Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Screenshots?

MacRumors · 04:45 AM

With WWDC just days away, the first Tiger information and screenshots appears to have been leaked. According to sources, Apple will reportedly provide developers with a Mac OS X 10.4 Preview copy at WWDC on Monday. The screenshots provided reportedly come from this upcoming developer preview.

(Of note, the screenshots come from a previously unconfirmed source, and as a result may spark the usual debates of legitimacy -- though on casual inspection, do appear real (Tiger Read Me PDF)

Overall Mac OS X 10.4 is said to not hold any dramatic changes from Mac OS X 10.3.

The preview is labeled "Version 10.4 Pre-release" (About Box) and build number 8A162 (Build).

A new version of Safari (v2.0) is bundled with the release and offers at least two new features. These include support for RSS news feeds as well as a new "Private Browsing" mode. Private Browsing allows users to browse without keeping a history of pages viewed.

System Preferences (Screenshot) has been tweaked yet again, with the addition of an iTunes-like search function on the top right (Search 1) which hilights relevant control panels in real time. As the search gets narrowed (Search 2) so do the control panels that are hilighted.

In addition, Apple has added new security features to their firewall, most significantly a Stealth Mode (Firewall Options) which should "Ensures that any uninvited traffic receives no response -- not even an acknowledgement that your computer exists."

Perhaps the most dramatic change, however, is the inclusion of a new Expose features called Dashboard (Screenshot). Dashboard appears to be a Gadget/Widget based utility which provides users with a quick access (invoked by user-specified function key) to frequently used tools/applications. The tools available to users in the Tiger build include Address Book, Calculator, Calendar, iTunes, Stickies and World Clock. The tools provided however, are heavily themed with un-Mac OS X-like styles. It's assumed that developers will be able to provide additional "Gadgets".

Confirmation or invalidation of these images should come at WWDC next week.

Thanks to Gary Niger and Ron Delsner of GNAA for providing the information in this article.

Chaszmyr · 04:20 AM

Dashboard kinda looks fake to me... We'll see though

I just can't imagine Apple making such hideous "widgets"

BWhaler · 02:15 PM

I think this is a good start. I hope Apple blows us away on Monday with much, much more.

arn · Jun 26, 2004, 04:18 AM

so, yeah.... unconfirmed.. but a whole lot of trouble to fake.. dashboard appears very un-Apple... at least the styles do. The concept seems cool.

arn

Jmitch · Jun 26, 2004, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arn

so, yeah.... unconfirmed.. but a whole lot of trouble to fake.. dashboard appears very un-Apple... at least the styles do. The concept seems cool.

arn

Yeah, this **** looks completely bull.

aldo · Jun 26, 2004, 05:06 PM

I said before these are real, and they are.

The quicktime icon is telling you that is real - do you really think they would go to the effort of redesigning bloody icons if they were fake? Added to this the fact that we have already had info that Quicktime 7 is going to be a big leap.

I also know the person that leaked these, and they are in deep **** at apple now. They may lose their job because of this.

Oh, another thing... on my age -- I'm 15, not 16 -- but I don't think that should really intefere with your judgement. I just know the person that leaked these and they would tell me if they leaked fakes, but they didn't own up and I know that he would if they were.

Also -- the GNAA reference is just a joke. It's making a satire out of sterotypes. Ignore it and just laugh.

zweigand · Jun 26, 2004, 05:22 PM

I can't believe it took 6 pages before someone noticed that the new "iTunes" says "iTunes not running"! This just goes to show that it is merely a controller for the real iTunes app and apparently the REAL iTunes isn't running. I have personally downloaded several apps that control iTunes in the background, I'm sure there are konfabulator widgets that do the same.

It's fake ....or I'm switching to windoze

rolloffle · Jun 26, 2004, 05:22 PM

Congratulations, aldo. For your steadfast adherence to "teh facts" in the face of hundreds of sceptical Mac fanbois you will not fail it come Monday.

Jmitch · Jun 26, 2004, 06:48 PM

These screenshots are complete bull.

aswitcher · Jun 26, 2004, 06:55 PM

Yeah, as much as I would like a version/form of confabulator as part of the OSX I agree these shots look dodgy...

zyuzin4 · Jun 26, 2004, 04:18 AM

interesting. i like the system prefs search box. sometimes i forget where to find certain obscure things

irmongoose · 05:09 AM

Is it just me or does "Dashboard" look a little too familiar? Konfabulator, anyone?

(Beaten to it!)

And searching GNAA on Google yields this page. Somehow I think this is not the GNAA I was looking for.

irmongoose

coolfactor · Jun 26, 2004, 04:24 AM

Okay, at first I was a bit confused why we'd need a Search box on System Preferences. Now, Windows's Control Panel needs that feature! But then taking a closer look, you can search for terms *inside* a Preference Pane, as shown in the second screenshot.. that is cool!

MacFan26 · Jun 26, 2004, 04:24 AM

wow, Dashboard does look like Konfabulator. Yikes, WWDC starts Monday, I'm getting pretty excited! Anyone know yet if it will be broadcast at either the stores or online?

MacBoy88 · 04:33 AM

Looks nice. When is the keynote?

BTW did anyone else see that you have to have a DVD Drive to install Tiger?!?!?!

Zappa · Jun 26, 2004, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmongoose

And searching GNAA on Google yields this page. Somehow I'm think this is not the GNAA I was looking for.

Hmm... Information by "Gary Niger" of GNAA. Sounds too stupid to be true. And that dashboard thing? Hogwash me thinks ...

DMann · Jun 26, 2004, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zappa

Hmm... Information by "Gary Niger" of GNAA. Sounds too stupid to be true. And that dashboard thing? Hogwash me thinks ...

I can only imagine Tiger making larger leaps into
the refined and 3D realm we know OSX is capable
of. I sure hope the graphics are richer than that...

jasonpaul75 · Jun 26, 2004, 04:35 AM

I just hope that "we" are given control over all aspects of these widgets.
(Color, font, etc.)
If given control over where information is drawn this could be really useful and powerful stuff. I had also understood that these little widgets would be default always on aspects of the OS.

Interesting...

Nermal · 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmongoose

And searching GNAA on Google yields this page. Somehow I'm think this is not the GNAA I was looking for.

I immediately thought of them when I saw "GNAA". Anyone who reads Slashdot would be familiar with them - they put big spam posts everywhere.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacBoy88

BTW did anyone else see that you have to have a DVD Drive to install Tiger?!?!?!

Yes, and it doesn't surprise me. I don't think the screenshots are real (at least not the Dashboard ones), but I have no trouble believing the PDF.

BWhaler · Jun 26, 2004, 04:19 AM

The dashboard looks very similar to Konfabulator. I hope Apple let's 3rd party developers add more than the basics.

coolfactor · Jun 26, 2004, 04:19 AM

I think the fellas over at Konfabulator are gonna be unhappy with this whole Gadget-based Dashboard idea, if it's true. I wasn't totally impressed by the inconsistencies of the Gadgets... too much like play toys.

We'll see come Tuesday's keynote.

P.S. Doesn't Longhorn have a Dashboard? Haha, way to beat them to the punch!

nsb3000 · Jun 26, 2004, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolfactor

I think the fellas over at Konfabulator are gonna be unhappy with this whole Gadget-based Dashboard idea, if it's true. I wasn't totally impressed by the inconsistencies of the Gadgets... too much like play toys.

We'll see come Tuesday's keynote.

P.S. Doesn't Longhorn have a Dashboard? Haha, way to beat them to the punch!

Its like the whole sherlock/Watson fiasco. I personally prefer when Apple comes up with their own ideas..

RandomDeadHead · Jun 26, 2004, 04:19 AM

Screenshots look "Ghostly". I like it. And private browsing sounds very cool. Not to say that I need to cover my tracks.

uberman42 · Jun 26, 2004, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandomDeadHead

Screenshots look "Ghostly". I like it. And private browsing sounds very cool. Not to say that I need to cover my tracks.

The PDF downloads to whereever you have PDFs go...

Chaszmyr · Jun 26, 2004, 05:01 AM

Not to mention, that PDF file uses Panther graphics. I simply cant believe that this stuff could be real

Jun 26, 2004, 04:13 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Screenshots? With WWDC just days away, the first Tiger information and screenshots appears to have been leaked. According to sources, Apple will reportedly provide developers with a Mac OS X 10.4 Preview copy at WWDC on Monday. The screenshots provided reportedly come from this upcoming developer preview. (Of note, the screenshots come from a previously unconfirmed source, and as a result may spark the usual debates of legitimacy -- though on casual inspection, do appear real (Tiger Read Me PDF) Overall Mac OS X 10.4 is said to not hold any dramatic changes from Mac OS X 10.3. The preview is labeled "Version 10.4 Pre-release" (About Box) and build number 8A162 (Build). A new version of Safari (v2.0) is bundled with the release and offers at least two new features. These include support for RSS news feeds as well as a new "Private Browsing" mode. Private Browsing allows users to browse without keeping a history of pages viewed. System Preferences (Screenshot) has been tweaked yet again, with the addition of an iTunes-like search function on the top right (Search 1) which hilights relevant control panels in real time. As the search gets narrowed (Search 2) so do the control panels that are hilighted. In addition, Apple has added new security features to their firewall, most significantly a Stealth Mode (Firewall Options) which should "Ensures that any uninvited traffic receives no response -- not even an acknowledgement that your computer exists." Perhaps the most dramatic change, however, is the inclusion of a new Expose features called Dashboard (Screenshot). Dashboard appears to be a Gadget/Widget based utility which provides users with a quick access (invoked by user-specified function key) to frequently used tools/applications. The tools available to users in the Tiger build include Address Book, Calculator, Calendar, iTunes, Stickies and World Clock. The tools provided however, are heavily themed with un-Mac OS X-like styles. It's assumed that developers will be able to provide additional "Gadgets". Confirmation or invalidation of these images should come at WWDC next week. Thanks to Gary Niger and Ron Delsner of GNAA for providing the information in this article. Last edited by arn : Jun 26, 2004 at 04:45 AM.

Jun 26, 2004, 04:15 AM	#2
Chaszmyr macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Boulder, CO	Dashboard kinda looks fake to me... We'll see though I just can't imagine Apple making such hideous "widgets" Last edited by Chaszmyr : Jun 26, 2004 at 04:20 AM.

Jun 26, 2004, 04:16 AM	#3
BWhaler macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2003	I think this is a good start. I hope Apple blows us away on Monday with much, much more. Last edited by Doctor Q : Jun 26, 2004 at 02:15 PM.

Jun 26, 2004, 05:22 PM	#7
zweigand macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Near a Mac	poop on a stick I can't believe it took 6 pages before someone noticed that the new "iTunes" says "iTunes not running"! This just goes to show that it is merely a controller for the real iTunes app and apparently the REAL iTunes isn't running. I have personally downloaded several apps that control iTunes in the background, I'm sure there are konfabulator widgets that do the same. It's fake ....or I'm switching to windoze

Jun 26, 2004, 06:55 PM	#10
aswitcher macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sydney OZ	Yeah, as much as I would like a version/form of confabulator as part of the OSX I agree these shots look dodgy... __________________ Never underestimate the Geekfactor Switcher since June '04 iPhone 3G \| 24" Alu iMac \| 15" MacBookPro \| Elgato EyeTV/IceTV \| SecuritySpy User

Jun 26, 2004, 04:18 AM	#4
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	so, yeah.... unconfirmed.. but a whole lot of trouble to fake.. dashboard appears very un-Apple... at least the styles do. The concept seems cool. arn

Jun 26, 2004, 05:06 PM	#6
aldo macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: England, UK	I said before these are real, and they are. The quicktime icon is telling you that is real - do you really think they would go to the effort of redesigning bloody icons if they were fake? Added to this the fact that we have already had info that Quicktime 7 is going to be a big leap. I also know the person that leaked these, and they are in deep **** at apple now. They may lose their job because of this. Oh, another thing... on my age -- I'm 15, not 16 -- but I don't think that should really intefere with your judgement. I just know the person that leaked these and they would tell me if they leaked fakes, but they didn't own up and I know that he would if they were. Also -- the GNAA reference is just a joke. It's making a satire out of sterotypes. Ignore it and just laugh.

Jun 26, 2004, 05:22 PM	#8
rolloffle Banned Join Date: Jun 2004	Congratulations, aldo. For your steadfast adherence to "teh facts" in the face of hundreds of sceptical Mac fanbois you will not fail it come Monday.

Jun 26, 2004, 06:48 PM	#9
Jmitch macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2004	These screenshots are complete bull.

Jun 26, 2004, 04:18 AM	#11
zyuzin4 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA	interesting. i like the system prefs search box. sometimes i forget where to find certain obscure things __________________ Lets Go Sharks!

Jun 26, 2004, 04:21 AM	#12
irmongoose macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sometimes Tokyo, sometimes California	Is it just me or does "Dashboard" look a little too familiar? Konfabulator, anyone? (Beaten to it!) And searching GNAA on Google yields this page. Somehow I think this is not the GNAA I was looking for. irmongoose __________________ A Film and Artwork Portfolio Last edited by irmongoose : Jun 26, 2004 at 05:09 AM.

Jun 26, 2004, 04:24 AM	#13
coolfactor macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Campbell River, BC, CANADA	System Preferences Search Okay, at first I was a bit confused why we'd need a Search box on System Preferences. Now, Windows's Control Panel needs that feature! But then taking a closer look, you can search for terms inside a Preference Pane, as shown in the second screenshot.. that is cool!

Jun 26, 2004, 04:24 AM	#14
MacFan26 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, California	wow, Dashboard does look like Konfabulator. Yikes, WWDC starts Monday, I'm getting pretty excited! Anyone know yet if it will be broadcast at either the stores or online? __________________ 15" 1.67GHz PowerBook, 5G black iPod 60GB, 22" Viewsonic display, bt apple keyboard, Logitech MX1000 mouse, Lacie 250 GB external drive

Jun 26, 2004, 04:29 AM	#15
MacBoy88 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Illinois	Looks cool! Looks nice. When is the keynote? BTW did anyone else see that you have to have a DVD Drive to install Tiger?!?!?! __________________ Black MacBook, 1st Gen. iPod Nano, 1st Gen. FOLD! Last edited by MacBoy88 : Jun 26, 2004 at 04:33 AM. Reason: DVD Drive

Jun 26, 2004, 04:35 AM	#18
jasonpaul75 macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2002	Interesting... I just hope that "we" are given control over all aspects of these widgets. (Color, font, etc.) If given control over where information is drawn this could be really useful and powerful stuff. I had also understood that these little widgets would be default always on aspects of the OS. Interesting...

Jun 26, 2004, 04:19 AM	#20
BWhaler macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2003	The dashboard looks very similar to Konfabulator. I hope Apple let's 3rd party developers add more than the basics.

Jun 26, 2004, 04:19 AM	#23
RandomDeadHead macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: fennario	Screenshots look "Ghostly". I like it. And private browsing sounds very cool. Not to say that I need to cover my tracks.

Jun 26, 2004, 05:01 AM	#25
Chaszmyr macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Boulder, CO	Not to mention, that PDF file uses Panther graphics. I simply cant believe that this stuff could be real

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