Nepton
Aug 29 2006, 11:40 AM
Net info manager no longer in utilities folder or in leopard in general?... or maybe not on my version of leopard i dl. I run it from my tiger partition though and it worked fine.
using spaces if u drag in example one window of ichat on space and another window on another space returning to finder and clicking ichat it cycles between the 2 of them.
Nepton
Aug 29 2006, 12:02 PM
i can also say what i havent learned where are back drop effects on i chat? :/
moksha
Aug 29 2006, 03:19 PM
I've also learned that, interestingly enough, iChat uses the opposite mirroring than Photo Booth does. Photo Booth mirrors the left side of the screen, while iChat mirros the right.
LeoVanGogh
Aug 30 2006, 03:19 AM
Ard is now ARD 3.2
Neither print setup utility. its now with a seperate window with system prefs
Chris Law
Sep 3 2006, 10:11 PM
This is insanely great IMO: if you've got plenty of pictures in your iPhoto Library, check out the new photo screensavers in Mosaic mode.
Stunning.
Chris Law
Sep 4 2006, 09:17 PM
And - as I upgraded my Tiger installation I have no way of checking whether this was in Tiger too, but if you press Apple + Alt whilst in Expose, it shows all the titles for all the windows. Wish I could make that default.
AriX
Sep 5 2006, 01:13 PM
QUOTE(Virtualball @ Aug 29 2006, 02:27 AM)

Not a big deal but Photobooth uses a different color profile in the newer one. That means you cant make your old pictures work with the new photobooth

Hey Virtuallball (he codes things at iPodLinux (I assume it's the same one) , and I made the iPod Application Manager at iPodLinux)
Anyway, in Leopard, Adium doesn't launch unless it's the Beta 1.0 version, and Transmission doesn't launch either... Some other similar errors in other apps.
RobNyc
Sep 13 2006, 07:36 PM
how's ram consumption on leopard?
tomozj
Oct 5 2006, 04:55 PM
Time Machine had to be turned off due to it taking lots of space. It isnt as good as i thought it would be either.
It needs to take backups, and that slows down your mac a tiny bit i find. And the fact it puts Volumes.backupdb or whatever folder on all Volumes, even the ones you opt-out of is so annoying. (in that folder the backups are kept)
I like the new help menu, and the fact you can search commands in applications. I uninstalled Leopard to reinstall Windows. But i haven't done that yet. Didnt want to resit a wait of hours.
Also, a very nice improvement is that Leopard takes about 3 minutes to install. Literally. I'm not sure if this is just a developer preview thing or what, but it's nice.
Another new thing is when you are installing something, at the end it makes a little 'ding ding ding' sound like iTunes does when your converting songs for example.
I actually got this off Rapidshare, no torrenting involved

-tj
Lostgame
Oct 8 2006, 11:49 PM
QUOTE
Also, a very nice improvement is that Leopard takes about 3 minutes to install. Literally.
Umm...
No?
iDarbert
Oct 10 2006, 07:51 PM
QUOTE(tomozj @ Oct 5 2006, 06:52 PM)

It needs to take backups, and that slows down your mac a tiny bit i find.
Yes, HDD usage slows down the machine sensibly
QUOTE
And the fact it puts Volumes.backupdb or whatever folder on all Volumes, even the ones you opt-out of is so annoying.
That's odd, mine doesn't - it creates a ComputerName.backupdb in the Backup Drive only.
QUOTE
Also, a very nice improvement is that Leopard takes about 3 minutes to install. Literally. I'm not sure if this is just a developer preview thing or what, but it's nice.
Mine took much longer - 10-15 minutes at least.
QUOTE
Another new thing is when you are installing something, at the end it makes a little 'ding ding ding' sound like iTunes does when your converting songs for example.
Yeah, that's nice - but you can be sure lots people will find it annoying...
QUOTE
I actually got this off Rapidshare, no torrenting involved

-tj
Lucky you, but now RS won't let you download for the next 567hours I think
noahplm
Oct 18 2006, 06:23 PM
QUOTE(Chris Law @ Sep 4 2006, 10:14 PM)

And - as I upgraded my Tiger installation I have no way of checking whether this was in Tiger too, but if you press Apple + Alt whilst in Expose, it shows all the titles for all the windows. Wish I could make that default.
just Alt does it
Stadsport
Oct 21 2006, 08:47 PM
QUOTE(LeoVanGogh @ Aug 29 2006, 03:21 AM)

Disk Utility offre maintenant tout un tas d'options pour la création d'un image de disque sans avoir a passer par la ligne de commande

Sorry if my french is too rusty but for those who don't speak it,
"Disk Utility now has options to create disc images without having to use command lines"
rollcage
Oct 21 2006, 08:59 PM
QUOTE(Chris Law @ Sep 4 2006, 05:14 PM)

And - as I upgraded my Tiger installation I have no way of checking whether this was in Tiger too, but if you press Apple + Alt whilst in Expose, it shows all the titles for all the windows. Wish I could make that default.
that must be a new feature cause i can't get it to work in tiger. nice find
Numberzz
Oct 22 2006, 02:57 PM
Look, in 9A283 it has a host of new features including:
Basic Editing in Preview
A "Sleep function that saves all contents in memory and uses almost no power.
And More.
http://macosrumors.com/20061013-1A.php
munky
Oct 22 2006, 10:07 PM
that whole 'sleep mode' thing macrumors claimed to have 'found'.. its been part of the mac experience since the last generation of PowerBooks, and OS 10.4.3, and is called Safe Sleep. ALL intel macs can do it already.
by default it only happens during normal sleep if the reserve power runs out, or you can use
this widget to force it to happen at any time
macrumors is just lame.

i'm still waiting for the 'macbook thin' and the 'imac gamers edition' which they claimed were just around the corner...
aliquis
Nov 3 2006, 12:09 AM
QUOTE(Mash @ Aug 21 2006, 06:28 PM)

Sorry, Kazuran - I didn't see your post until now. Images and videos are fine.

We just had to close the other thread since Apple tends to prosecute those who share files (or facilitate their sharing).
Shares what files and how?
Numberzz
Nov 9 2006, 03:30 AM
Sorry if this is already mentioned. But the Spotlight application in Leopard works in Tiger.
esmith1977
Nov 19 2006, 11:25 PM
Do Nvidia cards have Rotation Support in Leopard?
Adrian Fogge
Nov 29 2006, 09:53 PM
Not necissarily "rotation" support, but they do have the ability to specify resolutions such as 720x1024 which would in effect be a rotation but limited to 90 degrees clockwise.
Numberzz
Dec 3 2006, 03:22 PM
I just saw this, but there is a server widget in dashboard. I dont have a server, so i dont actually know ow it looks. It is the black widget on the right. I also want to say that apple's weather widget is very bad. It is way colder(37º). It has been cold in the bay area lately.
appleguru
Jan 12 2007, 10:11 PM
Would someone who has the leapord preview installed please email me the "a2dp agent" from System --> Library --> Core Services?
appleguru [at] appleguru.org
odedia
Feb 16 2007, 09:08 PM
QUOTE(Adrian Fogge @ Aug 20 2006, 02:45 AM)

It looks like localization works completely now.
Specifically, now in the International section of System Preferences, I can set EVERYTHING to Arabic!
Now, that is impressive that we have an OS that actually works with Right-to-Left input and work immediately across the board.
Either way, it is much better than Microsoft's Arabic implementation, in which you only have a few menu options translated, even in Vista.
While folders are still named the same thing, it looks like they will work with Arabic characters for filenames and paths, including changing /Users to /المستخدم
The only problem that I have run into is that the Text-to-Speech system 100% does not work with Non-latin languages.
(Think crash)
Apple is set to take a major chunk of the non-english speakers or multilanguage users with this enhancement!
مبروك, تهنئة
Sadly, this is NOT the case with Hebrew. Although Arabic and Hebrew are both right-to-left langauges, Hebrew is NOT supported (non of the menus is translated), and things start to get messed up once Hebrew is the leading language. For example: spotlight can't find anything! I type "d" and get ONE result!
This is really a shame. It's so easy to implement once Arabic is there.
odedia
Feb 16 2007, 09:34 PM
Setting up a fax machine to be your bluetooth-enabled cell phone is VERY easy now. It used to be incredibly hard on Tiger, having to hunt down the driver somewhere in the file system - and for me, it still didn't work at all.
Now in leopard, it's just there in the Fax dialog settings. And I can actually see my cellphone trying to dial, although I couldn't send a fax but I think that's because the network doesn't support it.
Adrian Fogge
Feb 17 2007, 01:48 AM
Learned that Apple is no longer interested in following the schedule that they have used for the past few years in releasing developer seeds.
Now we can have no idea when to expect new builds.
odedia
Feb 24 2007, 12:18 PM
I noticed that when using fast user switching, you no longer have that cube rotating effect. I only get a fade-to-black effect.
Could this be one of those "hidden features"? I doube they'll change such a cool feature to something so lame for no reason.
Also, I found a serious bug: When returning to the first account, I had the other account's applications in my dock!
isn Inget
May 2 2007, 06:37 AM
QUOTE(yomommanow @ Aug 15 2006, 07:14 PM)

Noticed in the Desktop Background setting u can select a photoalbum from iPhoto and set it to change the background every x mins and also randomize the order. duno if this was there before but i just noticed it and its pretty sweet built in.
a very useful thing is the fact that spotlight now finds apps... dont need to go lookin to the applications folder any more. cmd-space and start typin the name and it comes up.
also aMsn works fine for me.
biggest anoyance is no 2 finger tap for right click on th macbook. have to ctrl-click all the time.....
The two-finger right click its just deactivated

, just hit mousesettings in System settings and then activate it...
brandon0104
Jun 16 2007, 02:28 PM
Has anyone else noticed that there is no longer a break in the dock between your apps and the trash can?
http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/features/desktop.html
skanero
Jun 25 2007, 05:58 AM
i've learned that cover flow runs pretty smoth now, and that my machine needs more ram.
turpentine
Jun 26 2007, 01:56 AM
QUOTE(brandon0104 @ Jun 16 2007, 10:28 AM)

Has anyone else noticed that there is no longer a break in the dock between your apps and the trash can?
http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/features/desktop.htmlno break on the dock, but there is space.
insanelyinlove
Aug 2 2007, 06:23 AM
Maybe already posted, but if you highlight any file on your desktop (by clicking it) or anywhere else on the computer - then press the space bar, a semi-transparent window opens up of the file, and allows you to make it fullscreen. In the case of highlighting multiple files like jpegs there are even more options.
MC Sn@ck T1me
Aug 24 2007, 01:30 AM
Quick view... one of the features, probably has been posted, alot.
NilSn
Oct 3 2007, 09:28 AM
ive learned that the dock shadow is INSANELY... ugly on white background... look the gameranger (blue) icon, its cut ! ^^
(now i understand why apple choosed a black and dark background by default...)

Ive also noticed that icons are really much more big now...
Probably 500*500 or 512*512... this screen is a little bit fit i think...
sveznajuci
Dec 8 2007, 11:16 PM
QUOTE(htozer @ Aug 15 2006, 01:37 AM)

I have a Macbook and there is currently no trackpad right click.
tap the pad with 2 fingers
rollcage
Jan 3 2008, 05:26 AM
Just noticed this one, try it: Open Finder and navigate to a folder with several documents or pictures in it. Look at the Quicklook button at the top of the finder window; now press and hold alt (notice it just changed?). Hit it you have a full screen slideshow of the selected files. You can switch between the files by clicking the arrows, or switch to an index sheet to view/compare all the files.
Love_@_1st_Mac
Mar 20 2008, 09:43 AM
Speech recognition works just great. I know it is an old feature, but now it works better than before.
You can create your own commands with a little apple scripting, which is more than cool and very simple.
Key Codes are found on that link (click on "Key Codes"

).
and the coding is as simple as
CODE
tell application "Safari" to keystroke "t" using {command down}
This makes a new tab in safari...save it with the name you want to access it and than tell the computer that exact name, and it will execute it. see how simple?
and to change it for Firefox, just replace the name of the application

I am in the middle of coding every command i can think of...Made so far voice command for Shut down, accept, cancel, volume up, volume down, max volume, mute, next, back....and so on...simple stuff so far...(I am new at apple scripting, so it will take a while to get to the hard stuff

)
Rufus T. Firefly
Mar 24 2008, 02:56 PM
I noticed that 10.5 didn't allow folders in the dock
10.5.2 did.
I'm sure it was implemented in 10.5.1 but I never tried that.
Probably been posted but I thought it was rather cool
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