Topics | List window
List window view settings
The List window has several view settings specific to its list, which can be used for a particular List window or saved so that they apply to all List windows in the future. These settings are accessed via the Prefs toolbar item menu.
Show Folder Counts
Show Folder Sizes
These options are mutually exclusive and optional. If neither is in use, folder sizes are not calculated and a — displayed in the Size column for folders in the list. Both of these options require File Buddy to iterate over the contents of folders (though once done the results are used for both options), which can be an expensive operation in terms of disk access, so these options are off by default.
If the Show Folder Counts is on, File Buddy will display the number of files and folders as a folder’s entry in the Size column.
If the Show Folder Sizes is in use, File Buddy will show the total space used by a folder in the Size.
Show All Sizes in Bytes
Show Sizes < 1K in Bytes
Show All Sizes in Kilobytes
These options are mutually exclusive and optional. If none of them is in use, item sizes are reported in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes as appropriate, as in the Finder.
If Show All Sizes in Bytes or Show All Sizes in Kilobytes is in use, all item sizes are given in the indicated units.
If the Show Sizes < 1K in Bytes option is in use, sizes larger than or equal to 1K (1024 bytes) are given in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes as appropriate, and sizes less than 1K are given in bytes.
Treat Packages as Files
The default behavior is for file lists to treat packages such as bundled applications and documents as files instead of as folders (which is what they really are). Currently this only affects whether packages have a disclosure triangle in the list for viewing their contents.
Large Rows
Standard Rows
Small Rows
These three options are mutually exclusive, but one is always in effect. They control the height of the rows in the List window. Larger rows accomodate larger icons and provide more information. Smaller rows allow you to view more items for a given window height.
Open File List Preferences
This command opens the Preferences window and sets the current panel to the File Lists panel.
Lifetime of settings
All changes to view options are temporary by default and apply only to the List window that is active when they are changed. To make the current settings permanent, use the Window Save Configuration as Default command to save the current settings, as well as the current column layout, as the default to use when new List windows are opened.
List window File list preferences