Leopard Spotlight Finder window... still problematic

I am amazed that there has been no improvement to the Leopard Spotlight window. It still doesn't remember the size or format... It always opens up as a small finder window, no matter the number of items it contains. For me, this is still the best reason to go back to Tiger. I find Spotlight almost unusable this way. I felt certain this would have been addressed in the Leopard update.
David

Report such things here. Complaining about bugs or desired enhancements on the forums is a waste of time unless all you want is sympathy.

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