this is the reason why my MB Air and Mini will stay on HS for now
I really was looking forward to Mojave, but this does not seem to be worth it
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Apple Releases macOS Mojave With Dark Mode, Stacks, Dynamic Desktop and More
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I really was looking forward to Mojave, but this does not seem to be worth it
Updated my 2011 iMac to Mojave using dosdude1's Mac OS Mojave Patcher. There are a few things that are a bit funky, like the login screen is a bit buggy and my network screen sharing is a lot slower, but other than that it seems to be working fine.
Yea, I read a little about that. Don't you have to run a special updater to get patches and stuff? Doesn't seem like the juice is worth the squeeze on that.
You can have it. Read my previous post in this thread.
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I have a Macbook Air 11 inch from 2014 and Mojave runs and looks fine on it. Beware that many people love talking hot air in these forums.
Not only in these forums
https://www.howtogeek.com/358596/how-to-fix-blurry-fonts-on-macos-mojave-with-subpixel-antialiasing/
I will wait before upgrading
If you are still able to use a 9 year old computer at all ... you should consider yourself blessed!!
I'm sure others would confirm it and I know it works because I did it twice on 2 different Macs. What I forgot to mention is that you'll need to have SIP disabled in order to delete iTunes from the terminal. Also you need to drag and drop the iTunes Library Extras.itdb and the iTunes Library.itl files from the iTunes folder. I explained in detail in another of these forums, I just can't remember which.
I also deleted the Books app from the terminal because it cannot be used to manually transfer books to my iPad. That's why I need to run iTunes 12.6.5 to be able to change tags (this you can actually do in the Booka app) and manually transfer to my iOS devices.
I have the same model and it looks fine on it too. Not using dark mode though as I’m not a fan of dark colours.
Glad I'm not the only one who thought this! Dark Mode is... terrible! And, bizarrely, far harder on the eyes than the light theme, which surely is the opposite intention. Not helped, of course, but a tonne of big-brand apps not supporting it, so after the flat black of the Apple world, you suddenly get the shock of white with MS Office, Chrome, etc. Running on a 13" MacBook Pro here.
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It really doesn't.
There's no OS without security holes so you don't have a point with that one, and there's also no release without bugs, Mojave is as stable as it can get at this point, my former comment is right, Mojave is the best stable release ever released.
If not why change the build number!
IIRC well enough, before the release was the same as the GM number, can't recall when the change happend, probably 1-2 years ago.
Sadly it's rather hard to verify, I would need to download both last full beta and this release, then compare them.
Been trying to get Mojave running on my compatible 2012 MacBook Pro. No dice. It keeps hanging. A 3 hour phone call with Apple tech support produced no results, basically had to revert back to High Sierra. Tech support tried a lot of different options but end result; I’m back on High Sierra and looks like I got to wait for the next update.
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
Is there any way to make screenshots appear on the desktop immediately? With this new feature of them showing in the bottom corner first theres a long delay before they're saved to the desktop... It's annoying.
I love that this is my only complaint so far, and fairly irrelevant one, as I am using my MacBook Pro in clamshell mode all the time, text looks the same on my monitor.
Now, in other news, looks like I will be using the News app a lot. Barely installed Mojave, and I am already loving it. And I am sure that most of you do, too.
In summary, this is amazing. The best Mac OS update in ages. Fantastic.
The only thing my heart desires right now is the Mac Mini.
Yes it does otherwise I would not waste my time saying so. Pay some respect to people when you talk without knowledge.
Here is the tone of Dark Mode changed by background color.....
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defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool NO
then logoff and re-logon.
Make sure you also enable "Font Smoothing" (last setting in System Preferences / General)
Thank you, but what happened to: “it just works”?
If I wanted to do these kind of things I would be switching back to Linux ..
Show me how Dark Mode changes by accent choice, as you stated in your original post.
I tried dark mode, and personally dislike the chosen gray tones. It feels like screen for undertakers. Quite depressing.
IMHO Apple is trying to push retina technology or probably thinks most people should have moved to a 4K+ display by now...
Found that setting in a reddit thread. Luckily we have it and it just works.
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It does. Only if you choose Graphite accent color it stays neutral.
IMHO Apple is trying to push retina technology or probably thinks most people should have moved to a 4K+ display by now...
Found that setting in a reddit thread. Luckily we have it and it just works.
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It does. Only if you choose Graphite accent color it stays neutral.
Oh, you mean graphite renders everything in flat black, but selecting another allows it to change depending on the background?
Yes, they are pushing retina technology by neglecting non-retina products they are still selling ...