The leopard screenshots on apple.com seem to indicate that the GUI is going to stay the same. Is that really the case, or is apple just trying to keep their new gui secret? I kind of want Apple to make the GUI a bit nicer considering vista has some things within its GUI that surpass tiger. I've only had my mac since December '06, and I don't really know how apple operates 100%, so I'm just wondering if those leopard screens on apple.com are final.
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The screens reflect what they've currently shown the public, that's all. They're keeping any "new GUI" they might have under wraps for the time being.
I do not think there will be a radical difference between OS X 10.4 and 10.5 as far as the GUI. There will be differences and enhancements, for sure, but it will not undergo a heavy makeover.
That will come in the next release, Mac OS 11. Leopard is the last major release of OS X, after-all.
That will come in the next release, Mac OS 11. Leopard is the last major release of OS X, after-all.
According to an article on ARS, they stated that it has been public knowledge for some time that OS X 10.5 will be the last release of OS X.
I don't have anything else to back that up, but ARS is a reliable source of information.
is this possible for them to do? i don't know jack about programming + GUI development. can they have seeded out versions of 10.5 to the developers with the current GUI and then pull an entirely new/dramatically altered GUI into the final release without anyone knowing?
Do you have a link to that article? Hmm, AFAIK, that is not public knowledge. Otherwise, why are so many of us questioning it?
Do you have a link to that article? Hmm, AFAIK, that is not public knowledge. Otherwise, why are so many of us questioning it?
Here is the link:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/04/01/naming-scheme-for-os-11-leaked
Umm, yeah, notice the publish date of that article?
Yes, I saw that. But there is no indication whatsoever that ARS is playing an April Fools joke. If they had, it would have been cleared by now.
if you read the article, it should have been clear that it was an april fool's joke. just look at the names for the 11.x releases. sloth?
I, I say - it's a joke son, it's a joke. 11.4 is "Sloth"? Give me a break. Switching to Linux to gain access to a wide range of hardware components? Right.
It would make more sense for Apple to adopt the OpenSolaris kernel and name the releases after planets.
It would make more sense for Apple to adopt the OpenSolaris kernel and name the releases after planets.
It isn't? Hang about let me check.... Wow, you're right. I wonder why?
PS: Steve Jobs had said on many occassions that he expects OS X to last for 20 years.
Except for the fact that they changed their name to Urs Technica during April Fool's and all their posts incorporated bears. I don't know if you find amusement in the confusion of others, or you are genuinely confused, but it was an April Fool's joke.
No, he said that he expected for OS X to lay the ground work for the next 20 years, not for OS X to las that long.
Big difference.
I highly doubt there is going to be any sort of massive overhaul of the UI, because the UI is just fine... and has been refined over the last seven years.
Like translucent window borders and titlebars? Yeah, we had that, and thankfully Apple got rid of it in Panther, because it sucked.
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The menus used to also be a lot more translucent, closer to 50%, which was eye-bogglingly atrocious.
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Think the Finder is bad now? Should have seen it in Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X!
Other than that, I don't really see what's so great about Windows Vista's UI that would make Apple want to change anything. We already have a way better method of switching between programs (Expose) and have always had visually entertaining minimizing and stuff.
Like translucent window borders and titlebars? Yeah, we had that, and thankfully Apple got rid of it in Panther, because it sucked.
The menus used to also be a lot more translucent, closer to 50%, which was eye-bogglingly atrocious.
Think the Finder is bad now? Should have seen it in Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X!
Other than that, I don't really see what's so great about Windows Vista's UI that would make Apple want to change anything. We already have a way better method of switching between programs (Expose) and have always had visually entertaining minimizing and stuff.