Photoshop :: Why Is There Default Empty Window When Open App On Mac
Apr 6, 2012
Why is there a default empty window when you open the app on Mac? All previous versions let you view your desktop if you don't have an open project. Is there a preference setting to get rid of this?
Photoshop CS5.1 Â When I click on Open File, the window that comes up has several default columns (FileName, Date, Size, etc). Â I can right-click on the tab bar and add "Date Modified" to the tabs, but I would like to have "Date Modified" be a default column whenever I open the file selector (and no matter which folder I open up). Â I cannot find a way to do this. I want to know the last date I modified a file, not when it was created. Â Is there a way to universally set this column as a default?
And several related questions. This is new to me in Ps CS6 (Mac OS 10.7x, dual displays). Image files always appear in a second window but will open no larger than will fit into this first window. Once open I can open my image window to extend beyond the original empty window. If I have images open and I close this empty window my images close too. How did I become so unfortunate and how do I become fortunate again?
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