How To: Resize Extremely Long "Open" & "Save" Dialog Boxes in Mac OS X Yosemite

How To: Resize Extremely Long "Open" & "Save" Dialog Boxes in Mac OS X Yosemite

Yosemite is definitely an improvement over Mavericks, but there are still some painfully obvious and annoying bugs that occur within certain apps.One such example is the elongated "Open" and "Save" dialog boxes, which sometimes stretch all the way down so that the "Open," "Save," and "Cancel" buttons are either completely offscreen or obfuscated by the Dock.If you don't know what I'm talking, just look at the example below, which happens in Google Chrome. I don't even need that much space, but thanks to the bug, I'm given it regardless. Hiding the Dock is a quick fix in this situation, but I've also experienced cases where the dialog box drops well below the bottom of the screen. It's worth noting that the Mac OS X 10.10.2 update (to be released soon) should fix many of the bugs in Yosemite (including this one... hopefully). If you're not down for waiting though, we've got a trick that'll help you resize some of those unreasonably large dialog windows on Yosemite.
The Terminal Commands You'll Be UsingUsing Terminal, you can change the sizes of the open and save dialog windows on a per-app basis. Below are the two commands you'll be using back to back, with "BundleID" being the placeholder for the specific app you'll be making changes to.defaults delete BundleID NSNavPanelExpandedSizeForOpenMode defaults delete BundleID NSNavPanelExpandedSizeForSaveMode

Step 1: Find the Bundle IdentifierBefore you enter any commands, you'll need to find the bundle identifier for the app in which you want to make changes. It's what you will be placing in the command to replace "BundleID."I'll be making changes to Chrome's dialog windows, since it happens most frequently to me in this app, but the process will be the same for all other apps. First find the app, right-click on it, and select "Show Package Contents." Go into the "Contents" folder and open "Info.plist" in TextEdit. Press CMD+F (find shortcut) and type in "CFBundleIdentifier," which will then appear highlighted in yellow. Beneath it you'll find the bundle ID, between <string> and </string>. Copy it.

Step 2: Enter Commands into TerminalNow that you have your bundle ID, replace "BundleID" in the two commands with it. Like I mentioned before, I'll be using Chrome's bundle ID, which is "com.google.Chrome":defaults delete com.google.Chrome NSNavPanelExpandedSizeForOpenMode defaults delete com.google.Chrome NSNavPanelExpandedSizeForSaveMode (Note: the large spaces seen in the above two commands are actually just one space each; the lines stretch to fill the width of this article.) After entering the commands, there should be a one or two second pause. Don't enter commands for the same app twice, as that will lead to an error.Below you can see the difference in the dialog window after successfully executing the Terminal command. Just as a warning, your dialog window might resize back to its enormous size if you manually resize them with your mouse after already entering the commands, so you'll need to re-enter them.Yes, I know how frustrating that is, but for now it's the only fix we have, aside from just using the "Escape" and "Enter" keys instead. Hopefully, Apple puts out a Yosemite update sooner than later to iron out all of the issues in the current OS, including this one.



When you tap on the search bar in Safari on your iOS device, all of your favorite websites show up. Just tap on the one you want to visit and head over to it. Even better, you can quickly add or remove Favorites from Safari on your iPhone and iPad. "Favorites" is one of the most appreciated features in Safari.
iPhone tip: How to rearrange your phone favorites | here's


If you suffer from low output volumes on your Nexus 5, you can use this app to create a .zip that will fix this, which you can in turn flash in custom recovery.
How to Boost Headset & Speaker Volumes on Your Nexus 5


Change the font size on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. You can change the size of your font in Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Phone, Notes, and other apps that support
How To Change Font On Your iPhone - iPad - iPod Touch 2016

How do I block or unblock an app or game? | Facebook Help


I was also looking for a camera with such a feature. Apparently there are many apps that will do this. However it took me at least an hour to finally find something I was happy with.
Taking photo every 66 milliseconds on Android phone for


All the New Windows 10 Features and Tips to Significantly Improve Battery Life. By 10 to help users get better battery life from the operating system. to improve battery life, no matter
App2SD Pro: All in One Tool [ROOT] - Apps on Google Play


There are a lot of things that make iOS great, but lock screen widgets are not among them. If you want more information on your lock screen other than the date, time, and notifications without having to swipe to a sidebar of widgets, you'd normally look toward Android. However, iOS 12 aims to shake
Picturesque Lock Screen | APK Download for Android


You need to charge Galaxy S10 battery properly to maximize the battery life without sacrificing your usage. There are many so-called expert recommendations and rules on how to charge Galaxy S10 battery.
How to Use & Customize Control Center on Your iPhone

How to Enable the Hidden Facebook Chat and Notifications


How To: Hide Your Nexus 7's Soft Keys to Maximize Usable Screen Space How To: Unlock the Electronic Image Stabilization Feature on Your Nexus 5X How To: Show Battery Percentage in Your Nexus 6's Status Bar Without Rooting How To: Turn Your Nexus 4 into an Android/iOS Hybrid
No LED Flash on Your Android Device? Use Your - Nexus 7


To unlock it is again a process in itself and may be due to this reason, some users avoid the Lock Screen concept. By default, Windows 10 does not provide any method to Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen. This article will help those who want to Disable or Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen.
(2018) How to Change Auto Lock Time on - iPhoneLife.com


The MP3 Music Box makes a great, customized gift for anyone. You can see in the video that I turned mine into a Wii Remote box and added 8-bit video game style music to it. You could add romantic music if you make the box for your partner for Valentines Day, or lullabies if you make it for a child's nightstand.
How to Make a Simple No-Sew Workout Armband for - WonderHowTo

Instagram 101: The Quickest Way to Like All Photos in Your


Due to the sheer amount of -nix systems, including Apple's OSX Operating System, that utilize some version of the Bash shell, this vulnerability is highly-regarded as one of the biggest security vulnerabilities in history. What exactly is a "Bash"?
Security Update: Bash "Shellshock" Vulnerability - Jamf

0 comments:

Post a Comment