OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Wish list


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Been using Mac for a few months now, here are my suggestions:

Finder:

- Simultaneous Drag 'n Scroll of files with the middle wheel scroller. Right now I can't scroll easily up or down in the Finder with my middle mouse scroller when I have multiple files selected.

- Remove unnecessary thick bordering of image previews to get a better view of them.

- Reorganize and add options like a spacer for the the Sidebar pane just like Apple allows for the Toolbar.

- Simple Quick look options like 100%.

- Option to sort folders above files.

- Option to hide .DS_Store and its garbage files without hiding ALL hidden files.

Menubar:

- Sortable third-party menubar icons... it's silly to be able to only do it only on OS X icons. Windows 7 does this very nicely.

- Collapse/hide menubar icons.

Dual monitor setup:

- Allow option to mirror dock

- Option to turn off display (I would like to automatically turn my MBP display off when connecting to my external)

- Option to intelligently fit screen with entire window if window is larger than the screen (for instance, while unhooking to an external monitor, the windows will still retain their size on the smaller display of the MBP)

Mission control:

- Add a close button in the corner of each preview to quit apps quickly.

There's some of the things Apple can do to make their OS more intuitive and robust. If ever, now's the right time to flesh it out as W8 doesn't seem to be getting that great a reception.

Maps :

- How many times do you take your computer to trace a route from point A to point B ? Yeah, let?s bring OS X on par with iOS once again. But don?t use Google Maps, because it would be simpler just going to Google Maps in Safari? Instead, bundle an app similar to Google Earth, but use the 3D wizardry from C3 Technologies, a company bought by Apple.

Never, and I have the most portable computer Apple sells. :p My iPhone is way more convenient for that.

- Option to turn off display (I would like to automatically turn my MBP display off when connecting to my external)

Why not just close the lid on your MacBook?

Never, and I have the most portable computer Apple sells. :p My iPhone is way more convenient for that.

Which is ? The iPad ? :p Okay, MacBook Air.

But IMO if they want to bring both OSes on par as much as possible, OS X needs to have all the features from iOS plus some more. This is where it?s heading.

Never, and I have the most portable computer Apple sells. :p My iPhone is way more convenient for that.

Why not just close the lid on your MacBook?

Clamshell MBP worsens the wireless reception terribly for me (from 10Mb/s to ~1Mb/s). I am going to get a repeater and see if it helps. Keeping the lid open also helps with ventilation.

But IMO if they want to bring both OSes on par as much as possible, OS X needs to have all the features from iOS plus some more. This is where it?s heading.

Some things just don't make sense on the desktop and vice versa. Personally I don't want OS X turning into a second Windows 8.

I wish they would beef up the weather widget though (and bring it to the iPad as well).

Some things just don't make sense on the desktop and vice versa. Personally I don't want OS X turning into a second Windows 8.

I wish they would beef up the weather widget though (and bring it to the iPad as well).

I wish I could get Weather Underground updates on my iPhone notification page instead of the entirely useless OSX weather app.

Some things just don't make sense on the desktop and vice versa. Personally I don't want OS X turning into a second Windows 8.

Why would it be poorly received that OS X has an application that looks like Google Earth, but better and built-in ?

If you?re an individual, it can be useful (for instance, I always use it before going out because I?m taking public transportation and it?s perfectly integrated here in Montreal). But if you?re a business, an app like this could also reveal itself useful : we were always using it in my pharmacy and the Pizza Hut where my friend worked for close deliveries, at our desks to know exactly where our buildings at the company are located and if we have the correct address, to enter our own business in the database, at our desks to choose restaurants on Friday, if you?re an engineer in a consulting firm, you can see where your client is, etc. So they?re good for all kinds of reasons - the productive ones, and the non-productive.

Thing is, if they simply built-in Google Maps in OS X, it wouldn?t be much more useful than going on Google Maps? website. I don?t want that. They really need to roll out some new, state-of-the-art technology, graphics and a new interface that will make Google Earth obsolete.

I wish they would beef up the weather widget though (and bring it to the iPad as well).

Agreed. It?s barely even displaying the right weather here. I needed to download another widget from my local weather network because the one that?s built-in is so erroneous.

Well... both, the default OSX dashboard weather widget is the same and equally useless.

iOS' Weather app has hourly forecasts something the widget lacks, so no they're not the same.

Why would it be poorly received that OS X has an application that looks like Google Earth, but better and built-in ?

If you?re an individual, it can be useful (for instance, I always use it before going out because I?m taking public transportation and it?s perfectly integrated here in Montreal). But if you?re a business, an app like this could also reveal itself useful : we were always using it in my pharmacy and the Pizza Hut where my friend worked for close deliveries, at our desks to know exactly where our buildings at the company are located and if we have the correct address, to enter our own business in the database, at our desks to choose restaurants on Friday, if you?re an engineer in a consulting firm, you can see where your client is, etc. So they?re good for all kinds of reasons - the productive ones, and the non-productive.

I really have to agree with Elliott on this one: It's an app that makes a lot of sense on a smartphone or tablet even, but not so much on a desktop computer.

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1. Better dual boot menu. Why do I have to hold dowwn apple when I boot into windows 7? Just give us the option off the bat.

2. Get rid of the "real world" ****. I hate how calender looks like a '70's sofa.

3. Optimize everything.

4. Ditch Aqua. Get a new theme.

1. Better dual boot menu. Why do I have to hold dowwn apple when I boot into windows 7? Just give us the option off the bat.

2. Get rid of the "real world" ****. I hate how calender looks like a '70's sofa.

3. Optimize everything.

4. Ditch Aqua. Get a new theme.

Based on your requests, OS X is clearly not for you.

1. It?s done to save time if you?re the kind to turn on your computer, go get coffee or a glass of water or get dressed in the morning, and come back to it.

2. Technology alienates us, if they can make it look like reality so that we come back to Earth when using computers, it?s simply wonderful. This has been in Jobs? mind for years and years and it is now encrusted in Apple?s values since at least the release of the iPhone.

3. They have just done it by releasing Snow Leopard, and there?s also a lot of updates under-the-hood of Mountain Lion.

4. They have just revamped the UI in Lion. I doubt they?re off to a new start regarding this.

Ability to show hidden files like ".htaccess" without showing files like ".DS_Store".

There is an app called invisibleX that shows all the files and folders that are hidden. It also allows you to permanently unhide or hide a file or folder of your choice.

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