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From: ben@ut-emx.UUCP (Benjamin J. Sloan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Mac OS 6.0.4
Summary: option-Open screwed up!
Keywords: Auto window closing different
Message-ID: <24087@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 5 Feb 90 03:25:06 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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If memory serves me correctly, in former versions of the Mac system software,
holding down the option key while double-clicking to open folders had a special
meaning. It meant that the open windows were not remembered by the Finder so
that they were not left open the next time your returned to (reloaded) the
Finder. This was very handy for times when one had to dig deep into many
folders when opening something and didn't want all those folders open upon
returning to the Finder.

As of at least system 6.0.4, holding down the option key while opening folder
windows causes previous windows to close leaving open only the last window
opened.  When returning to the Finder from an application, the last window
opened is still on the screen.

What gives?

Ben Sloan
UT Geology
ben@pluton.geo.utexas.edu