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Old September 18th 13, 03:54 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
John Doe
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Default Why doesn't Explorer navigation pane arrow keystroke show contents?

Is there some reason that Explorer navigation pane arrow keystrokes
no longer cause the folder contents to show in the main window?

Does it bother everybody except Microsoft management?
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Old September 18th 13, 12:48 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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"John Doe" wrote in message

Is there some reason that Explorer navigation pane arrow
keystrokes no longer cause the folder contents to show in
the main window?

Does it bother everybody except Microsoft management?


Not me because it works just like it always has.

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Old September 18th 13, 03:01 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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"dadiOH" dadiOH invalid.com wrote:

"John Doe" jdoe usenetlove.invalid wrote


Is there some reason that Explorer navigation pane arrow
keystrokes no longer cause the folder contents to show in
the main window?

Does it bother everybody except Microsoft management?


Not me because it works just like it always has.


Some people might not be old enough to have used Windows XP...

I believe it's been since after Windows XP, since Windows Vista.
In the Explorer navigation pane, using the keyboard arrow keys to
navigate from one folder to another no longer works. You must
click on the folder name in order to show the contents of that
folder in the right-hand pane.











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Old September 18th 13, 06:47 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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"John Doe" wrote in message

"dadiOH" dadiOH invalid.com wrote:

"John Doe" jdoe usenetlove.invalid wrote


Is there some reason that Explorer navigation pane
arrow keystrokes no longer cause the folder contents
to show in the main window?

Does it bother everybody except Microsoft management?


Not me because it works just like it always has.


Some people might not be old enough to have used Windows
XP...

I believe it's been since after Windows XP, since Windows
Vista. In the Explorer navigation pane, using the
keyboard arrow keys to navigate from one folder to
another no longer works. You must click on the folder
name in order to show the contents of that folder in the
right-hand pane.


It functions as you describe in Windows 8, no idea about Win 7 or Vista but
I'm guessing it does in them as well.

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Old September 18th 13, 07:30 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:47:52 -0400, dadiOH wrote:

"John Doe" wrote in message

"dadiOH" dadiOH invalid.com wrote:

"John Doe" jdoe usenetlove.invalid wrote


Is there some reason that Explorer navigation pane
arrow keystrokes no longer cause the folder contents
to show in the main window?

Does it bother everybody except Microsoft management?

Not me because it works just like it always has.


Some people might not be old enough to have used Windows
XP...

I believe it's been since after Windows XP, since Windows
Vista. In the Explorer navigation pane, using the
keyboard arrow keys to navigate from one folder to
another no longer works. You must click on the folder
name in order to show the contents of that folder in the
right-hand pane.


It functions as you describe in Windows 8, no idea about Win 7 or Vista but
I'm guessing it does in them as well.


Just tried it in my W7. It works as John Doe describes.

John. I have to say I never noticed the behavior. There are other things
about the current Explorer that annoy me; maybe my awareness of this
problem got lost in the shuffle.

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Old September 18th 13, 09:01 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default Why doesn't Explorer navigation pane arrow keystroke show contents?

I've always used it, at least until "upgrading" to Windows 8 from XP.
For quickly viewing the contents of adjacent folders. Pressing an
arrow key is easier than pointing and clicking, especially for many
adjacent folders. I knew it was coming. I just don't understand the
reason Microsoft stopped including it, and it's annoying. What's the
point in just highlighting a folder name using an arrow key? What's
the point of leaving it out after windows XP? Looks like some
management decision by somebody who doesn't use a personal computer.
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Old September 18th 13, 10:06 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:01:18 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

I've always used it, at least until "upgrading" to Windows 8 from XP.
For quickly viewing the contents of adjacent folders. Pressing an
arrow key is easier than pointing and clicking, especially for many
adjacent folders. I knew it was coming. I just don't understand the
reason Microsoft stopped including it, and it's annoying. What's the
point in just highlighting a folder name using an arrow key? What's
the point of leaving it out after windows XP? Looks like some
management decision by somebody who doesn't use a personal computer.


Or even an accidental change. That happens...

But when you say "management decision by somebody who doesn't use a
personal computer", it reminds me of my idea for an appropriate
punishment for certain interface designers: sentence them to many years
of using the interface they have designed.

Not just software interfaces, either :-)

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Old September 18th 13, 10:54 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:01:18 +0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote:

I've always used it, at least until "upgrading" to Windows 8 from XP.



Upgrading from Windows 8 from XP is not possible. Perhaps since you
have "upgrading" in quotation marks you realize that, but just in case
you don't...

Having said that, I should mention that I "sort of" did such an
upgrade. On my Netbook, I did it in two steps--XP to Vista, then Vista
to 7. I did that with the full realization that doing such a thing
doubles the risk, and so I was prepared to start over with a clean
installation if necessary. But fortunately it worked for me.


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Old September 19th 13, 12:06 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default Why doesn't Explorer navigation pane arrow keystroke show contents?

"John Doe" wrote in message

I've always used it, at least until "upgrading" to
Windows 8 from XP. For quickly viewing the contents of
adjacent folders. Pressing an arrow key is easier than
pointing and clicking, especially for many adjacent
folders. I knew it was coming. I just don't understand
the reason Microsoft stopped including it, and it's
annoying. What's the point in just highlighting a folder
name using an arrow key? What's the point of leaving it
out after windows XP? Looks like some management decision
by somebody who doesn't use a personal computer.


I've told you twice before, I'll try one more time. Listen carefully....

THE ARROW KEYS STILL WORK IN WIN 8 EXPLORER.


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Old September 19th 13, 12:30 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Ken Blake kblake kb.invalid wrote:

John Doe jdoe usenetlove.invalid wrote:

I've always used it, at least until "upgrading" to Windows 8
from XP.



Upgrading...


The word "upgrading" isn't restricted to your concept of a
Microsoft upgrade.

From Windows 3.1, I have never done anything but a clean install. So
we could argue that part of the semantics, too.
 




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