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Some of Leopard's 300+ New Features
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vassillios
macrumors 6502
mklos
macrumors 68000
Great features! The only missing feature I wish was in there was full NTFS support. This is a biggie as now more and more users are going to use BootCamp with either XP or Vista. Vista doesn't allow you format for FAT32 and XP doesnt always either. So this makes it hard to transfer files back and forth. With NTFS you can only copy files from the NTFS volume, but not write to it. I know that FAT32 is full support.
I don't want some cheesy 3rd party app to do this either. This is something that should be built into the OS. Maybe it is and I'm just not seeing it listed anywhere. Tiger doesn't include it, only full FAT32 support.
The grammar feature is system wide, not just in apps like Word or Pages. So when you use iChat or any other Cocoa based OS X app for example, it will not only do spell check, but also grammar check. I do hope you can turn it off either in the system prefs, or with a simple Unix command just in case it starts to get annoying.
Another thing.....
Please people, stop asking about the damn "Top Secret" features. We already saw them at WWDC 2007. (New Desktop, Dock, Coverflow, etc were the new features!) Apple didn't want Microsoft trying to copy that stuff into Vista or get a head start on it before Apple got Leopard released so they didn't announce it until 2007.
I don't want some cheesy 3rd party app to do this either. This is something that should be built into the OS. Maybe it is and I'm just not seeing it listed anywhere. Tiger doesn't include it, only full FAT32 support.
The grammar feature is system wide, not just in apps like Word or Pages. So when you use iChat or any other Cocoa based OS X app for example, it will not only do spell check, but also grammar check. I do hope you can turn it off either in the system prefs, or with a simple Unix command just in case it starts to get annoying.
Another thing.....
Please people, stop asking about the damn "Top Secret" features. We already saw them at WWDC 2007. (New Desktop, Dock, Coverflow, etc were the new features!) Apple didn't want Microsoft trying to copy that stuff into Vista or get a head start on it before Apple got Leopard released so they didn't announce it until 2007.
nagromme
macrumors G5
A VERY good habit.
But people shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that sources OTHER than Wikipedia are right, or even better--I think there was a comparison to a big-name encyclopedia, and the accuracy rate was about the same. And at least Wikipedia documents the whole process if you want to see the history and rationale behind the info.
It depends on what kind of info you're after, but Wikipedia can be a good, simple, useful tool, and it's nice to have it integrated into the OS.
Or, you could use Leopard's Wiki Server and make your own 🙂
http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/features/wikis.html
Object-X
macrumors 6502a
The monitor is the window
Leopard in my opinion is not a bold enough vision. Apple needs to figure out that the monitor is the window not the applicaiton container. Microsoft understands this, but Vista is not a complete implementation; but they much closer than I thought. Full-screen interfaces are the future of OS UI. Apple has everything they need to do it but they aren't.
Take iTunes for example. They have a full-screen mode that uses CoverFlow, but it's a useless interface and you have to go back to the GUI to do anything useful. I hate this. CoverFlow in iTunes needs to, at the very least, do what it does on the iPhone or iPod touch. But why stop there? Why not add searching, playlist management, ect. to the full-screen interface? On screen controls is an idea Apple pioneered, why are they not using it? Imagine viewing the iTunes store in full-screen.
iPhoto also has full-screen mode too. It has more useful features, but why not go all the way and make the whole app full-screen? Why not add full-screen to the finder and Safari too?
Now, add your full-screen apps to Spaces, mix in a little Core Animation, and you have a new way of interacting with the OS, a whole new UI paradigm. I really think this is where it's going, or at least where it should go.
But it needs to start with Safari. All three major browsers on Windows support full-screen viewing, but only Opera does on OS X. Opera is too buggy and imcompatible with various web sites to replace Safari. Apple needs to get with the program here. Many web sites can not really be appreciated until you view them full-screen. Apple's own web site looks fantastic in full-screen mode. Try it in Opera if you haven't yet.
I can't believe I'm going to say this, but if Apple doesn't get this soon, Vista will and will eventually be better because of it. I've been using Vista all week and you can almost get Windows out of the way and use everything in full-screen mode. The 3D flipper works seemlessly like this. It solves many of the UI issues I hate about Windows. It is almost there. They are so close.
Apple has everything they need but they are just not going for it. I'm very dissappointed at this. I'm not saying that they should replace the GUI, just add a new way of interacting with it with full-screen mode. A bold vision that simply extends what they already have.
The monitor is the window.
Leopard in my opinion is not a bold enough vision. Apple needs to figure out that the monitor is the window not the applicaiton container. Microsoft understands this, but Vista is not a complete implementation; but they much closer than I thought. Full-screen interfaces are the future of OS UI. Apple has everything they need to do it but they aren't.
Take iTunes for example. They have a full-screen mode that uses CoverFlow, but it's a useless interface and you have to go back to the GUI to do anything useful. I hate this. CoverFlow in iTunes needs to, at the very least, do what it does on the iPhone or iPod touch. But why stop there? Why not add searching, playlist management, ect. to the full-screen interface? On screen controls is an idea Apple pioneered, why are they not using it? Imagine viewing the iTunes store in full-screen.
iPhoto also has full-screen mode too. It has more useful features, but why not go all the way and make the whole app full-screen? Why not add full-screen to the finder and Safari too?
Now, add your full-screen apps to Spaces, mix in a little Core Animation, and you have a new way of interacting with the OS, a whole new UI paradigm. I really think this is where it's going, or at least where it should go.
But it needs to start with Safari. All three major browsers on Windows support full-screen viewing, but only Opera does on OS X. Opera is too buggy and imcompatible with various web sites to replace Safari. Apple needs to get with the program here. Many web sites can not really be appreciated until you view them full-screen. Apple's own web site looks fantastic in full-screen mode. Try it in Opera if you haven't yet.
I can't believe I'm going to say this, but if Apple doesn't get this soon, Vista will and will eventually be better because of it. I've been using Vista all week and you can almost get Windows out of the way and use everything in full-screen mode. The 3D flipper works seemlessly like this. It solves many of the UI issues I hate about Windows. It is almost there. They are so close.
Apple has everything they need but they are just not going for it. I'm very dissappointed at this. I'm not saying that they should replace the GUI, just add a new way of interacting with it with full-screen mode. A bold vision that simply extends what they already have.
The monitor is the window.
printing PCL and PXL
I have a hell of time dealing with a nashuatec printer pluss zero knowledge and interest on OS X / Linux at the Norwegian resellers and importers of this printers. It prints with PCL6 and or PXL. There is piece of software called ghostscript and foomaticRIP, but this is unstable nerdy stuff most folks at our shared office space cant operate and install. Like edit the provided PPD file in simpletext and put it deep down in places a macuser should not hang around. Nashuateck/Adobe charges a enormous sum for a poscript card to get the stuff working. Over 1000$! I installed CUPS 1.3 Then Adobe CS 3 worked and it was easyer to get coennected to the printer. That installer was pulled when Apple bought CUPS and that guy.
So I hope some serious printersupport for PCL in leopard. What will come?
I have a hell of time dealing with a nashuatec printer pluss zero knowledge and interest on OS X / Linux at the Norwegian resellers and importers of this printers. It prints with PCL6 and or PXL. There is piece of software called ghostscript and foomaticRIP, but this is unstable nerdy stuff most folks at our shared office space cant operate and install. Like edit the provided PPD file in simpletext and put it deep down in places a macuser should not hang around. Nashuateck/Adobe charges a enormous sum for a poscript card to get the stuff working. Over 1000$! I installed CUPS 1.3 Then Adobe CS 3 worked and it was easyer to get coennected to the printer. That installer was pulled when Apple bought CUPS and that guy.
So I hope some serious printersupport for PCL in leopard. What will come?
nagromme
macrumors G5
Interesting, and I agree that full-screen UIs have their place for certain things. And a lot of it comes down to personal preference.
But I strongly disagree that using only ONE window and app at a time is the future. With today's big screens and powerful computers, workflows that span multiple apps are very practical and useful. What used to take up the whole screen can now fit very nicely on half--with another relevant app beside it ready for drag and drop. And others available in an instant via Exposé--the best thing to happen to multitasking since... forever!
If Microsoft's future is to use only a single app at a time, I won't worry when Apple doesn't follow 🙂
Full-screen is great SOMETIMES, but all the time? That's a little TOO bold a vision. That's going back to the 70s 🙂
SIMPLE QUESTION OF THE DAY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE USED THE LATEST DEVELOPER RELEASES:
How well-performing is Leopard compared with Tiger? I mean, for a desktop like mine, a single G5 with 2.0 GHz and 1Gb of RAM. I wanna know if I should pre-order it or not...
Thanks in advance!
How well-performing is Leopard compared with Tiger? I mean, for a desktop like mine, a single G5 with 2.0 GHz and 1Gb of RAM. I wanna know if I should pre-order it or not...
Thanks in advance!
Ironic that leopard has the feature in safari where any part of a webpage can be turned into a widget 😛
vassillios
macrumors 6502
It is faster for me, see my specs, and I have heard it is faster from others with specs comparable to yours. I would highly advise getting at least 1 more stick of ram though, your system will thank you.
lazyrighteye
Contributor
Um, isn't that a new feature in Leopard: Syncing System Prefs so that your Mac experience is identical on whatever Mac you work on (that is sync'd, obviously)?
MattJessop
macrumors regular
Yup.
Leopard now supports both Dock syncing (obviously I'm guessing minus applications that arn't installed on the other Mac) and System Preferences are synced as well.
Got a little tip, it won't fix the problem of a missing volume but it does make things easier for me. Set your Mac to start up at a preset time, preferably before you arrive at work or whatever. But also drag the volume you want mounted into the Login Items in the Accounts preference panel.
When your Mac starts up it will automount the volumes ready for when you arrive, very convenient.
lazyrighteye
Contributor
Not for my MacPro (Dual 2.66 & 4 GB RAM), OS 10.4.10, Might Mouse setup. 😕
Edit: Finder Windows only = basically useless.
You've got to be kidding. Unless they have a very specific good reason for it, such as you mentioned for iPhoto, I consider apps that need the whole screen to be inherently broken. If it needs the whole screen that just means there's too much in the UI. It's only when that's plainly not the case, such as iPhoto's full screen mode giving you the best view of the photo while hiding all controls until needed, that it's OK.
Object-X
macrumors 6502a
Perhaps I overstated my point. I agree with what you are saying. It's just that Apple could push the UI in a whole new direction. It wouldn't replace the existing UI, but offer you a different way to interact with it that is superior for many tasks. This would be bold an innovative.
Vista can be configured to almost do this, while OS X can not. But consider what this does for PC venders. HP, for example, has a suite of apps that come with their new iMac knock off -- the Touchsmart PC. The Touchsmart apps work in full-screen mode and are activated by pressing a button on the computer. These apps right now are simplistic and not very useful, but HP could theoretically develop them into a full fledge suite of apps like iLife. You can boot your PC, press that button, and never even see the Vista UI. Add internet apps like Google Docs and a file browser, HP could essentially create an OS inside an OS. In other words, HP could offer their customers a completely unique user experiance even though they are using Windows.
This is what I think will happen with Windows and PC makers. Because Apple's iMac concept is so strong and successful, PC makers will have to start competing with Apple and this is the way they will do it, regardless of what Microsoft is doing or not doing. Browser technology and full-screen viewing can give PC venders a way of creating their own customized UI. Even Google could get into the action.
lazyrighteye
Contributor
lazyrighteye
Contributor
Object-X
macrumors 6502a
That really doesn't make much sense to me. Why would you consider an app broken that can take advantage of the whole screen? I think full-screen mode offers many unique advantages over the traditional GUI, epecially with apps like iPhoto. To offer a half-assed crippled full-screen interface like they currently are is what I consider broken.
You have to admit that CoverFlow in iTunes looks wickedly cool. Why can't I click an album cover and have it flip around so I can see the songs? Why can't some on screen controls appear so I can filter my search results or select a play list without having to go back to the GUI UI to do it? Having to jump back and forth is a sign of a broken interface.
My point is if they are just being timid about it. They need to go all the way. Give us another way of interacting with the OS and applications. The window GUI UI paradigm is ancient and needs to be replaced.
Think Different!
That's a strange comment to make, because the same mentality that appreciates the value Apple brings to the marketplace should also recognize that encyclopedias are far and away a better choice than Wikipedia. Wikipedia is Dell/HP/Taiwan, and encyclopedias are Apple.
Each has their place, but it isn't the same place.
ozontheroad
macrumors 6502
what the hell is apple thinking?
Japanese-English Dictionary i hope that during installation i will have the option to customize this and remove the japanese side of the dictionary.
i understand that this will be useful to japanese customers and people who can speak japanese. however i highly doubt that the majority of users have a need for this.
why are they bloating the dictionary?😡
Japanese-English Dictionary i hope that during installation i will have the option to customize this and remove the japanese side of the dictionary.
i understand that this will be useful to japanese customers and people who can speak japanese. however i highly doubt that the majority of users have a need for this.
why are they bloating the dictionary?😡
Not a monolingual American by chance?
Quite a few people have to deal with Japanese businesses, based in Japan. Being on the West Coast, Apple thought it might be wise to do this.
twoodcc
macrumors P6
