Where is this "Show item preview" located? I can only find "Show icon preview"
I think it is "show icon preview" considering that "use as default" that he also mentions is right below it.
Sorry, a typo. It's "show item info."
is it recursively indexing a large number of folders to determine the item counts for the info?
I haven't seen this either, then again I have a fairly clean desktop and a highly structured folders. Perhaps a scale issue, I didn't notice where the author made any comments with the number of items Finder was rendering.
It would be nice if he specified what version of OS X.
OS X Lion. I've noticed it in Snow Leopard too.
I also notice that TextEdit is A LOT slower now thanks to Versions. The app used to open instantly. Now it takes a few seconds to launch or quit.
Note that "Show item info" only shows up if the current folder you're viewing is in icon view.
OP here. I had a typo in my blog post. It's "show item info" not "show item preview."