Finder Tabs

I know there is an app called Pathfinder that allows you to have tabbed finder windows.

Who here would like to see that feature built in to OS X

And apart from Pathfinder - is there any other programs that has this feature?

I played with it once but it didn't do much for me. The idea is neat but I'm not sure about it.

I don't see the need for 'tabs' in finder. It's not the same as in a web browser where you have to have multiple tabs open. The concepts are totally different and would confuse the average user.

goobimama said:

I don't see the need for 'tabs' in finder. It's not the same as in a web browser where you have to have multiple tabs open. The concepts are totally different and would confuse the average user.

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The concepts are the same regardless of the app. If users can handle tabs in a browser there's no reason they can't handle them in any other app - there are many programs that use tabs.

I'd like it as an option in Finder, as I could then use a single Finder window for my file management.

Browser tabs and finder tabs the same? I don't think so. In the browser, your two tabs have totally different content and there's no interaction within the tab. That is, you have to have two tabs open.

While in finder, with drag and drop capabilities, one would generally have just one Finder window open. Now what would be useful in Finder, would be dual browsing panes (the right hand sidepart). So you have one navigation tree, but two windows right within the same window. (Am I confused? I think so)

The idea of tabs is to display multiple pages of content in one window - you're being too specific by pointing out the difference between browser and Finder content.

If Tabs were so confusing, you wouldn't find them in every web browser, or Eclipse, or Netbeans, or Smultron, or VodooPad, or Delphi, or Dreamweaver, or EditPad, etc.

And how would you navigate with two panes in one window? Which one would the navigation tree control? And each one would need it's own toolbar. I'm confused already, and no-one's even done it yet.

Well, opinion is divided for now

Would be nice to have it as an option

goobimama - You're useless in the matter. The concept of tabs is a UI concept, not a per-program concept. More in less space is UI...

Anyhow, I use PathFinder, as you can quit Finder, and tell OSX to refer to PathFinder when opening something in Finder, etc. It more or less over writes Finder in every day use, more or less.

With it's multitude of options, it's the best Finder replacement I have used, although it's network usage is odd, and does need a normal finder window for network browsing.

Wow, way to bring up a six-month-old thread.

And calling any members here "useless" is uncalled for.

It really doesn't make sense for the Finder, because it's easy to have several Finder windows open and spread out on a typical display.

Web pages are a fixed size, usually a pretty large relative to the monitor (perhaps 50-100% of the typical monitor). So once you have more than two browser windows open, they become unmanageable. Hence, tabs.Same thing with text editing windows. They're typically page-sized or larger. Finder windows are usually a good bit smaller, and they tend to tollerate being resized better.

Finally, as goobimama said, it's valuable to be able to drag and drop items between Finder windows. Not something you typically have to do with web browsers or text editors.

So, basically...if you like PathFinder, use it.