Jeff Gaines

On 26/11/2006 in message <e7Abo6WEHHA.3660@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl> Chad
Harris wrote:

>1) I have hundreds of folders within folders, files within those folders,
>and files within the larger folders that house more folders. I have
>thoroughly integrated them since the first time I used a flavor of Windows
>years ago. In Vista and XP the size is a category in ANY VIEW offered--I
>could easily screenshot--and both FILES and FOLDERS have their size given
>in a size category in ANY view and on mouseover and they are not just
>files.

I have just checked in XP and there is no entry in the 'Size' column for
folders, never has been. I turn off the pop up stuff, it just gets in the
way.

>2) It is simply not correct that there is no folder or file size in any
>view.

It's certainly true for me, in W2K, XP and Vista.


>3) It is simply not true that whatever view you choose in explorer the
>"List view columns show." On the contrary. Whatever columns show IN ANY
>VIEW is completely determined by this and if you say that, you haven't
>tried it or found it:

I select the view from the drop down menu, if I switch views the columns
are still there.

>This is the way you tailor what columns show in any view and it has
>NOTHING to do with a persistence in ANY VIEW INCLUDING LIST:

[snipped]

I don't use custom views, I always use details view. It was when I was
experimenting I discovered the column headers still show whatever view I
choose.

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Jeff Gaines