A few questions about general use in Lion

[lukekarts]

I've tried searching but I'm obviously not typing the right things. Anyway.

1. When I install new Apps from the App Store, why don't they appear on the dock? This seemed to happen in SL; but I can't find the setting in Lion.

2. System Preferences - seems to crash nearly every time I go into it, regardless of where. Is this a common problem on Lion?

3. Showing desktop. In SL I remember being able to swipe upwards with 4 fingers would take me to the desktop; how do I do this in Lion? It takes me to Mission Control, which is useless? Alternatively, is there a 'minimise all' shortcut?

4. App Store is insanely slow. So slow it's painful. Is this a common fault?

Thanks in advance.

 

[gentlefury]

I've tried searching but I'm obviously not typing the right things. Anyway.

1. When I install new Apps from the App Store, why don't they appear on the dock? This seemed to happen in SL; but I can't find the setting in Lion.

2. System Preferences - seems to crash nearly every time I go into it, regardless of where. Is this a common problem on Lion?

3. Showing desktop. In SL I remember being able to swipe upwards with 4 fingers would take me to the desktop; how do I do this in Lion? It takes me to Mission Control, which is useless? Alternatively, is there a 'minimise all' shortcut?

Thanks in advance.

1. App Store purchases now go to launchpad
2. system prefs work fine on all my macs, so its you
3. you can go into mission control prefs and setup show desktop...mission control is FAR from useless and one of the best features to have been added to OSX in a LONG time.

 

[paulsalter]

1, they should get added to launch pad now, you need to add them to the dock yourself

2. unsure

3. spread with thumb and 3 fingers is default for accessing desktop, for me i set p a hot corner under mission control preferences and the hot corners option

 

[Menge]

1. When I install new Apps from the App Store, why don't they appear on the dock? This seemed to happen in SL; but I can't find the setting in Lion.

There's no such setting. Applications go into Launchpad. To open it, pinch with 4 fingers on the trackpad.

2. System Preferences - seems to crash nearly every time I go into it, regardless of where. Is this a common problem on Lion?

Not happening here. Have you got any extra prefPanes installed?

3. Showing desktop. In SL I remember being able to swipe upwards with 4 fingers would take me to the desktop; how do I do this in Lion? It takes me to Mission Control, which is useless? Alternatively, is there a 'minimise all' shortcut?

Show desktop in Lion is pinch out with 4 fingers.

4. App Store is insanely slow. So slow it's painful. Is this a common fault?

Not the only one. App Store is always slow here :\ Are you using Google DNS? I've heard it was the culprit for some slow Apple services.

 

[lukekarts]

Thanks for the quick responses.

There's no such setting. Applications go into Launchpad. To open it, pinch with 4 fingers on the trackpad.

Gah, well that kinda sucks. Can I uninstall Launchpad? It seems kinda cumbersome compared to just having folders laid out; much prefer when my apps went straight to the dock so I could file them without having to go searching.

2. system prefs work fine on all my macs, so its you.

Damn. I don't think I've done anything in System Preferences, it seems to have been like it from new. For what its worth, trying it now I can replicate the issue if I go into the Screensaver/Wallpaper options, it just doesn't respond then I get an error report. Apple must've had 20+ error reports, all from me.

3. spread with thumb and 3 fingers is default for accessing desktop, for me i set p a hot corner under mission control preferences and the hot corners option

Thank you!

I guess the App Store is just slow in Lion then. Is there an approximate timescale for Apple's fix?

 

[gentlefury]

Thanks for the quick responses.



Gah, well that kinda sucks. Can I uninstall Launchpad? It seems kinda cumbersome compared to just having folders laid out; much prefer when my apps went straight to the dock so I could file them without having to go searching.



Damn. I don't think I've done anything in System Preferences, it seems to have been like it from new. For what its worth, trying it now I can replicate the issue if I go into the Screensaver/Wallpaper options, it just doesn't respond then I get an error report. Apple must've had 20+ error reports, all from me.



Thank you!

I guess the App Store is just slow in Lion then. Is there an approximate timescale for Apple's fix?

all you have to do is start an application and move it on the dock and it will be pinned.