Finder Can T Cut It

until true native OS X applications are available for comparison. Until then, there can be no proper comparison other than Finder level stuff. ...

now I can specify exactly what kind of drag action on an object I want whether it's a straight copy, move, or create shortcut. ...

Just got 10.1 installed on a G4 450 and a 400 iMac Rev B. To me, the finder speed is still unacceptable. ...

Actually, I think you can have more than one instance of an application in Mac OS X. ...

Gotta disagree with you there. OSX is way more usable than OS9. OS9 crashes all the time and is totally counter productive. I havn't used it since February this year . OSX is a perfect environment for me to work in. Sure, the finder is slow...but I could care less. ...

inserted a CDR and a moment later the Finder asked if I wanted to prepare the CDR for burning! No drivers to install no relogging in, no restart!!! ...

The reason OS X's Finder is lame right now has nothing to do with it being a Carbon applilcation. It's sluggishness is due to lack of optimization. ...

You note, it is how the software is written, but at the same time, as Mac users still in the world of OS 9, we are slaves to the Mac OS 9 code. ...

but OSX is still cut out of the sourceforge tree... or did anyone get it to work any 1.5pX reliably? ...

I hate it, it leaves zero room for customization. If you don't like how one app manages menus you're screwed. ...