Path Finder

Make sure you have path-finder set to turn off finder on start; and if you have the random desktop feature on, set it to something that's like every log-in or preferably, off, because it can use up a lot of processer power if you have it to change ever 5 seconds (like me. :P)

and Path Finder instead of the Finder, not to mention a number of applications. ...

I've set Path Finder as my Finder, so I doubt I'll be seeing this. ...

I too hate the dock and find that it always gets in the way. I've lived without the dock for a long long time now. At first I moved the dock out of the directory as described above and used windowshade too to hide windows. The only problem though is the dock has to be running in order to change or set your background. So I had to write a shell script to launch and then...

but I originally started off just as a Path Finder user, and like the appliation so much that I started helping Steve out with stuff. ...

The should call it Path Finder Reloaded... SO, many functions! It is like 100 Smiths fighting 1 Neo! ...

One thing I'm still not a fan of is either having the Finder with the sidebar using brushed metal, or in "Classic" mode with Aqua. This is wrong on so many different levels. ...

In the early 2.x releases, Path Finder did have some issues with hogging too much CPU at times. These are a thing of the past with the new 2.5 release, I'm happy to report... ...

Does path finder takes over such global functions as descriped above like the original finder? ...

Serpicolugnut, I was just messing with you. I agree with you, it is an excellent finder replacement. I have used it, and really enjoy it. As for me, I am using Path Finder until Panther comes out. Then I will make my decision on which one I will use. ...