Mac OS X 'Leopard'-related Discussion

[MasterC]

I think it looks blander.

If by blander you mean better, then yes it does. ;)

[Neil]

Okay, please don't kill me when I ask this..... but.... what date in October will Leopard be released? I can't remember... :blush:

They have not set a date, but it must be late October because they still do not have a GM version, which means when it does go Gold they will to still have to produce all the disks.

[Koyder]

That Finder window with the iTunes 7 scrollbars is exactly what I'd like Leopard to look like! It's less distracting than Aqua and fresh at the same time. I hope Apple feels the same way.

[osirisX]

wots this illuminous stuff is this a mock up of what someone would like to see ?

Illuminous was a rumoured theme for OS X that came to the rumour mill after WWDC 06. Illuminous was supposed to be black, glossy and transparent. Basically a really fancy theme. WWDC 07 came along and we got the iTunes 7 look for OS X instead of the rumoured Illuminous.

I guess you could say it's a mockup of what some people want ;)

Edited September 30, 2007 by osirisX

[Nymphaluna]

I don't think there is a date set... So don't worry no one will kill you ;)

Ah, OK. Phew. :p Thanks!

[craybox]

Illuminous was a rumoured theme for OS X that came to the rumour mill after WWDC 06. Illuminous was supposed to be black, glossy and transparent. Basically a really fancy theme. WWDC 07 came along and we got the iTunes 7 look for OS X instead of the rumoured Illuminous.

I guess you could say it's a mockup of what some people want ;)

ah thank you, first impression is looks pretty cool but when you get past that you really should'nt even realise that the operating system is there IMO. Pretty all the same but i would rather that the OS stays clean as it already is in Tiger. Still i'm getting old and we don't like change when you reach my age hehe.

[Kudos Veteran]

Stix is awesome:

OMG WANT! :o

[richardsim7]

I prefer the look of this one :D

-Rich-

[Kudos Veteran]

It's about time they updated the visualizers tbh, 7 versions and still the same crap one.

[osirisX]

The new icon for a Preference Pane:

This one being the Sound Preference Pane.

[Koyder]

You know what, sometimes I wish Leopard was delayed again, because the more time Apple spends on it, the more great ideas they come up with. That preference pane icon is design at its best! Is it from 9A559?

[osirisX]

You know what, sometimes I wish Leopard was delayed again, because the more time Apple spends on it, the more great ideas they come up with. That preference pane icon is design at its best! Is it from 9A559?

As far as I know, it is.

[DrunkenMaster]

As far as I know, it is.

Yup. The earlier build has the same icon as Tiger.

[CPressland]

Agreed, as much as I want Leopard now, just imagine what'd happen to it if they kept it behind until XMas and had a XMas launch! Loads of time for new ideas and whatnot

[Timan Veteran]

I haven't used leopard long enough to try this... but does Leopard keep finder windows/settings this time? I swear finder in Tiger is a joke, I'd resize a window, close it and open it up again and it be a different size or the just screwed up in other ways.

[Xero]

^ Same with me, there's tricks of getting it to stick but its a pain in the ass. Hopefully they fixed that, and when you manually organize icons it doesn't spazz out and throw them all over the finder window in retarded positions. Always drives me insane.

[Vice]

Bland? Ugly? Poor image quality?

Illuminous to the rescue!!!

LOL that looks even worse then Leopards real finder.

[osirisX]

LOL that looks even worse then Leopards real finder.

Exactly ;)

[drumy]

It's October...leopard can be released in a few hours

[suspiria]

Exactly ;)

I love how you made everything, even the damn text, have a reflection. :laugh:

Microsoft, start your photocopiers.

[richardsim7]

But wouldn't they just add all these amazing ideas in the updates? ;)

-Rich-

[QuarterSwede]

I haven't used leopard long enough to try this... but does Leopard keep finder windows/settings this time? I swear finder in Tiger is a joke, I'd resize a window, close it and open it up again and it be a different size or the just screwed up in other ways.

Yes, I hear that it finally remembers positions, size and what view you were using. Finally! Too bad, from what I understand you still can't "Cut." Apple, no one wants to copy and then delete. That's a waste of time!

[PyX]

Yeah, I've never understood why the Cut button is there in the menus, but it's grayed out. What's the matter? If it's never going to work, at least don't put it in the menus...

osirisx, it's quite nice, but as always, font reflection is abusive and the fonts themselves are not bold enough compared to the rest of the picture... I mean, there's too much impact on the icons/symbols and not enough on the text. It's quite nice in overall though, but maybe more for a real fancy app than an entire OS.

No, Leopard won't be released in a few hours. There's still some tidbits to arrange... and resolution independance is still a pending feature in release candidate status. Why?

Just for a quick note... They should start removing the arrows of scrollbars in Leopard... I guess nobody buys a new Mac or simply Leopard and has a mouse without scrollbar nowadays...

[Quillz]

Yeah, I've never understood why the Cut button is there in the menus, but it's grayed out. What's the matter? If it's never going to work, at least don't put it in the menus...

osirisx, it's quite nice, but as always, font reflection is abusive and the fonts themselves are not bold enough compared to the rest of the picture... I mean, there's too much impact on the icons/symbols and not enough on the text. It's quite nice in overall though, but maybe more for a real fancy app than an entire OS.

No, Leopard won't be released in a few hours. There's still some tidbits to arrange... and resolution independance is still a pending feature in release candidate status. Why?

Just for a quick note... They should start removing the arrows of scrollbars in Leopard... I guess nobody buys a new Mac or simply Leopard and has a mouse without scrollbar nowadays...

The scroll boxes still have uses, though.

[PyX]

Yes for the scrollbar itself, but not the scrollbar arrows at the bottom and at the top (or side to side, depending on how you set them). In devices like iPods and iPhones, there's no scrollbar arrows, as it would be (almost) useless. It's more like a graphical artefact from the past.