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I never really click on the Finder menu since all the functions I need are generally on the toolbar, but this will be handy.
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Mac OS X 10.5 features you can't live without?
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Thanks.
I never really click on the Finder menu since all the functions I need are generally on the toolbar, but this will be handy.
Thanks. I knew that, I just meant I choose to have my drives there. They don't look as ugly as My Computer and Recycle Bin etc in Windows and the widescreenness of my MBP makes them more useful.
I thought of another one:
I love being able to use Expose and Spaces at the same time. For example hit F8 and F9 (or whatever the buttons are on your computer) and you can see all the windows in all the spaces and drag them around. (I know you can drag without Expose enabled, but then you don't necessarily see them all.)
OK, so that's more part of Spaces than a separate new feature, but I love it.
I love being able to use Expose and Spaces at the same time. For example hit F8 and F9 (or whatever the buttons are on your computer) and you can see all the windows in all the spaces and drag them around. (I know you can drag without Expose enabled, but then you don't necessarily see them all.)
OK, so that's more part of Spaces than a separate new feature, but I love it.
Yeah... a 'hide desktop icons' option would be useful for OS X.Um. I had less on my desktop in Windows than I do in Leopard. I now keep my drives on the desktop where in windows it was completely empty so as not to soil my background image. Instead of the quicklaunch bar I had it set to "desktop" so that all the icons it though were on the desktop came up in my startbar. Not saying I don't like Stacks (I do) just that you shouldn't blame the messy desktop on Windows.
I was wondering about this....I have one hard disk icon on my desktop called "Scratch Disk" (you can figure out what that's for), and I'd rather have it hidden from the desktop....BUT still keep the rest of my hard disk icons on there...is that even possible?
As I'm a new Mac user, Leopard is the only OS X I've ever really dealt with, but these are my favorites...
SPACES - Could NOT get through the day without it. I have 6 spaces set up, and I'm *constantly* switching between apps. I was used to this on my Linux system, but this is even *easier*!
Quick Look - Use it all the time! I don't ever plan on going back to Windows, but if MS is gonna copy something from OS X, that should be one...
Stacks - I download everything from my web browser here...in windows, everything went straight to my desktop, so I always had like 20+ extra icons at any given time...now my desktop is actually neat and organized.
In the Finder, I use "Keep arranged by -> Name", because I always did that in XP. (I would like to know how to make that setting apply to ALL folders though...) I'm also used to viewing my folders by thumbnail, so I leave it that way as well. I use column view most of the time when I'm browsing through a set of directories...very quick and easy. I hardly ever use list view or cover flow though.
Still waiting to get my TB hard disk, but when I do, I'll set up Time Machine (honestly, as secure as OS X is, and as easy as it is to uninstall programs (whereas in Windows you have DLL hell and bits and pieces left over to mess things up in the system), you *almost* don't need a backup like TM at all (of course all computers need it, but I can get along without TM for a while longer.)
And finally...
Terminal - I love the themes they included...my theme of choice is homebrew....looks just like the old dumb terminals when I was in uni logging into my UNIX (and VAX!!
) account...OS X is VERY cool, and I'm loving the ride!
-Bryan
It's in Finder preferences like the screenshot someone posted a few replies back. Sorry, my comment was a bit too ambiguous, I meant to emphasise that both OSes do the hide desktop icons thing.
That only hides the four options listed in the Finder prefs but it doesn't hide all icons.
Oh sorry, I forgot that the desktop is also a folder. If you've put other stuff in the desktop folder, I think the only way to hide it is to not have it in that folder. (Which I realise isn't an optimal solution, but if you don't want the icons there, would making a folder somewhere else for them make much of a difference?)
I can't live without the new finder- just type in what you want and boom, it's right there! Stacks is also a handy feature too.
Exposé & Spaces
I really can't live without this. Having to look for a window in the Taskbar or KDE Kicker is sooo much pain now.
Quick Look and Cover Flow
Finding the right file in a not-very-well-sorted folder couldn't be easier.
Spotlight
I use Spotlight as my app-launcher.
I've tried Quicksilver, but it has some glitches under Leopard and the dev seems to be abandoning the project.
Double finger scrolling and ctrl+click
w00t!
Location switching in Network Prefs
I work on my MacBook at several locations, all with different net settings. Very very convenient with this!
If I mentioned any features that aren't Leopard-specific, then it's my bad. My MacBook is my first Mac and it comes with Leopard.
I really can't live without this. Having to look for a window in the Taskbar or KDE Kicker is sooo much pain now.
Quick Look and Cover Flow
Finding the right file in a not-very-well-sorted folder couldn't be easier.
Spotlight
I use Spotlight as my app-launcher.
I've tried Quicksilver, but it has some glitches under Leopard and the dev seems to be abandoning the project.
Double finger scrolling and ctrl+click
w00t!
Location switching in Network Prefs
I work on my MacBook at several locations, all with different net settings. Very very convenient with this!
If I mentioned any features that aren't Leopard-specific, then it's my bad.
My MacBook is my first Mac and it comes with Leopard.There is a defaults write command that can solve this for you.
Open Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities) and type the following commands:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false
osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to quit'And then restart the Finder by clicking on its Dock icon.
To revert the change, type the following commands in the Terminal:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true
osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to quit'And then restart the Finder by clicking on its Dock icon.
If you don't feel comfortable restarting the Finder through the terminal, you can always perform a simple log off / log on to restart it (just click on the Apple in the menu bar and click on "Log off (your name) ..." and then log back in); if you are going this route make sure to leave out the following command when performing your steps:
Code:
osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to quit'
I like quicklook and fast spotlight. Plus the great X11, Spaces, Airport, and BT fixes that had better appear in 10.5.2.