Amazing folders really open

Is this something new with Snow Leopard? Or did I just never notice it before?

Anyhoo, when you have a Finder window in list mode and click on one of the little triangles next to a folder, the contents of the folder are listed below. The new part (or the part I never noticed before) is that the appearance of the folder changes. You can “see” a file poking out. Or is it supposed to look like the folder has opened toward us? Observe:

closed   open

But it doesn’t work with all folders. Anything with an icon on it stays the same. For example, look at the Music folder:

closed   open

Now that I’ve noticed this, it’s going to fascinate — and possibly irritate — me that not all folders behave the same way.

date posted Posted Tuesday, September 22, 2009 in

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  1. Seems like they created the alternate icon for the standard folders, but haven’t gotten to it for the custom designed ones. I wonder if there is a new spec somewhere for icon designers?

    Ryan B

  2. That’s a crazy find! Now that you mention it…. I’d say it’s supposed to look “open,” hence the darkening of the near face (as if it leaned against a surface, getting less light, rather than get pixellated with a trapezoidal shape)…

    Mr Morkle





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