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Safari 5 and Xcode 4 Coming at WWDC

nehalemi7 said:
The one thing I miss from Windows is Aero Snaps. I'm not sure where I fall on the maximized window argument, but I see merit in both sides. I've noticed that one of the big things people who switch to OS X have problems with is the maximize window issue. For me, I'd rather have the choice of using the best tool for the job. That tool is Cinch.

http://irradiatedsoftware.com/cinch/

Cinch allows one to use Aero Snaps in OS X, and maximizes the window to the full area of the screen that the Menubar and Dock do not occupy. It is a great app that is nagware for free or 7 bucks to buy. Very worth it IMHO.

Being a WebKit nightly user, I am very excited for Safari 5! :D
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You can get that functionality in BetterTouchTool for free, I personally don't like it though.

You can also download Right Zoom if you want the full screen functionality without the window snapping.
 
Lemme guess, it will be magical and have 100+ new features... :rolleyes: As a consumer I don't think iAd is a feature, it's a nag.
 
MacRumors said:


Mac Generation reports that Safari 5 will be announced at WWDC. According to the published release notes, the update will include:

- Safari Reader: view articles on the web on a single, clutter-free page
- Improved performance. 25% faster Javascript, Better caching and DNS pre-fetching
- Bing Search Option
- Improved HTML 5 support
- Safari Developer Tools
- Smart Address field
- Tab settings
- Hardware acceleration for Windows

Meanwhile, MacRumors has heard that a major update to Xcode (version 4) is in the works and will also be demonstrated at WWDC.

Article Link: Safari 5 and Xcode 4 Coming at WWDC
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THANK GOD!! Now if only the added extensions, life would be perfect. But nonetheless, this is awesome.
 
aiqw9182 said:
You can get that functionality in BetterTouchTool for free, I personally don't like it though.

You can also download Right Zoom if you want the full screen functionality without the window snapping.
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Don't you hate buying something that someone else provides for free? :D
 
newfoundglory said:
say bye-bye to Safari on PowerPC
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Would be smarter to say bye bye to PPC. Why stick with old tech when Intel is so fast. I have an old PPC Mini and I don't wanna toss it out but since it is so slow I can't find a use for it either.
 
jmull said:
Would be smarter to say bye bye to PPC. Why stick with old tech when Intel is so fast. I have an old PPC Mini and I don't wanna toss it out but since it is so slow I can't find a use for it either.
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Go Intel and keep your PowerPC mini as a headless file server. You don't need a fast computer for that. That way you can leave all your media on the old mac mini and access it from anywhere with an internet connection.
 
I hope they enable vertical three-finger swipe to scroll to the top or bottom of a website for the unibody trackpads like in Firefox.
 
jmull said:
Would be smarter to say bye bye to PPC. Why stick with old tech when Intel is so fast. I have an old PPC Mini and I don't wanna toss it out but since it is so slow I can't find a use for it either.
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Those who purchased their Quad PowerMac G5's in 2006 beg to differ. I'd love to see an Intel Core Solo Mac Mini keep up with a PowerMac G5.
 
jmull said:
Would be smarter to say bye bye to PPC. Why stick with old tech when Intel is so fast. I have an old PPC Mini and I don't wanna toss it out but since it is so slow I can't find a use for it either.
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My point exactly. I have one of the faster G4's and Safari is still quite slow, and even slower with Flash. My Intel MBP is so much nicer to use. This is why I would be surprised if Apple went all-out on Safari 5 for PowerPC as I think it would be unusable unless you had a fast G5 minimum.

I like the PowerPC, but lets face it, it was years behind Intel processors and its just too slow... and thus is dead.
 
jmull said:
My bad. Wrong thread, thinking of iPhone 4. iAd is a terrible thing to tout as a "feature" though.
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It's a feature for developers, and it's a developers conference. I doubt Apple will mention it in their marketing with the new iPhone.
 
Stella said:
I hope XCode 4 has at least:
* more refactoring tools
* hassle free debugging of unit tests
* optimize #imports functionality ( like Eclipse )
* Quick Fix ( like in Eclipse )
* less buggy!
* A decent plugin manager - for extensions
* Configurable code templates within XCode
* generate protocol methods in implementing class
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My wish list:

- Elegant, modal, single-window UI with tabbed editing, like Eclipse. (With a multi-window editing mode for those who prefer it, or to support multiple screens)

- Tight integration with Clang to support better and more powerful code completion and refactoring, background incremental compilation as-you-type (like eclipse), etc
 
RMo said:
I have no idea why you would want to, especially with a widescreen display (as most are these days), but it's a possibility.

Apple's thinking is that it makes more sense for a window to "zoom" to its largest optimal size when you click the zoom button--you can adjust bigger or smaller. Microsoft's thinking is that the window should take up the whole screen, regadless of its actual content. Both are OK ways to work, but I rarely find myself maximizing windows on Windows anymore (I have to use it at work).

Also, a tip: if you're just worred about being distracted by other windows in the background, going to the application name menu and choosing "Hide others" (or pressing Alt+Cmd+H) may help. Similarly, you can hide the current app with "Hide <app>" or Cmd+H if you want to get it out of the way without "minimizing" it to the dock--you can bring it back by clicking the app's icon. Finally--speaking of the dock--if you have a widescreen display, I prefer the dock on the left (or right) to conserve the less plentiful vertical screen space (Windows 7 is the first version where moving the taskbar to the side isn't incredibly awkward, BTW)--but that's just my preference. :D
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Thank you very much for the help even though you disagree with what I want to do. I did move the Dock to the right side. I may or may not keep it there since I prefer it on the bottom. But while there my other windows work much more to my preference. I manually enlarged the browser window to the size of my choice. Now everytime I open the browser it does come back to that size. Also, the green buttom seems to work the way I want it to for all of my windows. Now if I hit it the green button the windows pretty much go to the max available space which is what I prefer when I am in mail and the calendar.
 
TuffLuffJimmy said:
Go Intel and keep your PowerPC mini as a headless file server. You don't need a fast computer for that. That way you can leave all your media on the old mac mini and access it from anywhere with an internet connection.
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Great point and that's exactly what I did with my Intel Mini, serving up almost 50 days of music and dozens of movies. But on my Intel Mini it takes over 3 minutes to load the iTunes library across a wired 1000base-t Ethernet connection. I can't imagine how slow it would be with PPC involved. PPC has it's place, I guess, I just don't expect Apple to keep supporting it forever and I'm surprised they haven't axed support completely.
 
Spare me the jokes about flash, but am I the only who notices that flash seems to run smoother on Firefox than Safari on my mac?

An example would be .gif "videos", on Safari they are slow and laggy, but on Firefox they play smoothly without the lag.

Maybe the upcoming newest release of flash will fix this? Or is that too much to hope for.
 
Macnator said:
Spare me the jokes about flash, but am I the only who notices that flash seems to run smoother on Firefox than Safari on my mac?

An example would be .gif "videos", on Safari they are slow and laggy, but on Firefox they play smoothly without the lag.

Maybe the upcoming newest release of flash will fix this? Or is that too much to hope for.
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Animated .GIF images and Flash are NOT the same thing. :eek: That said, I'm looking forward to Safari 5, Xcode 4, 10.6.4, and anything else Apple unveils.

I'll admit - I've been doing all my development in Eclipse. I don't know Obj-C terribly well, so I have no compelling reason to use Xcode... as of yet.
 
wrldwzrd89 said:
Animated .GIF images and Flash are NOT the same thing. :eek: That said, I'm looking forward to Safari 5, Xcode 4, 10.6.4, and anything else Apple unveils.

I'll admit - I've been doing all my development in Eclipse. I don't know Obj-C terribly well, so I have no compelling reason to use Xcode... as of yet.
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LOL. FML. Ok nevermind. I wasn't aware they are not the same thing. Learn something new everyday eh. :cool: I should have known that because I'm a computer geek. :D

But still, why do they run smoother in Firefox? Any idea?
 
ouimetnick said:
Is Xcode for a new version specificly or the iPad. No more Xcode for mac osx? I hope not.
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That would make no sense at all. The iPad can't run Xcode as is, for 3 big reasons:
  1. Xcode isn't compiled for ARM
  2. Xcode's interface isn't designed for touch controls
  3. The iPad isn't such a great development platform, either, due to there being no easy way to package and distribute anything developed there
Even if Apple solved the first 2 problems, the 3rd remains.
 
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