[towen]

Panther had it right!
Is there any equivalent for Tiger. What the OS offers natively is exasperating.
It takes a shotgun approach, immediately searching with the first keystroke.
Much preferable is Panther's ready, aim, fire method -- first allowing precise targeting, then searching.
What, if anything, can be done about this dilemma?

In the day of System 7, UltraFind could be substituted -- accessed by pressing Command + F. Is there any similar fix for Tiger's Finder Search?

[Cold Warrior]

Maybe a third-party application. Moving there...

[turtle777]

Try Spotlaser.

-t

[towen]

Thanks Turtle, that's a great improvement.
Recognizing Capitalization too! -- have been missing that since UltraFind.

Now, if I could just select specific Volumes, and an option to configure Spotlaser to be invoked with Command + F -- but then, what-the-hay. I'll send'm a few bucks, and maybe they'll work on it.

Still befuddled as to why Apple, among others, keep "fixin'" things that ain't broke.

[mduell]

Why not use Spotlight, choose Show All, then start drilling down the limitations you want?