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10.7.2 - Launchpad icons got A LOT bigger?

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devyhevy

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Has anyone noticed any difference in your Launchpad icons size since updated to the latest 10.7.2 version of Lion?

I just updated my OS and the icons on launchpad now look HUGE. They looked pretty small and had a lot of room around each other... no they look all cluttered and ugly :(

I'm running Lion on a 15" mid 2011 Macbook Pro and here's how it looks now. Too bad I didn't have a screenshot of how they looked previously...

And as far as I can tell there's no way to edit the icon size on launchpad or is there?
 

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fisherking

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same thing here. ugh. and it STILL doesn't remember where i've placed some of the apps..

would be nice to resize the icons somehow.
hoping someone knows a way...
 
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devyhevy

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fisherking said:
same thing here. ugh. and it STILL doesn't remember where i've placed some of the apps..

would be nice to resize the icons somehow.
hoping someone knows a way...
Click to expand...

This SUCKS. Launchpad looked so neat before this update... damn you Apple! :confused:
 
fisherking

fisherking

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devyhevy said:
This SUCKS. Launchpad looked so neat before this update... damn you Apple! :confused:
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really. my neighbor across the street just called; he says "i see you use Spotify too"...he's looking at the launchpad icons on my macbook.

(okay, i made that up. but they ARE that big...)
 
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sebseb81

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Yes, they are bigger for me as well.

Anyone have an issue with the Applications folder in the Dock now showing Apple programs as "App Store.app" or "Face Time.app?
 
fisherking

fisherking

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sebseb81 said:
Yes, they are bigger for me as well.

Anyone have an issue with the Applications folder in the Dock now showing Apple programs as "App Store.app" or "Face Time.app?
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not a problem here. did u try removing the icon, and putting the app folder back in the dock?
 
bruleke

bruleke

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Guys, I am using Snow Leopard.
Just explain me that: Launchpad is nothing but an "applications" folder like the one there is in Snow Leopard/Leopard/Tiger etc...?
 
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Couldn't get myself to use Launchpad, but this looks a bit odd anyway...
 
fisherking

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bruleke said:
Guys, I am using Snow Leopard.
Just explain me that: Launchpad is nothing but an "applications" folder like the one there is in Snow Leopard/Leopard/Tiger etc...?
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launchpad is an application LAUNCHER that you bring up thru a key, or a swipe.
it shows you your apps, you click on one, it disappears and the app opens.

didn't expect to use it, and now i use it all the time...
 
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CodeBreaker

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But it still is a 5X8 matrix. So it's only a cosmetic change. IMHO you can find an App more quickly (especially on a 11/13" screen).

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bruleke said:
Looks EXACTLY something like this?

Application+Menu.png
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Except it's full screen, scrolls horizontally, has virtual folders, allows you to rearrange apps and uninstall App Store apps.
 
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cms2

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You know, before I upgraded to Lion a few days ago I didn't expect to use Launchpad much. But I really, really like it. I've been using it a lot. It's really unfortunate that Apple made the icons so huge all of a sudden. Looked a lot cleaner before. Now all the apps are bunched together. Oh well. Apple giveth, Apple taketh away. Or at least Apple maketh ugly. :rolleyes:
 
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devyhevy

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Hopefully Apple will someday add the option to edit Launchpad's icon size...
 
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Applefanatic46

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I just updated, and I HATE the way the launchpad looks. I didn't love the launchpad to start with, and this is insult to injury. It makes it look like my grandparents computer. I really hope they give you the option to adjust the size of the icons soon.
 
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cjmillsnun

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If you don't like Launchpad, don't use it. Believe it or not "Applications" is still available from the Go menu in Finder, or you can add Applications to a stack on your dock.

There's no need to disable it.
 
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