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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Software Update and Drivers
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Questions???
Well, since this is a Leopard thread can we ask some Leopard questions??? I would ask them in the latest build threads but all they like to do is post screen caps of system prefs and talk about cat names
What is the transition into FrontRow like now??? Is there one? Is it like the current disappearing desktop now?
Does iChat still have screen sharing??? I know it is in Finder, I want to know if it is still in iChat as well because the last screen shots I saw still had the button for it.
Could the Aqua scroll bars and buttons/sliders etc. still be replaced??? Does that take a while or is it pretty easily done? I will be really surprised if Apple leaves them in because as much as i LOVE Aqua, they really don't fit anymore with the other UI changes
DISCUSS PLEASE
Well, since this is a Leopard thread can we ask some Leopard questions??? I would ask them in the latest build threads but all they like to do is post screen caps of system prefs and talk about cat names
What is the transition into FrontRow like now??? Is there one? Is it like the current disappearing desktop now?
Does iChat still have screen sharing??? I know it is in Finder, I want to know if it is still in iChat as well because the last screen shots I saw still had the button for it.
Could the Aqua scroll bars and buttons/sliders etc. still be replaced??? Does that take a while or is it pretty easily done? I will be really surprised if Apple leaves them in because as much as i LOVE Aqua, they really don't fit anymore with the other UI changes
DISCUSS PLEASE
If issues are unknown at this point, they won't be known until after the release. So they won't delay a release. However, anyone expecting a early release will be disappointed, because there is about a 1 month delay between GM and release.
I wouldn't be surprised if this hasn't already gone gold. Any remaining issues can be fixed in the first update on the day it ships like with Tiger.
don't forget the "Illuminance" interface
I forgot!
So, is it named Illuminance or Illuminati? My friend seems to think it is named Illuminati.
It was rumoured to be called Illuminous.
My guess is we've already seen this new "darker" look for OS X in the iPhone.
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Yeah, a genious idea .... I am waiting just 2 weeks before this thing get hacked a propose you to update your software on some hacker sites with rootkits, keyloggers and so on ...
The point of this story is that the "borked HP drivers" weren't actually about HP drivers, they were about third party integration into Software Update. It could have been Canon drivers, or some random third party utility they had thrown into the latest Leopard release just to test this functionality. That 'brokenness' had nothing to do with HP at all. It had to do with Software Update. Picking the HP drivers was probably because printer drivers are one of the few true 'third party' things included with the OS itself. (Not counting things like open-source software included in the core OS, like CUPS, Apache, or GIMP-print.)
What exactly is the rush to get Leopard, aside from the novelty of it?
Tiger is an outstanding OS, and is hardly riddled with bugs. It's far and away better than XP, and it's not like it's been six years since the last update. A year from now, Leopard will be on our systems, and a few months won't make any real difference.
Tiger is an outstanding OS, and is hardly riddled with bugs. It's far and away better than XP, and it's not like it's been six years since the last update. A year from now, Leopard will be on our systems, and a few months won't make any real difference.
Dang. I actually liked the 'spinning in from in front' effect, while the desktop fades as it slides backward. Does FrontRow fade in, or does it kind of 'pop' in completely formed after the fade to black?
True indeed... but you get a rush of Innovation from the 3rd parties when you have great new developer features such as Core Animation. The Delicious-Gen Developers are going to have some really great apps and I cannot wait to empty my pockets for them.
Delicious-Library 2 should/will probably kick it all off.
While I do agree that it seems early in terms of Tiger's life span, Tiger still has major problems. One being the Finder. I'd consider it one of the worst apps built-in to Mac OS X. Leopard improves on this, significantly.
Tiger wasn't updated on the first day, it was about 17 days before the first update according to wiki
Oh, I sure hope so. It annoys the hell out of me when icons flat out refuse to snap to the spot I want them or shift every other icon down or to the side.
Booo!
Awwww BOOOOO One of the coolest things with Front Row was the transition. I know it sounds dumb, but it is a really good WOW factor when other people see your Mac. They should have kept it the same, just have the icons on the left spin in on the left side, and the menu bars on the right fade in at the same time. That would be much cooler!!!
Or have it like Time Machine but have the desktop wipe from bottum to top (instead of top top bottum) to reveal Front Row behind as the icons spin in on the left and the menu bars fade in on the right.
It's the cool little things like that that makes Apple's stuff so fun and exciting. A dull fade is disappointing, especially with the potential of Core Animation
Awwww BOOOOO
One of the coolest things with Front Row was the transition. I know it sounds dumb, but it is a really good WOW factor when other people see your Mac. They should have kept it the same, just have the icons on the left spin in on the left side, and the menu bars on the right fade in at the same time. That would be much cooler!!!Or have it like Time Machine but have the desktop wipe from bottum to top (instead of top top bottum) to reveal Front Row behind as the icons spin in on the left and the menu bars fade in on the right.
It's the cool little things like that that makes Apple's stuff so fun and exciting. A dull fade is disappointing, especially with the potential of Core Animation
I like that, if I can control what updates to check for.
Needless to say, I do NOT want every update form every printer, mouse and other gadgets manufacturer to pop up every day.
However, I want to be able to get updates to my Canon printer and Logitech mouse etc, if I actively choose it.
Needless to say, I do NOT want every update form every printer, mouse and other gadgets manufacturer to pop up every day.
However, I want to be able to get updates to my Canon printer and Logitech mouse etc, if I actively choose it.
If its only a handful of apps it's probably easiest to look at their individual websites and wait for them to say 10.5.x compatible.
"Support for resolution independence, which has rudimentary support in Tiger and had been rumored to be arriving with full support in Leopard, remains no where to be found."
Sorry no deal!! I Expected this and Quartz 2D Extreme in Tiger, it never materialized either. Sorry no Money for u Apple hahaaha
Still waiting for Quartz 2D Extreme/Resolution Independence maybe another 2 years?
Sorry no deal!! I Expected this and Quartz 2D Extreme in Tiger, it never materialized either. Sorry no Money for u Apple hahaaha
Still waiting for Quartz 2D Extreme/Resolution Independence maybe another 2 years?
I'm waiting on time machine, myself. Right now I do manual backups to my external HD when I think about it. Which isn't frequently enough. Instead of buying a 3rd party backup app, it makes much more sense to go ahead and upgrade and get a nice, well integrated backup utility.
Plus, I'm a Java developer, and I've been using the stale beta of Java 6 for a long time now. Java 6 went gold long ago on other platforms. Many Java guys are starting to feel like Apple has forgotten about us. But, I guess a lot of people feel that way right about now. The iPhone really stole the show this year. Anyway, Apple hasn't really commented on the state of their Java 6 implementation but almost everyone thinks it will ship with Leopard.
You're kidding right? Did you miss this year's WWDC? Those where the features. New desktop, dock, QuickLook, ect.