D.41. Fonts

D.40. Folder Options

The Folder Options control panel in Windows is a collection of unrelated settings that boil down to this:

• General tab . Exactly as in Windows, it's up to you whether or not double-clicking a folder opens up a second window ”or just changes what's in the first one. On the Mac, you make these changes using the Finder Preferences command. There you'll find the option called "Always open folders in a new window."

• View tab . Most of the options here don't exist on the Mac. For example, system files are always hidden on the Mac; you can't opt to make them visible (at least not without add-on shareware). You can, however, choose whether you want to see the file name extensions in your desktop windows (like .doc and .html). Choose Finder Preferences Advanced, and turn "Show all file extensions" on or off.

• File Types tab . Just as in Windows, you can reassign certain document types so that double-clicking opens them up in the program of your choice. But on the Mac, you can reassign either a whole class of files at once, as in Windows, or one file at a time. To do it, you use the Get Info window as described on Section 5.5.4.1.

• Offline Files . There's no equivalent feature on the Mac.