Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Dock 1.6

MacRumors · Oct 10, 2007, 03:45 PM

Appleinsider provides another look at the most recent developer's build of Leopard with a focus on the history and improvements in the Finder's Dock.

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It's therefore notable that Leopard sports an entirely new Dock appearance, which now presents its icons as three dimensional objects sitting on a translucent glass shelf, rather than flat objects stuck in a translucent ribbon of icon flypaper. Dock icons now cast a reflection on the Dock (as do other windows on the screen, and even the background image), as well as casting a shadow behind them. The combination of the reflection and the shadow contribute to their dimensional appearance.

Leopard's new dock functionality is perhaps most efficiently explained in Apple's demo video (Quicktime) of the Dock and Finder. Further description and photos available at at Apple.

Mac OS X Leopard is reportedly approaching Gold Master status. According to the most recent checks, Apple had 11 high priority bugs left. Apple has previously announced that they intend to ship Leopard in October.

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ruckus · Oct 10, 2007, 03:46 PM

I'm pretty excited about leopard's release. I guess everyone here is though :P

jonny · Oct 10, 2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ruckus

I'm pretty excited about leopard's release. I guess everyone here is though :P

i hope they jailbreak it quickly.

har har

QCassidy352 · Oct 10, 2007, 03:47 PM

11 high priority bugs left on october 10th? :-/ I'm beginning to not feel so good about an October release...

psychofreak · 03:55 PM

I'm liking AppleInsider's style of Leopard reviews...but I wish that there was an option to use the old style dock...

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Dock's application icons in prominent view in the center of the screen when using Alt+Tab to jump between applications.

CMD+Tab...we're not in Windows!

KingYaba · Oct 10, 2007, 03:49 PM

I do not like all these reflections in cover flow, finder, and now the dock? I hope I can turn the reflection off.

nosen · Oct 10, 2007, 03:50 PM

Nice article, looks cool. Anxiously awaiting this release!

thejadedmonkey · Oct 10, 2007, 03:53 PM

so how long to fix 11 bugs..?

And what happened to only having 2 known issues with the last release? Did they discover another 9 or something?

iomar · Oct 10, 2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KingYaba

I do not like all these reflections in cover flow, finder, and now the dock? I hope I can turn the reflection off.

I am sure we might have that option. But I love how it looks! I have never been more excited about an operating system. I think this OS will be free of bugs when it arrives.

Rocketman · Oct 10, 2007, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by QCassidy352

11 high priority bugs left on october 10th? :-/ I'm beginning to not feel so good about an October release...

This is why I feel the typical user should wait for 10.5.1. Of course the developers will look forward to 10.5.0 as a means to see which features finally made it and which were culled at the last minute. Also their key areas will probably have either bugs or feature changes that are needed. For example Apple may have forsaked modems now, but under 9.2 you could turn one off. Under 10.4 if you manually log off a modem the OS insists on redialing and has no option not to, short of pulling the plug. A modem is still the only way to get internet in plenty of places.

So as with any major new OS update, some of the "old" features it lost in the translation need to be re-added so users who have old habits or needs can live life without downgrading to do so.

Rocketman

weezer160 · Oct 10, 2007, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by psychofreak

I'm liking AppleInsider's style of Leopard reviews...but I wish that there was an option to use the old style dock...

CMD+Tab...we're not in Windows!

Or "Apple" + TAB

We're on a Mac!

chr1s60 · Oct 10, 2007, 04:01 PM

The dock looks pretty cool. I may be the minority, but I like the reflections. Apple, please just give us a release date before people start to panic.

offwidafairies · Oct 10, 2007, 04:03 PM

11 bugs?
How serious are these bugs?
Im anxious to try out Leopard when it is released, but the more I hear about each build and it's problems the more I am concerned with how stable the new OS will be. It will be useless to me if it cant run ProTools, Sibelius and Photoshop correctly to begin with. Im planning to buy a new MacBook Pro when it is released. Maybe I should hold onto my Powerbook for the transition period

Peace · Oct 10, 2007, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by QCassidy352

11 high priority bugs left on october 10th? :-/ I'm beginning to not feel so good about an October release...

Could you please explain to me what a "High Priority" bug is because it's not a classification in radar.

The last seed mentioned one issue.I have some bugs reported and none have ever been classified as "High Priority" by me or Apple engineers.

grappler · Oct 10, 2007, 04:03 PM

So if it looks like they're sitting on a shelf along the bottom, what does it look like when it's on the right or left side of the screen?

boxandrew · Oct 10, 2007, 04:03 PM

So where's the shipping announcement? If it's going to be the 26th, they are cutting it way finer than last time... I'm beginning to be converted to the 'it won't make it for October' view.

HLdan · Oct 10, 2007, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by KingYaba

I do not like all these reflections in cover flow, finder, and now the dock? I hope I can turn the reflection off.

Oh you take all the fun out of computing. If you want a boring OS stay in Tiger, if you want even more boring Windows of any version is available.

Multimedia · Oct 10, 2007, 04:13 PM

Dock Schmock, I'd rather just go to the Recent Items menu.

arn · Oct 10, 2007, 04:14 PM

Seed notes don't list every known bug, so 11 shouldn't be seen as an increase. It's certainly a decrease in bugs since the last dev release.

My understanding is that these are 11 issues to be fixed before GM.

arn

c6viperkiller · Oct 10, 2007, 04:14 PM

In Tiger, if the app was written the right way, you couldn't resize the window below the dock. Is this still present in leopard given that one of the "features" of the new dock is the reflections from windows placed behind it?

PlaceofDis · Oct 10, 2007, 04:16 PM

the whole 'stack' idea is what i'm looking forward to the most to be honest.
can't wait.

psychofreak · Oct 10, 2007, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by PlaceofDis

the whole 'stack' idea is what i'm looking forward to the most to be honest.
can't wait.

That and QuickLook

Peace · Oct 10, 2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by arn

Seed notes don't list every known bug, so 11 shouldn't be seen as an increase. It's certainly a decrease in bugs since the last dev release.

My understanding is that these are 11 issues to be fixed before GM.

arn

While I agree with you on the seed note part..In all actuality there are probably more than 11 issues with Leopard.I personally know of only one or two that could be listed as "Reproducible Every Time" or "Critical" and I have a lot bugs filed with Leopard.

Eleven Critical bugs? Show me the money.

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I might add I've tested it on an iMac,a Macbook and a Mac Pro.I will admit to not using the PPC as a testbed.
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OwlsAndApples · Oct 10, 2007, 04:22 PM

That was quite an interesting article...probably because I came to Macs relatively recently and have little knowledge of previous incarnations of the dock...

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Originally Posted by psychofreak

That and QuickLook

Timemachine and Quicklook for me.

aswitcher · Oct 10, 2007, 04:24 PM

I like the dock, reflections and all. MB needs a better graphics card to run this me thinks.

Oct 10, 2007, 03:47 PM	#4
QCassidy352 Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston, MA	11 high priority bugs left on october 10th? :-/ I'm beginning to not feel so good about an October release... __________________ "If Jesus Himself came back to earth and turned water to wine, half of MacRumors would say 'meh, this is red. I wanted white.'"

Oct 10, 2007, 03:49 PM	#6
KingYaba macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stuck in a rut...	I do not like all these reflections in cover flow, finder, and now the dock? I hope I can turn the reflection off. __________________ Texas: illegally acquired; universally admired.

Oct 10, 2007, 03:53 PM	#8
thejadedmonkey macrumors 68040 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pa	so how long to fix 11 bugs..? And what happened to only having 2 known issues with the last release? Did they discover another 9 or something? __________________ Mac Mini G4 • MacBook Pro • iPod Nano "Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement. - Mark Twain

Oct 10, 2007, 04:01 PM	#12
chr1s60 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California	The dock looks pretty cool. I may be the minority, but I like the reflections. Apple, please just give us a release date before people start to panic. __________________ 15" MacBook Pro 3.06GHz, iPod 4G 20GB, iPod Classic 120GB, iPod Shuffle 4G, White iPhone 3G S⃣ 16GB,tv 160GB

Oct 10, 2007, 04:03 PM	#13
offwidafairies macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia	11 bugs? How serious are these bugs? Im anxious to try out Leopard when it is released, but the more I hear about each build and it's problems the more I am concerned with how stable the new OS will be. It will be useless to me if it cant run ProTools, Sibelius and Photoshop correctly to begin with. Im planning to buy a new MacBook Pro when it is released. Maybe I should hold onto my Powerbook for the transition period __________________ K.I.S.S I'm a Human Being Not a Human Doing!!

Oct 10, 2007, 03:46 PM	#2
ruckus macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2005	I'm pretty excited about leopard's release. I guess everyone here is though :P

Oct 10, 2007, 03:50 PM	#7
nosen macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: ct, us	Nice article, looks cool. Anxiously awaiting this release!

Oct 10, 2007, 04:03 PM	#15
grappler macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2006	So if it looks like they're sitting on a shelf along the bottom, what does it look like when it's on the right or left side of the screen?

Oct 10, 2007, 04:03 PM	#16
boxandrew macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oklahoma, OK	So where's the shipping announcement? If it's going to be the 26th, they are cutting it way finer than last time... I'm beginning to be converted to the 'it won't make it for October' view.

Oct 10, 2007, 04:13 PM	#18
Multimedia Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Santa Cruz CA, Silicon Beach	I Prefer The "Recent Items" Menu Dock Schmock, I'd rather just go to the Recent Items menu.

Oct 10, 2007, 04:14 PM	#19
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	Seed notes don't list every known bug, so 11 shouldn't be seen as an increase. It's certainly a decrease in bugs since the last dev release. My understanding is that these are 11 issues to be fixed before GM. arn

Oct 10, 2007, 04:14 PM	#20
c6viperkiller macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Detroit, MI	In Tiger, if the app was written the right way, you couldn't resize the window below the dock. Is this still present in leopard given that one of the "features" of the new dock is the reflections from windows placed behind it? __________________ 15" Powerbook, 1.5 Ghz, 1.5 Gb Ram, 80 Gb HD, 10.5.x

Oct 10, 2007, 04:16 PM	#21
PlaceofDis macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago.	the whole 'stack' idea is what i'm looking forward to the most to be honest. can't wait.

Oct 10, 2007, 04:24 PM	#25
aswitcher macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sydney OZ	I like the dock, reflections and all. MB needs a better graphics card to run this me thinks. __________________ Never underestimate the Geekfactor Switcher since June '04 iPhone 3G \| 24" Alu iMac \| 15" MacBookPro \| Elgato EyeTV/IceTV \| SecuritySpy User

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