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rafalski · Oct 12, 2009, 02:49 PM

One of Snow Leopard bugs that bother me (actually the only one that really does) is that spring loaded windows from Expose are gone now.

In 10.5.x I could take a file, drag it to the corner to activate Expose, then drag it over the Expose thumbnail window of choice, wait a second or two for the window to spring-activate itself and then I could do what I needed with that file I still kept dragging. Despite having read about Expose now being spring-loaded in 10.6, I can't seem to get it working. I cannot pick an Expose thumbnail window without letting the dragged file go. Am I doing something wrong?

I remember, spring-loaded dock was not activated by default in 10.5.x which I upgraded from, I had to do it with Onyx or a similar tool.
Could this setting have messed 10.6 spring-loaded Expose?

Is it working for you?

TETENAL · Oct 12, 2009, 02:54 PM

Works for me.

rafalski · Oct 12, 2009, 08:35 PM

@TETENAL Are you sure? I just checked on my gf's computer, she's still on 10.5.8. I can drag stuff over Expose, chose a thumbnail and wait over it so it spring-selects and expands itself out of Expose (I'm still holding my file with the mouse button). On my 10.6.2 I can hold the mouse with file over Expose thumbnails and nothing happens, they don't spring expand.

TETENAL · Oct 12, 2009, 10:04 PM

I'm sure, but I'm still on 10.6.1. If you don't mind to reorganize the icons in your Dock try trashing the Dock preferences and log out. Or maybe it's a regression in 10.6.2. Report it to Apple so that they can make sure not to release it with that bug.

rafalski · Oct 12, 2009, 10:18 PM

Sorry, I meant 10.6.1, not 10.6.2

This is what it looks like, I am hovering a file over one of the Expose thumbnails and nothing happens. Before Snow Leopard, this would've picked and spring-activated that Firefox window after a second or two (cursor arrow wasn't captured in the screen grab).

ibook_steve · Oct 13, 2009, 09:52 AM

Works OK for me, too. I'm on 10.6.1. Do you have spring-loaded turned on in the Finder preferences?

Steve

rafalski · Oct 13, 2009, 09:58 AM

I do (just switched it off and on again in Finder preferences to refresh).

I found a workaround: I can press space to activate an Expose thumbnail window without losing selection on dragged file.

rafalski · Oct 13, 2009, 10:12 AM

I just realized what the problem was: I was using a Wacom tablet rather than a mouse. It works ok with a mouse, the change in 10.6 only affects the tablet – even with the latest drivers.