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Daniel Cohen

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Since: Sep 04, 2003
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:42 am
Post subject: Finder problems
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I have recently been running into problems with the Finder on my main
(non-admin) account.

I click in a Finder window, and the focus does not move to it. I then
click on the desktop, and the focus is now on the window.

Or I click on an item in a window, and it is not selected. I then click
somewhere else, and the item previously clicked on gets selected.

It doesn't seem to occur on any other account, so it's unlikely to be an
issue with my wireless trackball, which was my first thought.

And it doesn't happen all the time. For instance, I just tried changing
the Finder view, and then changing back, and it is currently behaving.
It is *only* a problem in the Finder, I have not noticed it elsewhere.

Any suggestions for diagnosis and cure will be welcome.

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Jolly Roger

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:42 am
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In article ,
danspam.RemoveThis@f2s.com (Daniel Cohen) wrote:

> I have recently been running into problems with the Finder on my main
> (non-admin) account.
>
> I click in a Finder window, and the focus does not move to it. I then
> click on the desktop, and the focus is now on the window.
>
> Or I click on an item in a window, and it is not selected. I then click
> somewhere else, and the item previously clicked on gets selected.
>
> It doesn't seem to occur on any other account, so it's unlikely to be an
> issue with my wireless trackball, which was my first thought.
>
> And it doesn't happen all the time. For instance, I just tried changing
> the Finder view, and then changing back, and it is currently behaving.
> It is *only* a problem in the Finder, I have not noticed it elsewhere.
>
> Any suggestions for diagnosis and cure will be welcome.

Got any Unsanity software installed? Have a look in your System
Preferences to see if Application Enhancer is installed.

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:56 pm
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Daniel Cohen wrote:
> I have recently been running into problems with the Finder on my main
> (non-admin) account.
>
> I click in a Finder window, and the focus does not move to it. I then
> click on the desktop, and the focus is now on the window.

I have been having lots of similar Finder issues. In my case, items
saved to the Desktop often don't show up until Finder is relaunched.
Sometimes icons get stuck in one spot and can't be moved.

You can try deleting ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist. You
should also get acquainted with control-option-clicking Finder's Dock
icon and selecting Relaunch. It always fixes it for me, until the
problem shows up again.

PITA, I know. Finder has never been one of OS X's strengths. Hopefully
Apple will get the bugs worked out soon.

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Daniel Cohen

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:56 pm
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Jolly Roger wrote:

> In article ,
> danspam RemoveThis @f2s.com (Daniel Cohen) wrote:
>
> > I have recently been running into problems with the Finder on my main
> > (non-admin) account.
> >
> > I click in a Finder window, and the focus does not move to it. I then
> > click on the desktop, and the focus is now on the window.
> >
> > Or I click on an item in a window, and it is not selected. I then click
> > somewhere else, and the item previously clicked on gets selected.
> >
> > It doesn't seem to occur on any other account, so it's unlikely to be an
> > issue with my wireless trackball, which was my first thought.
> >
> > And it doesn't happen all the time. For instance, I just tried changing
> > the Finder view, and then changing back, and it is currently behaving.
> > It is *only* a problem in the Finder, I have not noticed it elsewhere.
> >
> > Any suggestions for diagnosis and cure will be welcome.
>
> Got any Unsanity software installed? Have a look in your System
> Preferences to see if Application Enhancer is installed.

Thanks. But no, not with the new Audio Hijack Pro (the old one used
Application Enhancer). And I got rid of the Logitech Control Center in
favour of USB Overdrive.

So no Unsanity software at all.


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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:26 pm
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Király wrote:

> You can try deleting ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist. You
> should also get acquainted with control-option-clicking Finder's Dock
> icon and selecting Relaunch. It always fixes it for me, until the
> problem shows up again.

Thanks. That sounds a good thing to try.

I've only had the problem recently, so probably something installed is
faulty, though it could be a corrupted plist.
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