Dialog View

Use Dialog View to make directory dialogs show longer file names, use nicer icons, and use your preferred font.

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This option is unavailable because the “Icons” setting is “Apple standard” or “Tiny generic”.

Uncheck this if you want Dialog View to take time to display dim file icons in “Save” dialogs.

Check this if you do not want Dialog View to take time to display dim file icons in “Save” dialogs.

This button is unavailable because the “Stretch” option is unchecked.

Use this pop-up menu to specify how you want Dialog View to handle icons in directory dialogs.

Click this button to set the desired file list size for directory dialogs.  The actual file list size could end up to be larger or smaller, depending on other constraints.

Click this button to set the maximum size of a directory dialog.  The dialogs will not necessarily get this size, you’re simply saying that if the dialog is already this big, you don’t want Dialog View to make it any bigger.

Uncheck if you do not want the names of files to appear in boldface type in directory dialogs.  Note that an alias, even an alias to a folder, counts as a file.

Check this to make the names of files appear in boldface type in directory dialogs.  Note that an alias, even an alias to a folder, counts as a file.

Uncheck if you do not want the names of folders and disk drives to appear in boldface type in directory dialogs.

Check this to make the names of folders and disk drives appear in boldface type in directory dialogs.

Use this pop-up menu to select a size (in points) for the file names in directory dialogs.  The size “0” stands for the standard size for the system font.

Use this pop-up menu to select a font for the file names in directory dialogs.  In U.S. systems, “System Font” is the same as “Chicago”.

Uncheck this to prevent Dialog View from stretching directory dialogs.

Check this to enable Dialog View to stretch directory dialogs.

Uncheck this if you do not want Dialog View to ensure that directory dialogs can use color icons and true gray.

Check this if you want Dialog View to ensure that directory dialogs can use color icons and true gray.

Use this pop-up menu to select a set of application preferences, to create a new set, or to delete a set.

Uncheck this if you do not want Dialog View to display its icon during the startup process.

Check this if you want Dialog View to display its icon during the startup process.

Click this button to view a sample “Save” dialog using the parameters that you have set in the control panel.  It does not actually create a file.

Click this button to read the online documentation.