Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Leaks Video of macOS 10.14 Showing Xcode 10 With Dark Mode, News App, and More
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
That's already possible in Xcode to develop Mac and iOS version concurrently and doesn't necessarily imply any new functionality. Also, the Mac code has 'import AppKit' at the top, rather than some new hybrid framework.
The opposite is true. A dark field of view makes the pupils dilate. With a bright field of view the pupils contract, thereby diminishing most optical aberrations (in particular astigmatism) and increasing the depth of field. This reduces the effort to focus, a major source of eye strain.
Let's not forget that a bright screen is still far dimmer than what we'd consider daylight. Which of course is what our eyes have evolved to work with.
They should replace the trash icon with an iconified version of the mac pro
The Mac Pro 2013 is the only Apple device really worthy of a dark mode.
It’s the ninja of Macs.
Everyone is always so focused on iOS, so that's why the macOS leaks are so scant. This site is called "MacRumors", so I would expect more Mac rumors. I love iOS, but I still love macOS more. I spend a lot more time on a Mac than on iOS devices.
I use it occasionally.. and you don't have to use it, so what's your problem exactly?
Frankenbua ;-)
Have fun with that. You can join the others who say every year that they're not upgrading. Apple can't cater to the tiny minority who don't want to upgrade. Doing so stops them from moving the OS forward. Has Apple said yet that macOS 10.14 is going to be 64bit only? It's likely that 10.14 will be the last macOS that supports the use of 32bit applications with some compromises. If the apps you use are still 32bit, you should upgrade them. 64bit is long overdue, and any developer who is still not making their apps 64bit is not worth buying software from.
[doublepost=1528028515][/doublepost]
I use it daily. Don't assume that just because you don't use it, no one else does.
[doublepost=1528028653][/doublepost]
The dark menubar and Dock in the current macOS is optional. I'm sure this one will be too. To really make dark mode work right, the developers will need to support it as well.
[QUOTE
I use it daily. Don't assume that just because you don't use it, no one else does.
[/QUOTE]
Ditto. Used every Day.
I use it daily. Don't assume that just because you don't use it, no one else does.
[/QUOTE]
Ditto. Used every Day.
This is true in real world when we are looking at day and night, but a screen's brightness is the same (measured in candela per square metre - cd/m2) regardless of whether the images or interface on the screen are light or dark.
If individual pixels could dim or switch themselves off according to the images on the screen then your pupils will dilate or contract, but that would only happen significantly if a large enough portion of the screen was doing that.
Spot on analysis.
Some people like dark screens because it lends an air of engaging in something creative/professional and simply looks cool, whether they realize that or not.
Sad days these when the only thing we can expect in terms of interface renew are...new wallpapers...
Happy for the dark mode. A bit ambivalent that the rest of the UI looks exactly the same as in the past 10 years :/
Last edited:
Huh. That can't be right, can it? Seems to completely contradict my own experience where mostly white content on screen at night is clearly and obviously much better at illuminating a room than dark content if you leave the screen brightness unchanged. Granted, even "black" pixels won't become completely invisible in the dark and some amount of light will still be emitted (unless you're using OLED), but they are surely less bright than "white" ones?
Dark mode is good because it hides the corner and edge light leaks that are present in so many of Apple's laptop and desktop Mac displays.
Found a Mojave Desert image that is high enough resolution so that it may be used on retina Macs - also there's no people in this image, unlike many of which I've seen. Thanks, NASA(direct link) https://marsmobile.jpl.nasa.gov/images/Scarecrow-rover-practice-drives-dumont-dunes-full.jpg
Copying dark mode? Apple's Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, and GarageBand have had dark user interfaces for years.
Last edited:
The new keyboard is essentially ready, although they’ve probably cracked down on durability testing following the reports. There are other things, related, and unrelated that they are working on. I think they could have had it ready for WWDC which would have been great, but it’s easy to forget that last years WWDC release was just 7-8 months after the 2016 model.
As for lowering the prices, that’s actually something to expect this year.
Last edited:
Yep, just tried it again and its not for me. Why? because there is no way to manage the organization. I want everything in alpha order. Another case of what is wrong at Apple, that is for them to think that there is only one way, the Apple way. Apple did not start with this attitude.
Just grab the app and drag it to where you want it? I know it’s not as easy as an instantaneous ‘organise everything alphabetically’ button, but it’s doable...
I would very much welcome a dark mode option for both macOS and iOS. It would be particularly great for me with the iPad, as it tends to get used mostly in very warm and mellow homely surroundings, very often in near darkness.
Anyway, I’m excited for the keynote come what may
Anyway, I’m excited for the keynote come what may