Mac OS X Lion Discussion

[Examinus]

I think they're going to for that slider look you see in Time Machine preferences as well (among other places).

I imagine the button in the Finder toolbar slides around when selecting a different view mode.

Ah, that would make more sense, but at the moment it just looks like multiple view modes are selected, especially because the other buttons don't follow suit. Perhaps it will be more intuitive when being used than just looking at screenshots.

[PyX]

Ah, that would make more sense, but at the moment it just looks like multiple view modes are selected

To be fair, when I saw it I thought the same thing .Neo said.

How can you think multiple view modes are selected? You know, it’s like the optical illusion test where there is the silhouette of a dancer rotating on the same spot and the test asks you if you see it rotating on the left or right. I always answer left, and never understood this one completely (like how can people say it rotates to the right) :p

[Examinus]

To be fair, when I saw it I thought the same thing .Neo said.

How can you think multiple view modes are selected? You know, it’s like the optical illusion test where there is the silhouette of a dancer rotating on the same spot and the test asks you if you see it rotating on the left or right. I always answer left, and never understood this one completely (like how can people say it rotates to the right) :p

I know multiple view modes can't be selected (presuming it isn't a new feature), but based purely on how conventional buttons work it looks like multiple options are selected.

[Guest]

Damn, Lion looks so money right now. Mail looks AMAZING.

Psyched for the summer.

[Examinus]

I'm curious what their pricing structure will be. Snow Leopard was a bargain just because the lack of front-end changes made it difficult to sell the advantages, but we're getting some really nice changes with Lion. Do we all expect a full price tag, or will Apple follow with the SL example?

[Draken]

Most likely they moved to 64bit only so the core duo are out. I'll have to sign up for the Mac developer program so I can download it tonight ;) I was waiting for a good reason to buy it.

And they're still selling them in the MBA :D

My C2D Mac mini runs SL 64bit :wacko: ......"core duo are out" I don't think so

[celebi23]

Not sure if anyone noticed this yet but:

[WelshBluebird]

It's starting to look VERY iOS like.

Not thats necessarily a bad thing, just looks like it will take a fair bit of getting used to.

My C2D Mac mini runs SL 64bit :wacko: ......"core duo are out" I don't think so

He means the older Core Duo CPU (NOT Core 2 Duo) that was used in earlier versions of the Mac Mini (and Macbooks I think).

The Core Duo isn't 64 bit. The Core 2 Duo is.

[Simon Veteran]

Not sure if anyone noticed this yet but:

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Hadn't noticed that, it wasn't there when I was there earlier (unless it's somewhere different than I was looking), but a long overdue addition.

[threetonesun]

It's starting to look VERY iOS like.

Not thats necessarily a bad thing, just looks like it will take a fair bit of getting used to.

He means the older Core Duo CPU (NOT Core 2 Duo) that was used in earlier versions of the Mac Mini (and Macbooks I think).

The Core Duo isn't 64 bit. The Core 2 Duo is.

Yup, 1 model of Macbooks had Core Duos. I believe one version of the Mini had Core Solos too.

[.Neo]

My C2D Mac mini runs SL 64bit :wacko: ......"core duo are out" I don't think so

Core 2 Duo ≠ Core Duo.

[Draken]

It's starting to look VERY iOS like.

Not thats necessarily a bad thing, just looks like it will take a fair bit of getting used to.

He means the older Core Duo CPU (NOT Core 2 Duo) that was used in earlier versions of the Mac Mini (and Macbooks I think).

The Core Duo isn't 64 bit. The Core 2 Duo is.

Core 2 Duo ≠ Core Duo.

ahhhh ok, my bad :p

[Chlorpromazine]

Is it possible to update SL 10.6.6 with Lion? I know, you are supposed to install the dev. prev. on a separate partion; I'm just wondering if that is technically possible.

[iuerg87yerg879e0rg9erugjer]

Is it possible to update SL 10.6.6 with Lion? I know, you are supposed to install the dev. prev. on a separate partion; I'm just wondering if that is technically possible.

yes it is, lion is from now on my main OS (Y)

[Xtreme $niper]

How long will Versions hold onto the historical versions of a file for? After you "quit" the application, will it erase the versions?

And is it possible to quick view the contents of a zip file yet?

[iuerg87yerg879e0rg9erugjer]

How long will Versions hold onto the historical versions of a file for? After you "quit" the application, will it erase the versions?

And is it possible to quick view the contents of a zip file yet?

from the looks of it, version will keep track of the document for its entire life-time...

[.Neo]

How long will Versions hold onto the historical versions of a file for? After you "quit" the application, will it erase the versions?

I'm hoping Versions isn't something that will spiral out of control and engulf your HDD. :p If you set Time Machine to defaults your external HDD is full in no time at all.

[WelshBluebird]

Does versions exist for things like photos and audio files too? Can imagine it taking up a lot of hard drive space if you can't limit how much it uses.

[Chlorpromazine]

yes it is, lion is from now on my main OS (Y)

Good. I'll make a complete backup and give a try.

I'll report as soon as I can on this board. In the meanwhile, what are your impressions?

[capr]

mission control has potential but is terrible right now... they should let you interact with the windows and apps instead of just clicking on one to switch to it.

[iuerg87yerg879e0rg9erugjer]

Good. I'll make a complete backup and give a try.

I'll report as soon as I can on this board. In the meanwhile, what are your impressions?

my main first impression of lion is that its very clean, which is a huge plus for me personally.

I have had a quick look (lol see what i did there :shiftyninja: ) at most of the applications, apps such Launchpad is kinda nice and i can see where apple is going with it but as an apple geek myself i wont be using it so much, but seeing this is only a developer preview there is still room for improvement.

Mission Control at the moment feels & looks awful, hopefully though Apple has plans on working more on Launchpad until Lion is officially released.

The new Mail client is absolutely 10x better then the current one, looks so my cleaner in my opinion.

[DomZ]

I haven't tried this yet as I'm not a Mac Developer but Mail along makes this worth the upgrade for me.

It's a sad state of affairs when the iPad has a better mail client than your desktop. I much prefer reading mail on my iPad

[Xtreme $niper]

from the looks of it, version will keep track of the document for its entire life-time...

I'm hoping Versions isn't something that will spiral out of control and engulf your HDD. :p If you set Time Machine to defaults your external HDD is full in no time at all.

Yes, that's exactly why I'm asking... Kind of scared of that especially since it's dealing with internal storage. That won't end well. :laugh:

[Chlorpromazine]

mission control has potential but is terrible right now... they should let you interact with the windows and apps instead of just clicking on one to switch to it.

Aw. So for now it's only a “static” view of your running applications? I would have guessed you could at least have a sort of mini-preview on mouse-over.

[giga Veteran]

Does versions exist for things like photos and audio files too? Can imagine it taking up a lot of hard drive space if you can't limit how much it uses.

It's for document based applications. It doesn't create new copies of the entire document, just stores the changes.

Time Machine is for your photos, audio, and other stuff.