FTFF
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FTFF, originally a string of profanity ("Fuck the fucking fuckers"), is far better known in Apple Macintosh circles as an abbreviation for "Fix the Fucking Finder" and is used to express user dissatisfaction with the Macintosh Finder. It has become more prominent as an ideology since the public release of Mac OS X.
Origin
The modern term was coined by col_kurtz in a post to the Macintoshian Achaia forum at Ars Technica on February 10, 2003, symbolizing the dissatisfaction of some Macintosh users with the state of the Finder in Mac OS X. This sentiment was fueled by articles written by John Siracusa for Ars Technica, particularly his article on the failings of the Mac OS X Finder, About the Finder...
Motives behind FTFF
Many Mac users consider the Mac OS X Finder inferior to its Mac OS 9 counterpart, and a significant flaw in the Mac OS X user experience. Proponents' main criticisms of the Macintosh Finder include:
- The current Finder can be slow when dealing with network shares, including Apple's own iDisk.
- The current Finder is apparently buggy, failing to accurately reflect the total size of a folder as files are added to or removed from it.
- The current Finder is not a spatial file manager.
- The current Finder can bog down the entire system if a network share vanishes while it is mounted.
- The current Finder uses a wide variety of user interface styles, including various combinations of Brushed metal, Aqua, and custom Spotlight-related controls and window decorations.
Official support
Apple has been rumored to be working on a new, redesigned Finder with a better user interface and improved performance. So far, "FTFF" proponents have been disappointed, although Apple patent filings suggest work is being done on the Finder, potentially including more Spotlight tools. Additionally, in a job posting, Apple referred to the Finder as "the notorious file browser for Mac OS X", which some interpreted as acknowledging the Finder's shortcomings.
External links
- Mac OS X homepage
- Finder in Mac OS X 10.4
- Finder in Mac OS X 10.3
- Finder in Mac OS X 10.2
- Finder in Mac OS X 10.1
- John Siracusa ponders the future of the Mac OS X Finder's in his blog
- Windows Explorer Like Clone For Mac OS X
- Article: About the Finder...
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