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Anybody else worried about Leopard?
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In a spotlight search, hover your pointer over the file: it should reveal the path. (This only works in the menu-bar spotlight search, not the spotlight window.)
You kiddin'? In Finder windows, there are several methods:
- Command-click on the title bar, as mentioned earlier
- Go to View->Customize Toolbar and drag the "path" icon to the toolbar. This does the same thing as the Command-click, without needing the keyboard
- Select the item you want the path for and hit Command-I or right(command)-click and select "Get Info". The full UNIX path is available in the "Where:" field of the resulting info dialog
- Download the PathSnagger context menu plugin. Very useful if you need to copy and paste a path -- it supports both UNIX and HFS paths, too. I too come from the Windows world and I greatly missed that feature until I discovered this plugin.
In Spotlight, if you're using a Finder window to do a Spotlight search, the path will actually show up at the bottom of the window when you click on any search result. This is extra nice because you can then double-click on any individual folder in that path and it will open it in a separate window, similar (but superior) to Windows XP's "Open Containing Folder" menu item. In the regular Spotlight window, you need only click on the little (i) button to the right of an item, and it will show you info including a "Where:" field.
This reminds me, the Leopard preview touted a "new" ability to use Spotlight across network volumes. Uh, hate to break it to Apple but I've been able to do searches across network volumes since before there WAS a Spotlight -- both Tiger's Spotlight and the Finder "Find" command in Panther supported this. So what's new?
Top Secret is code for "it's not working yet", not "we don't know what to do". I'm sure there will be some cool stuff coming, among those a much needed update to the finder. They're not going to give everything away up front, even to developers. Look at all the leaks we've seen already. Most of it will be cosmetic though, or functional, but not in a way devs need to worry about coding for.
Patience, it'll be here soon.
Patience, it'll be here soon.
this from insanelyMac
"Yesterday, Apple seeded a new build of Leopard (9A326). The build contains fixes for Quicktime crashes, .Mac printing, and iDisk syncing. The new Leopard build also sports some new features such as Boot Camp 1.2, Office 2007 document support in TextEdit, Spotlight searches on other networks Macs, and quicker boot-up times. Also, iSync is no longer present in this build, but has been replaced by a new application named Sync Manager. A few instances of a new user interface have been spotted, including a new black gloss look. Reports have noted that this build seems very stable on the Core 2 MacBooks and MacBook Pros."
Im looking forward to seeing the new GUI.
"Yesterday, Apple seeded a new build of Leopard (9A326). The build contains fixes for Quicktime crashes, .Mac printing, and iDisk syncing. The new Leopard build also sports some new features such as Boot Camp 1.2, Office 2007 document support in TextEdit, Spotlight searches on other networks Macs, and quicker boot-up times. Also, iSync is no longer present in this build, but has been replaced by a new application named Sync Manager. A few instances of a new user interface have been spotted, including a new black gloss look. Reports have noted that this build seems very stable on the Core 2 MacBooks and MacBook Pros."
Im looking forward to seeing the new GUI.
Not only do I think Apple should come out with TV software.. they should have TV hardware built into the Imac as an option. I know when I purchase (hopefully) my 24" .. That is going to be my TV replacement. I would really like to not have something poking strangely out of my Computer... It would be nice to have a hardwired solution that wasn't so able to screw up my USB port. I say that because I know the Cat or chihuahua is bound to yank on the cord of a "hybid" and loosen the port. To me loosening the USB ports always seems easier than loosing a actual TV input. I base this on the fact you ( if you are like me) pull things in and out of the USB ports all day.. adding wear over time. I don't need the extra wear of a yanked cable wire.
The ITV would be great if you can hook the cable wire up to it and then broadcast analog and digital to the Imac... but we all know how tricky it can be with wireless stuff. I'd like the option to hardwire to the actuale computer as well.
I've got a TV card in my PC... and I wish i had that option on the imac
Ang
The ITV would be great if you can hook the cable wire up to it and then broadcast analog and digital to the Imac... but we all know how tricky it can be with wireless stuff. I'd like the option to hardwire to the actuale computer as well.
I've got a TV card in my PC... and I wish i had that option on the imac
Ang
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Pay a bunch of artists to put a vast amount of effort into making something that's a hidden feature? Are you on crack?
I think dull is an unfortunate choice of words for aqua, anything that relies on shadows, pulsating blue shiny buttons, transparency etc. can hardly be described as "dull". Familiar maybe, but definitely not dull.
Windows users are only getting something similar to what we got in 2001 with Mac OS X. It's personal preference, but I still prefer aqua over aero, despite aero being the newer of the two.
I agree a change may be nice, but it is by know means essential. I'd rather they make something consistent across all apps - i.e. decide on brushed metal / unified titlebar / normal aqua etc. But I'm not really that bothered about that. Nearly all OS X apps look good and are easy to use.
CatFish Man said:
I *think* the author meant as one of the "top secret" features SJ alluded to at WWDC, rather than hidden as in not visible.
I'm not worried but I wonder if anything else will be shown at MWSF.
There have been several hints of a consistent interface--the first for Mac OS X since the initial releases--and that would be great. I've seen something in the last few days that says it's glossy black and that might be okay but with the translucent black, it sounds a bit much.
As long as things work well and things are greatly improved for the Intel-based machines, I'd say that Leopard will be fine.
There have been several hints of a consistent interface--the first for Mac OS X since the initial releases--and that would be great. I've seen something in the last few days that says it's glossy black and that might be okay but with the translucent black, it sounds a bit much.
As long as things work well and things are greatly improved for the Intel-based machines, I'd say that Leopard will be fine.
The only compelling reason for me to get Leopard is Time Machine (and they should have had that or something close long ago) and possibly a new Finder (if there is one). I never use Spotlight, so the one real "advantage" to Tiger is wasted on me. However, if I wanted a new Mac I would try to get it before Leopard comes out, because I would NOT want the initial release (probably nothing before 10.5.3 or later). The early releases of Tiger had several problems that weren't fixed until at least the .3 release (mainly stability).
For some reason, I got the impression you could do it not only with networked volumes (of all drive types), but even ones that aren't connected, so you could potentially search for something that's on a server you've connected to and indexed, but are not currently connected to.
Of course, I'm probably way off on that.
jW
The new features are all really cool, though I could also live without them too. I can only think of one or two instances in the last year where Time Machine would have been handy -- and they weren't so important where I would have felt paying $129 was necessary to get those files recovered. WebClip and the iChat AV features sound kind of fun, but I don't know if I use Dashboard or iSight enough to make it worth it. Spotlight's good enough for me as it is now, and I probably won't use Spaces.
I'm still hoping for that one really killer feature to be announced that's going to make 10.5 an absolute MUST.
I'm still hoping for that one really killer feature to be announced that's going to make 10.5 an absolute MUST.
No, I'm saying since Leopard is a complete new system it should have a better Interface. Apple did say they are hiding some stuff that not release yet because windows may steal it.
Most people like new interfaces. It makes the OS "feel" new, and when you buy something new you like it to remind you that you got something new.
Like Vista's Aero.... Some features are usefull, but many are just eye-candy.
Leopard should have more of that too. Maybe feautures (or eye-candy) that can be swicthed off, but I think it would be nice to let the Finder showoff what CoreImage / CoreGraphics can do.
I hope that Apple is holding back this hopefully new GUI for a dramatic demonstration by Steve (do I hear MWSF??
). He did that during the development of Mac OS X..... when the old DP builds had a Rhapsody interface, and during one keynote speech Steve showed Aqua for the first time.Let History repeat itself! Maybe Steve can give it a new name too!
Let's see... Water (Aqua), Air (Aero)... so, something with land...: Terra!!
I'm new to Macs and I was planning on getting Leopard as soon as I could but after reading the last few post I see that some are opting to wait until 10.5.3, can someone tell me why they are doing this? Do you just wait for all the faults to be ironed out or don't you see it as being necessary to get it straight away?
The main reason why I was going to get it straight up was because of 64-bit, should I do this or wait?
The main reason why I was going to get it straight up was because of 64-bit, should I do this or wait?
I have always run the new OS right when it hit the stores.
There are a couple of resons not to, though....:
- you have 3rd party hardware and software which could be unsupported or have issues (need new drivers, updates etc.)
- you don't have the means to "go back" to the last working situation, in case of emergencies.
This is not a problem at home, or in a small office (with no more than a few Macs) where it takes little time to reinstall the last known good OS.
With a new 10.x.0 release, not every known environment can have been tested. Not all 3rd party hardware, not all software. So many wait until the 10.x.2 or 10.x.3 release, because by then most environments, software and hardware will have been tested and hopefully issues have been solved.
Also much more information about people running 10.5.x would have been posted on the internet (like over here at MacRumors.com), making it far more easier to make the move to Leopard than the early adopters (like me )
There are a couple of resons not to, though....:
- you have 3rd party hardware and software which could be unsupported or have issues (need new drivers, updates etc.)
- you don't have the means to "go back" to the last working situation, in case of emergencies.
This is not a problem at home, or in a small office (with no more than a few Macs) where it takes little time to reinstall the last known good OS.
With a new 10.x.0 release, not every known environment can have been tested. Not all 3rd party hardware, not all software. So many wait until the 10.x.2 or 10.x.3 release, because by then most environments, software and hardware will have been tested and hopefully issues have been solved.
Also much more information about people running 10.5.x would have been posted on the internet (like over here at MacRumors.com
), making it far more easier to make the move to Leopard than the early adopters (like me )
A developer will update one of your applications. And the system requirements will say "10.5 or later".
I wouldn't worry - 10.5 will be fine.
There may be some bugs, but bugs are a fact of life with all software (some just have more than other) and wil be for the concievable future.
I have brought 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.2.0 and 10.3.0 and never regretted it.
Wouldn' t run on out lime iMac 266.
Apple dropped support for non firewire Macs. I know you can hack to install it, but I wasn't really that bothered.
But I have a new MacBook which is running 10.4.
Let's see... Water (Aqua), Air (Aero)... so, something with land...: Terra!!
AERO does not actually refer to air it refers to "Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open" honestly.
I had 10.4.0 and had no problems with it at all and really quite liked it. I will be installing 10.5.0 without a doubt. (Obviously only on my second backup incase anything is wrong but after 2 days of use it will be on my internal.)