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Leopard Tips and Hints

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Why shouldn't a fanned stack work from the left or right of the screen? 😕

Is Apple's excuse that the earth's gravity would interfere? 😛

There's more width than height on most screens, so it might even be preferable fanning from the side.
 
Doctor Q said:
Why shouldn't a fanned stack work from the left or right of the screen? 😕

Is Apple's excuse that the earth's gravity would interfere? 😛

There's more width than height on most screens, so it might even be preferable fanning from the side.
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As one of the moderators pointed out a while back, it would look like a pen!s.
 
bluedoggiant said:
As one of the moderators pointed out a while back, it would look like a pen!s.
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Wow, and I bet everyone would totally get that and not just strange people with their brains in the gutter. It would be a huge issue and Apple would have a class action lawsuit on their hands the moment a parent sees their daughter looking at a pen!s stack.

I think Apple just figured it looked weird and never gave it a second thought.
 
i give you... the penis stack

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i can see why Apple didnt include fan stacks to the side dock in the retail build. it looks very weird. also the filenames cannot be arranged horizontally as there is no room so it looks like this is why Apple left it out... just doesnt work.
 
richthomas said:
i give you... the penis stack

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i can see why Apple didnt include fan stacks to the side dock in the retail build. it looks very weird. also the filenames cannot be arranged horizontally as there is no room so it looks like this is why Apple left it out... just doesnt work.
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Haha, lol. Well, we can all rotate our screenshots😛.

But on the topic, the finder arrow at the end of the stack adds a neat touch.😀
 
newappleboy said:
No, I'm sure he meant ctrl. That's the default for moving through spaces. I use it all the time (though I use ctrl + # of space, not arrows). Either or is fine.
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That's really cool, I didn't know you could just press the number on the keypad. I've been using Control + arrows. Thanks!
 
richthomas said:
ialso the filenames cannot be arranged horizontally as there is no room so it looks like this is why Apple left it out... just doesnt work.
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If the side-stack were happier, the filenames could be placed horizontally below the icons and extending outward.
 
kps said:
If the side-stack were happier, the filenames could be placed horizontally below the icons and extending outward.
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i was going to make the stack happier but thats how it would look if fan stacks where on the side dock 😉

new hint for 10.5.2! when option clicking the new Time Machine icon in the menu bar you can browse other Time Machine disks in a new window… WOW!

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browse Time Machine disks window

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On my iMac, in 10.5.1, when i wake the computer from sleep, it takes like 4 seconds to get the mouse active and stuff, really annoying, and a waste of time. in 10.5.2, the mouse, and keyboard come alive after .2 seconds, i barely notice a lag, not even sure if there is in the first place!! so really happy, i can get started with my work as soon as i wake the computer.

still airport problems😡
 
richthomas said:
i was going to make the stack happier but thats how it would look if fan stacks where on the side dock 😉

new hint for 10.5.2! when option clicking the new Time Machine icon in the menu bar you can browse other Time Machine disks in a new window… WOW!

browse Time Machine disks window
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Nice find. I love the option key. You can get so many extra options with that option key in different apps.
 
JSchwage said:
Nice find. I love the option key. You can get so many extra options with that option key in different apps.
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Yeah like Option click the Airport in the Menu Bar

Found another one.

control click on a webpage gives you this:

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option control click gives you other options:

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here is option click airport if you havent caught it yet earlier in the thread:

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And the new 10.5.2 famous loading wheel, just what i need to see after i hoped for an airport fix 😡

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bluedoggiant said:
control click on a webpage gives you this:

option control click gives you other options:
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IIRC, those have been there for a while (with at least 10.5.0). 🙂

The two different menus will come up with just right-click if you're over a word or just blank space in a web page.
 
bluedoggiant said:
But the last one is new, and for a fact.
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Who said anything about the last one? 😉 🙂

I'm just happy that .2 has been much better so far in terms of waking from sleep and giving me other issues. I obviously can't judge completely yet, but it looks much more solid.
 
CalBoy said:
Who said anything about the last one? 😉 🙂

I'm just happy that .2 has been much better so far in terms of waking from sleep and giving me other issues. I obviously can't judge completely yet, but it looks much more solid.
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That's my favorite new thing with .2. there is no delay from waking from sleep. It works instantly, i don't waste time.
 
bluedoggiant said:
That's my favorite new thing with .2. there is no delay from waking from sleep. It works instantly, i don't waste time.
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Indeed. I've had no issues so far with waking from sleep.

However, the pessimist in me is sure something is going to go wrong (Murphy's Law always applies 😛).
 
bluedoggiant said:
That's my favorite new thing with .2. there is no delay from waking from sleep. It works instantly, i don't waste time.
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Agreed, and the slight jumping of my mouse for a few seconds coming out of sleep and the wonkiness where my Bluetooth wireless Apple keyboard and mighty mouse where I'd need to turn Bluetooth off and then on again to get them to reconnect are both fixed, works absolutely perfect.

And thanks for posting the Time Machine trick, that sure is a nifty one. 🙂
 
someone28624 said:
Those of you who have the iCal icon in the menu....how do you do that?
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touchher said:
richthomas said:
i was going to make the stack happier but thats how it would look if fan stacks where on the side dock 😉



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is that an ical reminder?! or is this a feature i dont know about it?! how did you get it?
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that is iStat Menus. best menu bar app eva! i wanted to have a calendar only a click away without opening iCal.
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I'm not sure if this is exclusive to Leopard, but today I just found out how to close widgets on the Dashboard without clicking on the plus first. Just hold down the Option key and hover over the widget you want to close. The close button will then appear on that widget so you can close it.
 
JSchwage said:
I'm not sure if this is exclusive to Leopard, but today I just found out how to close widgets on the Dashboard without clicking on the plus first. Just hold down the Option key and hover over the widget you want to close. The close button will then appear on that widget so you can close it.
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That was even around in 10.4
 
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