What We Want to See in Leopard

[Marble]

I wonder if it's easy to implement, though? It's probably up to app programmers to put mnemonics like this in their code. In Mac OS X's implementation of Java, I believe the letters to use for each are actually underlined in the button text.

 

[ebally]

Have you heared the voices from Acapela group? They are simply AMAZING!! And the best part is that i remember reading somewere that they are working together with Apple to intergrate their technology to Leopard. Anyone knows anything about this??

And I thought the voices from AT&T were good. I hope you are right about the intergration with Leopard. Has anyone heard what the voices are like in Microsoft's upcoming Vista?

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

When a finder alert comes up like would you like to shutdown, the default answer is highlighted. Thats cool but to change it you have to click on it you cant use the arrow or tab. un cool.

Yes you can, you just have to set keyboard control to All Boxes in System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Keyboard Shortcuts (see attachment). The you can tab forward (or shift-tab backwards) to highlight different options and select them with the space bar...

Or just use the "shortcuts" others have mentioned. In some apps you need to hold cmd down, too, like in Mail if you want to discard a message without saving it to drafts after closing it, just hit cmd-D to select Don't Save.

 

[GodBless]

You know some menu's won't even do that like if it says: Don't Save, Cancel, Save

You can't hit S,C, or D.

That's why you can do the following:

save=command+s
don't save=command+d
cancel=escape

(Note: This doesn't work in all applications.)

 

[ebally]

Another thing I want Leopard to bring us is: higher resolution iTunes visual effects... especially when displaying the name and album art within the visual effects. At the moment it looks all stretched and pixelated.

 

[MikeGA]

OK, a couple of ideas:

At present it is dead easy to get a preview of a document. The great thing is that the preview works in every print dialog, no matter what app you are using.

However, I want Apple to take this further. Provide a live updating preview in every print panel! This way it is easy for the user to get the printout just as they want. Also make the printing options more obvious to use.

Also, I want a system wide method of handling mathematical equations.

Oh, and the return of OpenDoc!

 

[GodBless]

Leopard needs an application that helps people become much more paperless; such as an application for taking and organizing notes. This will help people's desks at work and at home become cleaner.

 

[howesey]

Finder is awful. It needs an address bar, and to have a cut function. I'm a new Apple switcher and Finder is the one thing I really hate.

We need more things that we can do with the GUI. I want something that is personal, every Mac either has blue or grey scroll bars, and everything else is the same.

Apps, clicking on the close button closes the app, not close the window. An option to allow this would be useful.

Allow encryption on folders, not your entire home directory.

The menu bars on apps should be either on the window, or have an option like RISCOS where you can middle click and they appear where your mouse is. Having to type for example, and then scroll to the top of the monitor really is annoying and slow.

 

[ebally]

We need more things that we can do with the GUI. I want something that is personal, every Mac either has blue or grey scroll bars, and everything else is the same.

Would be nice as an option, but I think Apple would be against this in general, (as they like to keep the GUI looking as 'clean' as possible.

Apps, clicking on the close button closes the app, not close the window. An option to allow this would be useful.

I remember when I switched to Macs back in 2002, this was one thing that I found quite odd. Maybe again, this could be an option in the preferences panal?

Allow encryption on folders, not your entire home directory.

Agreed 100%!

The menu bars on apps should be either on the window, or have an option like RISCOS where you can middle click and they appear where your mouse is. Having to type for example, and then scroll to the top of the monitor really is annoying and slow.

If you are asking for what I think you are, then this option has been around since I have switched. Go to:

System Preferences > Appearance. (It should be the forth option down).

 

[themacman]

Although i like the GUI for tiger, couldnt a new GUI help this hold transition thing, i mean a gui that just flys off the intel processers. That might not make sense, i jsut think after about 6 years its time for something a little bit different.

 

[ebally]

Another feature that I would like to see from Leopard is the abilty to assign a function key the task of locking the screen screen imediately, (with optional password protection).

ex. Like pressing F13 would bring up a screensaver, etc. It would come in handy when leaving your computer unattended for a few seconds... (Or even handier when looking at something you shouldn't be looking at and someone walks in on you!)

 

[EGT]

Another feature that I would like to see from Leopard is the abilty to assign a function key the task of locking the screen screen imediately, (with optional password protection).

ex. Like pressing F13 would bring up a screensaver, etc. It would come in handy when leaving your computer unattended for a few seconds... (Or even handier when looking at something you shouldn't be looking at and someone walks in on you!)

Well, you can use an Exposé active corner to activate the screensaver, then under security have "require password to wake from sleep or screensaver" selected.

That way, if you have to leave the computer for a while you can just turn on the screensaver and no one will be able to mess with your work.

 

[prostuff1]

Apps, clicking on the close button closes the app, not close the window. An option to allow this would be useful.

I for one would hate this "feature." I like how OS X just closes the window when you click on the red dot. Some applications do actaully close down when the window is closed but most dont. That feature is one that i hate ost about windows. But, i guess if they mad it and option and turn off by defualt that would be fine.

The menu bars on apps should be either on the window, or have an option like RISCOS where you can middle click and they appear where your mouse is. Having to type for example, and then scroll to the top of the monitor really is annoying and slow.

And i am not sure what you are talking about here. Are you saying that the menu bar that is at the top of the desktop should be on the application window? Cause that would make me mad also I like how that kind of stuff stays in one spot for mac applications. Having it on the window would move it all around the screen with the app and that would annoy me

 

[GodBless]

Well, you can use an Exposé active corner to activate the screensaver, then under security have "require password to wake from sleep or screensaver" selected.

That way, if you have to leave the computer for a while you can just turn on the screensaver and no one will be able to mess with your work.

There is a better solution. The screen saver password freezes my computer way too often. Because of this I stopped using it and started logging out. Logging out was a major hassle but I found a better way. Here it is:

There is a program called SizzlingKeys (found here: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22459) that can lock your computer whenever you want it to with whatever shortcut key you assign it. I am pretty sure it uses the login window feature of Mac OS X's built-in fast user switching, however you don't need fast user switching enabled to use the feature.

This feature takes about 3 seconds to lock my computer and about 3 seconds to unlock it compared to about 10 times longer to log in and log out and doesn't actually log me out even though it brings up the log in window.

SizzlingKeys is primarily an excellent iTunes application. I hope some of you try it out.

 

[mark88]

Tiger already has a better implementation. It's called Command clicking on the title bar. That gives you a drop down list of your folder hierarchy.

How is that better than an address bar with a permanently visible path which you can copy?

Holding down a key and pressing my mouse over the proxy icon on a finder window is in no way simplier than being able to roll my eye balls up at an address bar.

 

[jhu]

how about a linux kernel...? alright maybe not

 

[mark88]

1 - Finder, there's so so many things that need fixing. Inconsistant views, column view doesn't expand to fdiplsay full file names, unable to have list view as default, unable to order column view, faster spring loaded folders, grid spacing, speed etc etc
This surely has to be addressed in Leopard.

2 - Safari, I like Safari but the constant hanging issues that are well documented need fixing

3 - OS X Mouse Drivers, I use SteerMouse or USBOverdrive just to get the correct mouse scaling I like. OS X badly needs a scaling pref and more speed in mouse prefs. I know these 3rd party apps solve my problems, but I shouldn't have to install them in the first place.

4 - Uninstaller, being a long time windows user having different uninstall methods for each programs is very confusing. For example, sometimes you can simply trash the app, sometimes you have to re-run the installer to select the 'uninstall' option - meaning you have to keep the installer file hanging around, sometimes you have to select uninstall from the help menu within the program, sometimes you have to uninstall from the apps preferences in system prefs. Having a OS X feature similiar to windows add-remove programs would be great.

 

[munkees]

how about a linux kernel...? alright maybe not

you would not want a linux kernel, the BSD mach kernel is much better

 

[mark88]

oh, the ability to assign shortcut keys to applescripts in the scripts menu. I can't find out how to do it under Tiger :-/

 

[this is funah]

Some serious speed upgrades akin to the 10.2 to 10.3 speed up. I've found Tiger, especially 10.4.3 to be as fast, if not faster and just as stable as 10.3.9 but I'd like to see some real zing introduced into the OS. I'm hoping my 1.2GHz 12" iBook still has the guts to run it, mind you, Tiger is singing nicely on here.

Not too much eye-candy, Tiger's pretty much right, I'm just hoping it doesn't have some huge requirements - my iBook can't do all that Tiger can serve up and to be honest I'm a bit miffed about that, this was the current model iBook when Tiger came out and they knew what the graphics requirements would be well before they released this update so I don't know why they didn't put a better card in ages ago. /rant.

my iBook G3 500mHz is beautifully running 10.4.5 right now. you dont have to worry for a while.

 

[this is funah]

Hey Apple, how about adding little icons (such as scissors for cut and glue for paste) next to the actions in the systemwide contextual menus and the drop down menus? That would add to the visualness of the OS. I've been wanting this for quite a while.

the image i got reading this was whenever you would copy or cut, a translucent scissors icon would fade in quickly, the same way an app is opened from the finder, same thing for paste.

get what im sayyyyyin??

 

[this is funah]

Safari:
-cmd+f to bring up the same search-as-you-type feature in firefox.
-when you have grouped folders of links in the bookmarks bar, being able to open one of them in a new tab.

iChat:
-application-wide fonts, including a chosen font in your status messages for AIM users, as for the profile (i copy and paste for this feature).
-tabbed chat windows

Other:
-being able to instantly turn off monitors on desktops, such as the iMac, without having to write scripts to do so.
-true hibernation for all macs, especially minis and imacs for being so portable throughout the home.
-better support system-wide for animated GIFs (applies to iChat especially)
-everybody's dreaming of in-window windows apps running, no virtual startup needed, (for intel macs) whats it called again?

 

[jhu]

you would not want a linux kernel, the BSD mach kernel is much better

well, the question is: better in terms of what?

 

[slooksterPSV]

A game called, Smash Windows (tm), and you get to hit a ball into a window and make it crash hehe, that'd be fun!

 

[chaos86]

A game called, Smash Windows (tm), and you get to hit a ball into a window and make it crash hehe, that'd be fun!

You know, Apple had windows before Microsoft had windows.