Research Partnership Program Computing User Services