Display folders above file names in apps

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Is there a Mavericks utility which will enable applications (like, say, PhotoShop or OpenOffice) to display folder names above file names at File>Open, rather than listing them mixed together in alphabetical order?

I understand this is implemented not in Finder but in system libraries, so utilities that configure Finder cannot address this issue. Is that correct?

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Do you mean like a tree view? No

But you can use column view (in Finder and open/save panels) which gives you a folder hierachy rather than mixing folders and files
 
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This might work for you: in any app that uses the standard file-save or file-open dialog, you can sort the window by name, date modified, date created or ... in this case, the closest thing to what you want ... kind.

This puts all the folders together, all the aliases together, all the JPEGs together etc. This is not the same as folders always on top of files, but it does make ALL the folders very easy to spot.
 

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The above is available right from within the 'Open' window by selecting the following icon:


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That's what I needed.

Thank you all.
 

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