You can specify a default view, and select sort options and display options. You can also specify default settings for icon views and list views. To specify your default view settings, choose Edit -> Preferences. Click on the Views tab to display the Views tabbed section.
Table 8–4 lists the views preferences that you can modify.
Table 8–4 Views Preferences
Dialog Element |
Description |
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View new folders using |
Select the default view for folders. When you open a folder, the folder is displayed in the view that you select. |
Arrange items |
Select the characteristic by which you want to sort the items in folders that are displayed in this view. |
Sort folders before files |
Select this option to list folders before files when you sort a folder. |
Show hidden and backup files |
Select this option to display hidden files and backup files in the view pane. The first character in a hidden filename is a period (.). The last character in a backup filename is a tilde (~). You can hide files from the view pane by adding .hidden extension to the filename. |
Default zoom level |
Icon view and list view. Select the default zoom level for folders that are displayed in this view. The zoom level specifies the size of items in a view. |
Use compact layout |
Select this option to arrange the items in icon view so that the items in the folder are closer to each other. |
Text beside icons |
Select this option to place the icon captions for items beside the icon rather than under the icon. |
Show only folders |
Select this option to display only folders in the Tree in the side pane. |