Bookmark drag down list difficulty-folder contents overlay folder list

Previous Firefox versions: Bookmark folders drag down in column list, contents of each folder appear in column to right of the folder list, similar to arrangement of an outline page with each subcategory tabbed over.
New version: Contents of folders appear as I scroll down through the folder column, preventing me from seeing the next folder in column. E.G. As I scroll down past "Business" to get to my "Travel" folder, contents of business folder open on top of the main folder column preventing me from dragging down further to Travel.

I do agree. Mine is not *perfectly* fixed neither. When the folder’s contents list is wide and contains subfolders, the cursor needs to go completely above or below those subfolder’s contents to be released from displaying it. I can readily imagine how yours is not practical.
But mine is decent enough that I am going to live with it for now, hoping that the prior functionality (which is normal behavior IMO) is restored in an upcoming release.
Trying to describe this gives me a newfound appreciation for those who practice the craft of technial writing.

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Listing folder contents as alias list

the list folder command returns a list of filenames,
however I need something that returns a list of full fledged file references.
This:
[set foldercontents to contens of (choose folder)]
works by returning a list of document files with full paths. It does seem like an alias list:
get every document file of alias "HD:temp:"
{"HD:temp:file1", "HD:temp:file2","HD:temp:file3"}
But when I try to use it to concatenate another alias list, such as
set mylist to {}
repeat with ct from 1 to count of items in foldercontents
if (something)
set mylist to mylist & item ct of foldercontents
end if
end repeat
the result is
get document file "file1" of folder "temp" of startup disk
"Finder got an error: Unknown object type."
why?
and how can this be circumvented?
TIA
Asu

01. At least, on my MacOS X 10.4.4 based PowerMac ...
tell application "Finder" to set my_List to contents of (choose folder)
,,, results with an alias path of the selected folder; not a list of the folder's contents. If possible, I will try the above code on other Macs.
02. The following code ...
set source_Folder to (path to desktop folder from user domain)
tell application "Finder" to set my_List to every item of folder source_Folder
... or ...
tell application "Finder" to set my_List to every item of (choose folder)
... will produce a list of all items in the selected folder. In a 'document file [or 'folder'] "..." of folder "..." of folder "..." ... of application "Finder"' format.
03. For a list of the 'alias "..."' format, use either ...
set nList to {}
tell application "Finder" to set my_List to every item of (choose folder)
repeat with i in my_List
copy (i as alias) to end of nList
end repeat
my_List & return & return & "----------------" & return & return & nList
... or ...
tell application "Finder" to set my_List to every item of (choose folder)
repeat with i from 1 to (count my_List)
set (item i of my_List) to ((item i of my_List) as alias)
end repeat
my_List
... For only 'file's use ...
tell application "Finder" to set my_List to every file of (choose folder)
repeat with i from 1 to (count my_List)
set (item i of my_List) to ((item i of my_List) as alias)
end repeat
my_List
04. To concatenate two (2) lists (of every item) ...
tell application "Finder" to set folder01 to every item of (choose folder)
tell application "Finder" to set folder02 to every item of (choose folder)
set new_List to {}
repeat with i from 1 to (count folder01)
copy ((item i of folder01) as alias) to end of new_List
end repeat
repeat with i from 1 to (count folder02)
copy ((item i of folder02) as alias) to end of new_List
end repeat
folder01 & return & return & "----------------" & return & return & folder02 & return & return & "----------------" & return & return & new_List
05. To concatenate two (2) lists (of every file) ...
tell application "Finder" to set folder01 to every file of (choose folder)
tell application "Finder" to set folder02 to every file of (choose folder)
set new_List to {}
repeat with i from 1 to (count folder01)
copy ((item i of folder01) as alias) to end of new_List
end repeat
repeat with i from 1 to (count folder02)
copy ((item i of folder02) as alias) to end of new_List
end repeat
folder01 & return & return & "----------------" & return & return & folder02 & return & return & "----------------" & return & return & new_List
Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Conversion error on table maintanance when i drag down the contents

Hi SAP,
i have an issue...with table..i,e..i have table maintance generator...say for instance i have 50000records...when i try to drag down to see the contents...as soon as i drag down i get a error 'CONVERSION ERROR'.
What could be the problem/
can i have some input pls?
thank you,
pasala.

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Displaying an issues list in a calendar overlay

I would like my issues list to be overlayed on a calendar. I can do this with a task list but not the issues list. My question is what is the difference between the two. and how can I get my issues onto a calendar.

Hi trackrn6b,
According to your description, my understanding is that you want your issue list to be overlayed on a calendar in SharePoint 2013.
In a Tasks list, there is a calendar view by default. However, in Issue Tracking list, there is not a calendar view. For overlaying your issue tracking list on a calendar, you need to create a calendar view for the issue list, then you can overlay the list
on a calendar using Calendar Overlay.
More information, please refer to the link:
http://sharepointsolutions.com/sharepoint-help/blog/2013/01/including-list-and-library-items-in-a-sharepoint-2010-calendar-overlay/
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How can I get bookmark drop down to extend folder list to the left instead of the right?

Recently cleaned up my bookmarks. Previously when I clicked on the bookmark file bar icon (between history and tools buttons at the top of the screen) the bookmark drop down would appear with my folders and links (as expected) and when I moused over a folder it would open a drop down list on the left of the main bookmark drop down but now it is opening on the right. How can I get it back to opening on the right?
This is not about having a bookmark pane always open on the left side of the window. Rather it is about how to control how the drop down menus act. (OSX 10.9.3 and Firefox 30.0)
Thanks!

So I think I understand what your suggesting but I have a folder inside a folder that has long names and it opens back to the left (after the initially opening to the right) and appears to overlay the screen space needed to display the titles.
If your right (no pun intended) then the programming that supports the drop down menu display would need to scan through all the enclosed folders looking for the potentially longest title to determine which way to open the list?
I know that this is a minor issue but it does seem that something may have changed here. It would be nice if there was away to control this part of the drop down operation. Thanks!

How do I configure Firefox so that when I open the bookmarks drop-down list, the previous bookmark that I clicked in the same session is high-lighted - especially if it's located in a sub-folder (just like IE)?

I wish to replicate the behavior of IE (heresy - I know!) when opening the drop-down Bookmarks (i.e., Favorites) menu so that I don't have to repeatedly "drill-down" into one or more subfolders in order to select the same bookmark as before or to select any of the other (saved) ones in the same subfolder.
I always wanted to know if this was possible since I happily began using FF several years ago, but never found the time to ask until now.
Currently using FF4 on WinXP Pro SP3 occasionally along w/ IE8 and its wonderful "Save Target As ..." right-click option.

I figgered it out. The resolution of the screen was set at 600x800, so the bookmarks dropdown menu took up more space than usual. The pop out folder contents didn't have enough room to pop out. With a resolution for a slightly smaller display the drop down bookmarks menu functions perfectly.

When bookmarking a page, I can't get the complete list of bookmark folders to dropdown in order to select any folder in which to bookmark page. What do you set to get whole list of folders in Bookmarks to drop down?

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PRINTING A FOLDER CONTENTS LIST?

I'm trying to print the contents list of a folder as we used to be able to do in system 9. I'm aware of dragging the folder onto my printer icon that I've placed in my menu bar. That works fine but only shows me the folders contained within the main folder. It will list the contents of any sub folders within the main folder even if I open these folders in the finder to reveal contents on the screen. Am I missing something or is doing a screengrab the only way to get a printed list of a folder's contents?
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Favorites exported from Internet Explorer are not available in Bookmarks drop down list as they should.

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when i create a new bookmark, it is automatically filed in "recently bookmarked" rather than the folder i choose. when i subsequently go to the "recently bookmarked" folder, drag and drop the bookmark in a different folder, there will be 1 in the folder that i choose and 2 in the "recently bookmarked" folder; if i delete both bookmarks in the "recently bookmarked" folder, it will delete the link in the folder that i originally tried to move it to.
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-use-bookmarks
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Folder Content Listed in Content Area

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I would like to direct the folder content to open in the "content" area NOT in the portlet when I select a folder, but apparently this was something that was fixed in 3.0.8. Does anyone know if there is a way to get it back the old way?

Hi Dharam,
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If you are a cFolders administrator, you can define which object types are to be used across the entire system on the General tab page under cFolders Administration.
If you are not a cFolders administrator but have administration authorization for a collaboration, you can change this default setting for the relevant collaboration. To do this, proceed as follows:
Go to the collaboration detail screen and choose Object Types. A list of all object types appears. By default, the objects that have been selected under cFolders Administration are already selected. You can select the objects that have not been selected under cFolders Administration as required.
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Deepak

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I am organizing my external HD and want to move files NOT COPY them. How do I drag and drop folder contents without Mac automatically copying them to the "drop" location?

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When I do a drag and drop in Finder to move a folder into another folder it makes a copy of the folder in the new location instead of moving it like the help documentation says and like it used to do in Snow Leopard. I have looked all over in preferences for a setting the contols the move/copy outcome of drag and drop and have been unable to find anything. Is this the way Lion is supposed to work?
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This solved my question by jsd2 on Oct 9, 2011 6:33 AM
I did a global change of permissions for the entire documents account in the currrent user account using the get info and apply to enclosed items.
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drwx------+ 6 t1 staff 204 Oct 9 08:51 /Users/t1/Documents
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Message was edited by: miz_mdk

How do i print a list of the contents of a folder?

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Bookmark drag down list difficulty-folder contents overlay folder list

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