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Remember, X Window does not equal Linux, UNIX or any other OS. It runs on top of those OSs much like older versions of MS Windows ran on top of DOS.
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_desktop
Remember, X Window does not equal Linux, UNIX or any other OS. It runs on top of those OSs much like older versions of MS Windows ran on top of DOS.
UPDATE: doh! knightWRX beat me to it.
Nope. I still have Leopard beta's that were pretty cool and run well. There will be more beta's as Apple works closer to the GM and commercial release of OS X 10.7.
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I've run Lion on the same machine and it is very slick. I don't think we have any concerns ;-)
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I've run Lion on the same machine and it is very slick. I don't think we have any concerns ;-)
youtube hates my country
Yeah I've read comments that some in Germany and others countries can't view the videos due to the music the video may have (someone mentioned Sony blocked the video). What's the story? I'm surprised this doesn't happen here in the states.
Unless there are major speed gains for my current apps running on a Mac Pro I see nothing that compels me to buy this. LaunchPad is pointless (Apps folder, Dock or Spotlight work fine) and I have no multi-touch input on this machine.
i am super impressed actually. Mostly by the new spotlight actually. That feature right there would be all an OS would really need.
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Yes having a gesture based input device would be essential I think. The movements on a 2010 MBP are really slick.
The thing that threw me was they have reversed the vertical direction you scroll in Safari. It is just like iOS now. I didn't realise they were different untill I tried scrolling down a page and it kept bouncing up to the top.
I think anything that inputs gestures; magic mouse / track pad etc will be a must.
People cried fowl when OSX wasn't present on the iPad - the reason for this has been made obvious but I do believe that is going to come to fruition in the very near future.
Some of these current hybrid dual booting laptop / swivel around laptop netbook devices are interesting but clumsy. I expect Apple to show the way in this area.
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Yes having a gesture based input device would be essential I think. The movements on a 2010 MBP are really slick.
The thing that threw me was they have reversed the vertical direction you scroll in Safari. It is just like iOS now. I didn't realise they were different untill I tried scrolling down a page and it kept bouncing up to the top.
I think anything that inputs gestures; magic mouse / track pad etc will be a must.
People cried fowl when OSX wasn't present on the iPad - the reason for this has been made obvious but I do believe that is going to come to fruition in the very near future.
Some of these current hybrid dual booting laptop / swivel around laptop netbook devices are interesting but clumsy. I expect Apple to show the way in this area.
There are under the hoods improvements, and this is the first rough beta. Implementation of full cores, improved 64-bit system implementation, TRIM support, AirDrop and other file sharing advancements/improvements, OpenGL 3.0+, improved Time Machine with local snapshots (on the forums it's been discussed that "local snapshots" is in its infancy and will have substantial improvements), and even though I never used spaces I like the iOS-esque implementation (even though I dread more iOS features in OS X).
More will come with time. I'd like to see an improved Finder (HFS+ is wearing thin), TRIM support for more SSD's, a unified UI with colors (grey icons are terrible, people are more psychological tuned to identify by color not word/icon - google "The Stroop Effect"), and somewhat off-topic better Pro-Apps.
For a guy with really bad eyesight I disagree, grey is very easy for me to read, icons make it very difficult. Ordered lists of text are the easiest way to find things, which is why I use spotlight all the time. Ever tried to find a function in Office for Windows with that stupid freaking ribbon? An example of how colour icons can be a detraction from function.
My dad is a diabetic who has lost the vision in his left eye. I set up Lion as with Mouseposé and a few other third party apps (which might be helpful to you
), but he hates the grey icons.The Stroop Effect:
ex. Say the color (not the word) and notice how well you do:
blue green yellow red orange blue green purple grey
I watched the video and learned a few features I hadn't seen. There are a few not mentioned, such as "Signature" in Preview. Using your iSight camera or such, take a picture of your signature. I assume this will allow you to use it digitally, which may come in handy when sending formal emails or faxing from your OS. A few more iChat/Photobooth backgrounds have been added for fun.
One issue with "Local Snapshots" in "Time Machine", it stores the snapshots on your main HDD, not "Time Machine". This means that over time your main drive may be loaded with snapshots and if your main drive fails you have lost them. It's been noted it's a feature that will definitely evolve.
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I look forward to using it. IMO the Dock looks way too crowded once you pass 15 apps or so. But an Applications stack isn't really easy to organize or use at a glance. It's basically just an alphabetical list or a big grid that isn't sortable.
Launchpad has big colorful icons, is completely customizable like iOS, and becomes invisible when I don't want to look at it. To me, that's the perfect way to sort, view and launch apps. Of course, the old methods of launching apps will not be gotten rid of if you prefer those.
I think the opposite is true. They're not forcing Spaces on the user at all. But IF you use Spaces, it always reminds you that its there, and how it is arranged, in Mission Control. I stopped using Spaces, but this might just get me using it again.
When you click the Applications stack icon, start typing the name of the application you want to open and you'll see the icon for the application will be selected and you can just hit Enter.
Launchpad seems cool, but I find that the Applications stack is good enough for me.
Disappointing User Interface
Why drain the color from the Finder sidebar (just like in iTunes 10)? OS X is becoming so grey and pale and lifeless. Reminds me of Windows 95 more than anything.
Looks like the Finder "path bar" at the bottom hasn't changed or improved either.
Lion has a lot of good new features, but the new Finder seems to fail.
Why drain the color from the Finder sidebar (just like in iTunes 10)? OS X is becoming so grey and pale and lifeless. Reminds me of Windows 95 more than anything.
Looks like the Finder "path bar" at the bottom hasn't changed or improved either.
Lion has a lot of good new features, but the new Finder seems to fail.
"This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is not available in your country."
WTF! anyone got another link?
WTF! anyone got another link?
you answered your own question, dude. youre on a giant 27" monitor. try working on a notebook someday.
everything isnt you. if only we could all remember that...
I've been using Lion for a good while now and I can tell you that:
1) Launchpad is useless. you'll try it but never use it again.
2) The new Spaces are terrible and plenty of bugs (if I have a finder window open in space #2, and want to go back to space #1, it immediately returns to space #2 and puts the finder window upfront. then i have to close it, in order for spaces to accept to go to space #1).
2) the new finder with gray icons is very confusing. with the colored icons in snow leopard, you could distinguish very quickly if you were on the downloads folder, the app folder or the documents etc. now its all gray, and you really have to spend a few seconds there to find what you want. they also changed the orders of the icons. all this = terrible changes. it will confuse people.
3) why is the new quickview white, again? why can't it be transparent? the only good thing is the fullscreen - but if you're viewing one picture out of a folder with several other pictures, the arrow keys on your keyboard won't help you navigate - meaning you won't be able to change pictures - you'd have to get out of fullscreen, click the arrow key to change the picture and go back to full screen. AGAIN, useless.
4) scrolling gesture is now inverted. it's not touch screen, so why is it doing like an iPad? Im not touching the screen, so it doesn't make sense. if i was touching the screen, it would. everytime you try to scroll down and the window scrolls up, feels like I'm being trolled.
There are plenty more rants, and I can safely say Lion is a bad update. At least from my experience. Snow Leopard is far superior.
1) Launchpad is useless. you'll try it but never use it again.
2) The new Spaces are terrible and plenty of bugs (if I have a finder window open in space #2, and want to go back to space #1, it immediately returns to space #2 and puts the finder window upfront. then i have to close it, in order for spaces to accept to go to space #1).
2) the new finder with gray icons is very confusing. with the colored icons in snow leopard, you could distinguish very quickly if you were on the downloads folder, the app folder or the documents etc. now its all gray, and you really have to spend a few seconds there to find what you want. they also changed the orders of the icons. all this = terrible changes. it will confuse people.
3) why is the new quickview white, again? why can't it be transparent? the only good thing is the fullscreen - but if you're viewing one picture out of a folder with several other pictures, the arrow keys on your keyboard won't help you navigate - meaning you won't be able to change pictures - you'd have to get out of fullscreen, click the arrow key to change the picture and go back to full screen. AGAIN, useless.
4) scrolling gesture is now inverted. it's not touch screen, so why is it doing like an iPad? Im not touching the screen, so it doesn't make sense. if i was touching the screen, it would. everytime you try to scroll down and the window scrolls up, feels like I'm being trolled.
There are plenty more rants, and I can safely say Lion is a bad update. At least from my experience. Snow Leopard is far superior.
Exactly. In SL there isn't even an option (unless you're using certain apps, iPhoto, etc). In Lion the option is there. You don't HAVE to use it.
This analysis is spot on.
Plus there are many reports that Lion is way more resource intensive, slower, and a memory hog with the auto-save and versions. Not efficient, just an ATTEMPT to be flashy. WTF.
b. E. T. A.this analysis is spot on.
Plus there are many reports that lion is way more resource intensive, slower, and a memory hog with the auto-save and versions. Not efficient, just an attempt to be flashy. Wtf.
What's with MR auto-lowercasing the first letter?
This analysis is spot on.
Plus there are many reports that Lion is way more resource intensive, slower, and a memory hog with the auto-save and versions. Not efficient, just an ATTEMPT to be flashy. WTF.
You can change the scrolling back to "traditional" scrolling in Mouse and Trackpad preferences.
Local snapshots (I assume this is "versions") is an option, and it's a very rough draft. Engineers/Cupertino has stated it will change dramatically, as will many features.
Under the hood, it makes better/full use of multi-cores, 64-bit. My only beefs are the lack of color, iOS features moving into a desktop environment, AirDrop not functioning on some Broadcom Airport Extreme cards (year doesn't matter), and Launchpad being completely pointless (moving applications one at a time when there are 10+ pages, and app icons show for applications that no longer exist and restarting brings back deleted icon and empty folders can't be deleted).
+1
I'm not a fan of Quicklook losing it's dark transparency. Now it looks more like the window of an app. That's about the only thing that bugs me at the moment.
It's quite apparent to me that this is going to be one of the most feature packed updates for OS X.