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- A new Finder. I want tabs (like TotalFinder) and two instances in the same window, so that drag+drop doesn't require multiple windows. Like this: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12925/finder.png

Other than that, I'd like to see it continue to get faster. Booting, opening apps, etc.

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You probably realise this, but using spring-loaded folders Finder does allow you to navigate while dragging and dropping.

See http://kb.iu.edu/data/aehp.html

> " two instances in the same window, so that drag+drop doesn't require multiple windows."

Why wouldn't you just use copy/paste?

Well, then I'm left with two copies and I have to go back and delete one. If OSX had a cut/paste, that might work better. Even so, with the way Finder currently works, it's easy to have 10-15 Finder windows going at any moment, so cmd+` can be a pain.

... it doesn't have cut/paste?

It has copy/paste for files, but you can't "cut" a file. This is a continual source of frustration for Windows power users who come to the side with cookies. My guess is Apple doesn't think "cutting" a file makes sense: you are actually moving the file or deleting the file. However, why it would suddenly make sense to "copy" but not actually have "copy" do anything is still confusing to me.

The menus have cut, but I have never figured out how to use it.

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