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| Date | 2013-11-20 13:14 -0600 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? |
| From | George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Message-ID | <CEB2662D.A4506%ghost_topper@hotmail.com> (permalink) |
| References | (4 earlier) <l4pjkp$ref$2@dont-email.me> <fredp151-83DCAC.00582030102013@news.eternal-september.org> <MY_FIRST_NAME-B7D32B.04354411112013@news.giganews.com> <fredp151-253F88.11014116112013@news.eternal-september.org> <MY_FIRST_NAME-1CD95C.06415720112013@news.giganews.com> |
On 11/20/13 8:41 AM, in article
MY_FIRST_NAME-1CD95C.06415720112013@news.giganews.com, "Julian Vrieslander"
<MY_FIRST_NAME@MY_LAST_NAME.com> wrote:
> In article <fredp151-253F88.11014116112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
> FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ussed to be that I would complain about the low-res quality of Windows
>> OS desktops. How times have changed...
>>
>> Macs usually have some of the most gorgeous hi-res desktop pictures I've
>> ever seen (usually tucked away in the Desktop Pictures screensaver
>> folder).
>
> I'm an advanced amateur photographer, shooting SLRs and DSRs for over 40
> years. Like you, I tend to be fussy about images. But for my desktop,
> I just use the solid medium gray option.
>
> This makes it easier to read file names for icons on my desktop. A
> uniform grey background does not bias my color judgments when I am doing
> critical image editing in Photoshop. The new HiDPI ("Retina") displays
> are more prone to temporary image persistence, so a desktop picture can
> cause a bit of ghosting when a new window is opened.
>
> And there's a sentimental reason - the gray background reminds me of my
> first Mac, back in 1984...
Same here Julian. It is the best B/G when editing my work, anything else is
distracting and influencing - whether it real, illusionary, or imagined.
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Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2013-10-29 06:42 -0400
Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-29 07:47 -0700
Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-29 12:13 -0400
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Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2013-10-30 00:58 -0400
Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2013-10-31 03:30 -0400
Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? Julian Vrieslander <MY_FIRST_NAME@MY_LAST_NAME.com> - 2013-11-11 04:35 -0800
Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2013-11-16 11:01 -0500
Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? Julian Vrieslander <MY_FIRST_NAME@MY_LAST_NAME.com> - 2013-11-20 06:41 -0800
Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-11-20 09:49 -0800
Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-11-20 13:14 -0600
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Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2013-11-21 02:15 -0500
Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2013-11-21 10:40 -0800
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Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-11-23 11:49 -0800
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Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-29 23:48 -0400
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Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-29 16:05 -0700
Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-11-20 18:11 -0500
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Re: Mavericks-Can't Open Folder in New Window? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-30 09:44 -0400
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