29 Oct 2014, 14:42
Turly - for some reason the problem has disappeared. I don't exactly know what intervening factor caused it to disappear. It might have been me relaunching the Finder. Anyway, if it happens again, I'll immediately follow your instructions and send you the results.
27 Oct 2014, 17:27
I've got that damned thing again where having FinderPop switched on causes slowdowns. Specifically, with FinderPop on:
1. A slowdown in FinderPop's own system preference options. Each tab takes quite a few seconds to be selected. Turning the "off" radio button takes a long time - a few seconds - before it registers. But with FinderPop off, all actions/selections in the pane are super-quick, as with any other System Preference pane.
2. A slowdown when selecting (just selecting, not opening) apps in the applications folder. It used to be (when I experienced this before) that this slowdown affected all selections of apps in the applications folder. This time (running OS X 10.10 aka Yosemite) it's the first 2 app selections only that are slowed down (beachball for about five seconds before the Finder manages to select them). Yes, I know - bizarre. After that, the third selection of an app, and further selections of apps are at the normal speed, i.e., instantaneous.
I hate this! For a long while I used FinderPop in Mavericks and this --thing -- had gone away. Now it's come back, this time using Yosemite.
*sigh*
23 Jul 2013, 23:21
OK, just installed FP 2.4.9, thinking, that bug must have been squashed by now, but it's still there! I added 3 aliases to my FP items folder, and hey presto, it takes me a looooong time to select an app in the applications folder (i.e, to just select it by clicking it once) - about 3 or 4 seconds. Doesn't sound much, but it is. Disabled FP, and I can select them instantly again.
So it's disabled again
BTW - running OS X 10.8.4 on a MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 8GB memory (OK, it's an old-ish machine, but not that bad
)06 Dec 2011, 21:04
I thought you might be interested in this. I bought a new iMac - a 3.4GHz Intel Core i7, with 12GB RAM and 2GB Video RAM. Installed FinderPop. Everything seemed to be OK, until I started adding more things to the "FinderPop Items Folder".
The machine's quite fast, but I noticed a slowdown. Then I realised that the same thing was happening as before - the machine was slowing down considerably when I simply selected application icons in the applications folder. Since the machine is a lot faster than my old one, it took me longer to realise that this was happening.
Furthermore, after I had added a few things to the "FinderPop Items Folder" for some intuitive reason I took a look at the Activity Monitor app. I was somewhat stunned to see that my 12GB memory had shrunk to a mere 100MB of free. Only a few other apps were open.
With great reluctance I deleted FinderPop, and the apps folder now doesn't slow anything down, and my RAM isn't disappearing.
There's a bug in there somewhere, Turly, or I'll eat my hoojamaflip.
24 Dec 2010, 19:06
Has *no-one* had this trouble? ... which I'm still getting? It's a real shame because I've been using FinderPop since forever, but this oddity means I've had to turn it off, and maybe have to use some other software like FolderGlance. I've tested it time and again now, and the situation remains the same: with FP switched on, any operation on the Applications folder is treacle-slow (selecting items, closing the window, etc., etc). Rarrgh!
11 Nov 2010, 17:18
Oh bu**er - I deleted one of them. ugh
18 Oct 2010, 20:33
Nothing wrong with my disk apparently.
I notice that in my User/Library/Preferences folder there are two items:
com.finderpop.finderpop.plist
and
com.finderpop.finderpop-info
.. are both supposed to be there?
14 Sep 2010, 14:00
no - it's only the case when finderpop is on
i'll check my disks with the disk utility tonight, as it takes so long
11 Sep 2010, 14:39
Hi -sorry took so long to reply. There doesn't appear to be anythingweird about the modification date of the apps folder.
I did the "get info" and, after the lag, it said modification date "Today 14:20" (I just installed an application), waited a few seconds, did it again, it still said the same thing.
Everything about the apps folder is slow. If I click on the "get file path" icon in the finder window, it has the same lag before it shows the path ("Applications -> Macintosh HD -> [machine name]"). Just selecting the window incurs the lag, as does closing the "Get Info" window. Hovering the mouse over the "close window" button takes ages before the button turns into a cross, and it takes a few seconds before it closes.
Scrolling the window is normal speed.
It has 12.39GB of stuff in it.
No other folder on my machine shows this behaviour.
But, as long as FP is turned on, selecting anything in the folder causes a lag (few seconds - sounds small but is noticeable).
Stumped and bamboozled.
16 Aug 2010, 00:23
Ah I see what scrubbing is - very handy! Sorry no I didn't answer your question properly. Anyway following your instructions I find that command-control clicking in the icon-viewed applications folder does evoke the contents list, though it takes two or three seconds to do it; in all other folders I tested, doing the same seems instantaneous.
14 Aug 2010, 19:29
I can't tell what's causing this behaviour with my system.
I have 192 items in my Applications folder. But that's not humungously huge is it?
I must confess I don't understand what you mean about "scrubbing the mouse" (the mind boggles). In any case I'm using the trackpad on my MacBook Pro. I just tried plugging a mouse in instead, but the same thing happens.
If I control-click on an app, FinderPop opens OK, and it doesn't take too long. A bit longer than it does to open something on the desktop, say, but not noticeably delayed. It's the initial selection of an app that takes the long time.
It's a mystery, but it's not a big problem. If I need to do a lot of selecting of apps in the apps folder, I'll just temporarily turn FP off.
19 Jul 2010, 10:23
RonaldPR wrote:You did not mention the lag in your first couple of posts in this thread. Was the lag noticeable from the beginning or did it start later?
Oh gawd I'm not sure - though I think I noticed it pretty much straight away.
I wish I could find out what's causing it, because I love FinderPop.
I thought it was maybe Jitouch, or SmartScroll, but it's there when they're disabled.
UPDATE - just found that it only affects items in the Applications folder! Ahaa!
I am sorry - I was always using that folder to test ... but maybe that's normal with FP? Still don't know why it does it, but since it doesn't affect other folders, it's not too much of a problem!Wa-hey - now I shall use it!
19 Jul 2010, 07:24
RonaldPR wrote:Did you try this: Log out and then login with shift key pressed (that will prevent login items to load). Then enable FP in the prefs pane. If there is no slowing in the Finder now, the problem is a conflict with one of the processes that are launched at login.?
I tried that - the lag is still there, so I don't know what's going on.
09 Jul 2010, 08:29
turly wrote:Yes, but did you try disabling control-free-popup in the FinderPop prefPane? Dragging the delay slider all the way to the right disables it
I've always had that setting dragged all the way to the right, next to "Never".
No, I can't see anything peculiar in Console.
I guess I'll have to wait and see if anyone else gets this behaviour.
Ah, I'm hoping the Netherlands can get through !
08 Jul 2010, 20:44
turly wrote:@System6: Do you have control-free popup turned on? Try turning it off to see if it makes a difference to your Finder selection speed. Are you running any other system enhancers?
Well, I tried disabling Butler, Jitouch, SmartScroll, but still get the lag.
It happens quite predictably - turning FP off stops the "Finder select lag" instantly, and turning it back on evokes the lag again right away. It's not a "little" lag but a big one, like I say often causing the ol' beach ball.
This is on a MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz running 10.6.3 on 4GB memory.
It's a bugger, because I love FP!
PS Netherlands or Spain?
08 Jul 2010, 20:28
RonaldPR wrote:What do you mean with the "non-custom menu icons" ? In my FP menus, all icons show up the same as they do in the Finder..
What I mean is, if you uncheck the "Use Custom Items in FinderPop submenus" option, the applications in the menus appear as folder icons. I guessed that was because they're packages. I suppose I expected a generic application icon instead. But yes, if you select (check) that option, you get the icons as they show in the Finder.
FWIW I'm still getting the Finder lag (on selecting stuff in the Finder) with FP turned on. Selection of items is sometimes so slow as to cause the beachball cursor.
08 Jul 2010, 13:46
I'm not intending to "flame" this thread - really! - it's just I love FinderPop - BUT ... (*drum roll*) ... I now find it's slowing the Finder up big time.... I was selecting apps in the Applications folder, to make aliases from them, to put in the FP items folder, and I noticed that it was taking ages to make the aliases, in fact, ages to just select the items in the Finder... suspecting FP, I turned it off, and, oh dear, yes, the speed lag disappeared. Ohw dear...
08 Jul 2010, 13:13
hmm.. can't get dividers to work ... eg a folder named:
99)-***
update - ugh. sorry - works now!
08 Jul 2010, 13:06
Odd thing is, if I do check the "must be a control click" option, it *won't* work with a control-click, but if i uncheck it, it will.
bizarro
oh and btw, are the non-custom menu icons supposed to be folder icons? (because they're packages, or something?)
08 Jul 2010, 11:48
Hmm. weird. Also using 10.6.3, I find that FinderPop only works if the FinderPop preference pane window is currently active. Also, the "must be a control click" has no effect (ie, it works while the pane is active, regardless of that setting).
edit: hang on - make that, only if the system preferences window is open. Hm.. I'll try reinstalling...
Update: I restarted, scoured my hd for everything FinderPop related, deleted it all, restarted again, and reinstalled, and it seems to be working ok now.. except, the "must be a control click" for the "unused menubar area" option still makes no difference.
Great to have FinderPop back! The great thing about it is that you can open files with apps in the items folder by using the contextual menu on those items - really missed that!