Apple Releases OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 7

[petsounds]

I'm one of them. But it's usually to check flight status, make notes, check the calendar or weather or something along those lines. All of that functionality is probably going to end up in the Today view, making it a pretty obvious replacement for the dashboard in my usage patterns.

The Today view can't replace all the Dashboard use cases. For instance, on my Dashboard I have:

* Weather
* Stocks
* iStat Pro
* Dictionary
* World Clocks
* Astronomy Pic of the Day
* Calendar

iStat, Dictionary, APOD, and to an extent World Clocks can't be easily put into small widgets housed within a vertical stripe. iStat takes up half the page vertically, Dictionary's definitions would be cramped/scrolling, APOD is too wide, and having a large number of World Clocks would be unwieldy. I mean, yes, you could find solutions for all those, but they wouldn't result in great user experiences.

I hit F19 and instantly I have all that right in front of me. I have no interest in the Today View, as it's not even useful on iOS. Though that has more to do with the UX and design than the concept itself.

 

[NewbieCanada]

Nothin new, just a fix for iCloud after those JLaw nudes got leaked

It amazes me that there are people in the world who don't automatically think of Jude Law.

 

[dugbug]

Finally, REAL INNOVATION!!! Redesigned icons and new emojis.

Forum innovation gatekeeper are we?

 

[coolfactor]

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New "cancel" icon in Time Machine.

Has that not been there before? And that button is much too large for the icons around it. Looks horrible.

And what's with the green look in your screenshot?

 

[mw360]

So the top scoring Spotlight hit is the least legible thing on the whole screen?

Jony Capslock scores again!

 

[rdlink]

not a problem.....was bummed too, not sure if we're doomed or what

I will be thoroughly PO'd if this is not available on the 2011 MBA, if the hardware can support it.

 

[coolfactor]

It is markedly speedier than all previous builds.

Probably from disabling and removing internal debugging code.

I found Yosemite Public Betas run unacceptably slow on a 2012 MacBook Pro, so I chock that up to debugging logic that will eventually be removed.

 

[aldrinjtauro]

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New "cancel" icon in Time Machine.

I've got my Mac backing up to a WD MyCloud EX2, and Time Machine works just fine. However, when it backs up, Time Machine never shows up on the desktop or the Finder sidebar. Just wondering if this only happens with a wired hard disk or a Time Capsule.

 

[coolfactor]

So the top scoring Spotlight hit is the least legible thing on the whole screen?

Jony Capslock scores again!

I would suspect that's a work-in-progress. No way that would survive the final release. If it does, I side with you, and will conclude that Apple interface designers are on crack.

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The Today view can't replace all the Dashboard use cases. For instance, on my Dashboard I have

Agreed. Dashboard is still very useful to me.

 

[flottenheimer]

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Astonishingly ahead of its time.

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Ahhh — The RAM Disk. I miss it.
Such a wonderful idea.

 

[roar08]

Awesome! Hope there's the Photos app.

I believe they stated Photos would be available in 2015.

 

[JayJamesWaller]

Digital Color Meter has a slightly tweaked icon too.

 

[GeneralChang]

The Today view can't replace all the Dashboard use cases. For instance, on my Dashboard I have:

* Weather
* Stocks
* iStat Pro
* Dictionary
* World Clocks
* Astronomy Pic of the Day
* Calendar

iStat, Dictionary, APOD, and to an extent World Clocks can't be easily put into small widgets housed within a vertical stripe. iStat takes up half the page vertically, Dictionary's definitions would be cramped/scrolling, APOD is too wide, and having a large number of World Clocks would be unwieldy. I mean, yes, you could find solutions for all those, but they wouldn't result in great user experiences.

I hit F19 and instantly I have all that right in front of me. I have no interest in the Today View, as it's not even useful on iOS. Though that has more to do with the UX and design than the concept itself.

I see your point with istat pro, though half that widget has been really quite buggy since I updated to Mavericks, and I've just been using the activity monitor from spotlight ever since. But I think that world clocks and the dictionary would be just fine.

But like I said earlier, I'm just glad they give you the option to turn it off. Keeps everyone happy.

 

[trifid]

I hate the new smiling Finder icon. Looks far too childish.

Ditto, well, I don't hate it but I do dislike it.

I think what I dislike the most in the current one is the over-rounding of the smile illustration and the changes to the black outlines. I don't mind the color theme change as much as the iconic face being changed.

Edit: to clarify logo image
1. Black & white starting in system 7.6
2. Color starting in system 7.6
3. Aqua version as seen in 10.9
4. Fan-made version using Yosemite color theme but maintaining the original iconic features
5. Yosemite version

 

[ghostface147]

I still have issues having keychain remembering my password for SSL websites. Sucks.

 

[Anim]

2007 iMac - Fans are on full speed from cold boot and remain on.
EDIT: SMC Reset fixed it: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US

 

[pacmania1982]

Can people show me their wifi icon? Mines changed to a bulky one and it looks off when compared to the other icons.

Looks fine here??

 

[pacmania1982]

Is it my imagination, or is the system font that's used in the menus a bit crisper and sharper in DP7 vs. DP6?

It feels cleaner and sharper for some reason.....

Same I think?? I'm not so keen on the transparencies though - perhaps its me but they look a bit more see thru this time

 

[Kariya]

Safari is blazing fast on my mbp retina!!

Indeed

Probably from disabling and removing internal debugging code.

I found Yosemite Public Betas run unacceptably slow on a 2012 MacBook Pro, so I chock that up to debugging logic that will eventually be removed.

Sounds plausible.

 

[rybak17]

Has that not been there before? And that button is much too large for the icons around it. Looks horrible.

And what's with the green look in your screenshot?

I have green wallpaper: http://i.imgur.com/KJrCbQv.jpg
Full screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/0MDKEUG.png

 

[pacmania1982]

Does it at least make the sound now when your turning the volume up and down?

Yes, but you have to turn it on first. This was a new 'feature' in DP 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tyQSY2JtoA

 

[WolfSnap]

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Astonishingly ahead of its time.

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OMG.. I *LOVED* my Amiga 500! It was such an amazing OS for its day...

Even the errors were awesome.. Guru Meditation.. LOL

 

[pacmania1982]

Can anyone see if they have added swipe gestures in Finder, especially 2 finger swipe left and right for navigating forward and backward, just like in every browser.

Nope - just tried it

pac

 

[smithyis]

MakeMKV now works in DP7

 

[natedoggfdfl]

Messages Typing bubble

Small graphical enhancement. When selected on a conversation, the typing bubbles are now light blue. Looks nice!