Mac OS X Lion Discussion

[Quillz]

What would you need in a TextEdit update that it doesn't already do?

[Argi]

You can set the scroll bars to "Always visible" in System Preferences > Appearance. Problem solved.

Ah, if that's the case then that's great! Lion's shaping up quite nicely - can't wait to get it onto my MBP. :)

[PyX]

What would you need in a TextEdit update that it doesn't already do?

A new GUI overhaul. I?m not asking for features specifically, because that would never be the end of it and that?s why Pages and Word are there for.

First of all, I?ve seen better preference panes than this :

Then, get rid of all those triangles above the rule, they?re confusing the hell out of me. Default tabulations are never shown in other apps.

Put a rule on the left too.

Make a toolbar that is graphically uniform to the rest of OS X, and that you can customize (add / remove buttons) if necessary.

I?ve seen a very nice little formatting popup lately on the App Store, if only I could find it again... anyways, the toolbar should fix this problem.

[.Neo]

I honestly still don't get what Apple's trying to do with the window animations... It seems horror to me if window animations are handled on a per-app basis. :/

System 9 lives!

"System 9" never existed. ;)

[Lunfai]

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Are the markers in Textedit just markers or do they actually serve a purpose? I've always been wondering why it doesn't move onto the next line automatically when using the (left handed triangle) to indicate the end of the line, if it's just a marker to remember where I should start a new line, do they really need four markers?..

[PyX]

Are the markers in Textedit just markers or do they actually serve a purpose? I've always been wondering why it doesn't move onto the next line automatically when using the (left handed triangle) to indicate the end of the line, if it's just a marker to remember where I should start a new line, do they really need four markers?..

Well the ones that are there by default on the ruler are :

- Where a new line of text starts

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the next tabulation will bring the cursor

- Where the line of text ends

These "tabulations" are never shown by default in other word processing applications.

[strelok1911]

I honestly still don't get what Apple's trying to do with the window animations... It seems horror to me if window animations are handled on a per-app basis. :/

"System 9" never existed. ;)

Actually, it's pretty much ALIVE!

[DootDootMan]

I know that I am a little late in the discussion but, why doesn't Apple allow the OS to be installed directly on a PC? I don't see them losing market share- only gaining it. I mean, Apple provides a way to install Windows on a Mac but not the other way around? Just my 2 cents.

[Xtreme $niper]

Actually, it's pretty much ALIVE!

I think what he meant was it was called OS 9, not System 9.

I know that I am a little late in the discussion but, why doesn't Apple allow the OS to be installed directly on a PC? I don't see them losing market share- only gaining it. I mean, Apple provides a way to install Windows on a Mac but not the other way around? Just my 2 cents.

Ugh, let's not get into that discussion... Especially considering just how off-topic that would be. The simplest way to end the conversation early is to say that Apple is a hardware company, not a software company. It just so happens that they also make an OS to go along with their hardware. Apple benefits nothing from allowing users to install their OS on whatever PC they'd like. Moving on.

[the evn show]

Ugh, let's not get into that discussion... Especially considering just how off-topic that would be.

Let's go with this.

If you want to have that tired/old/dated discussion you can do it in another thread.

[.Neo]

Actually, it's pretty much ALIVE!

Apple stopped calling their operating system "System X" after version 7. Then it became Mac OS.

[DootDootMan]

Let's go with this.

If you want to have that tired/old/dated discussion you can do it in another thread.

Nope. I'm good. Just asking.

[Quillz]

After installing the update, I noticed three minor changes:

• iOS-style auto-correction now seems to be showing up in Safari. Previously, I only noticed this in TextEdit.
  
• The traffic light bug in iCal has been fixed. The traffic lights now respect the system-wide Graphite setting.
  
• It could be just my eyes, but it seems that the inactive window look has been altered very slightly. Take a look at an inactive Safari window and notice the text, it seems a bit flatter than before.
  

[saxondale.]

Yeah a few people have reported the UI has slightly changed for inactive windows

[PyX]

Blehhh, the Graphite traffic lights on the new iCal are really ugly, and the loupe is misplaced in the search field.

I hope they will update the look of the application, it?s better than before but I can?t get used to it.

[DeadEndAccount]

Blehhh, the Graphite traffic lights on the new iCal are really ugly, and the loupe is misplaced in the search field.

I hope they will update the look of the application, it?s better than before but I can?t get used to it.

You do realise that the person who took the screenshot chose that colour theme?

[.Neo]

Yeah a few people have reported the UI has slightly changed for inactive windows

And here I thought I was imagining things. :laugh:

[PyX]

You do realise that the person who took the screenshot chose that colour theme?

Nope. He could only choose the traffic lights color, whici don't look good in this particular app.

[iuerg87yerg879e0rg9erugjer]

just downloaded the latest trunck build of chromium 12, and it seems that its back up and working and its even been optimised for Lion,

Thanks Google :p

[CPressland]

... optimised for Lion

How so?

[Xtreme $niper]

Can someone confirm if there is in fact a 4-finger swipe gesture that can be set to switch spaces in the Trackpad settings?

I don't care for BetterTouchTool but I found this recently and it seems interesting (http://www.jitouch.com/index.php?page=jitouch) but I don't want to install it if the feature I want is already coming without third party software.

[Rudy]

How so?

Probably small things like proper scroll bars, full screen support etc etc

I might be buying a new Macbook Air today and if I do I'll be able to install Lion again :) If Chrome has the new scrollbars that might be enough for me to switch at least temporary ;)

[Xtreme $niper]

Probably small things like proper scroll bars, full screen support etc etc

I might be buying a new Macbook Air today and if I do I'll be able to install Lion again :) If Chrome has the new scrollbars that might be enough for me to switch at least temporary ;)

Oh man I'd love a MacBook Air right about now... The more I stare at this MBP, the more I realize how huge of a beast it is (in width, not thickness). Being 16:10, it may as well be equivalent to a 16:9 17" laptop. Sometimes I miss my 13"...

I'd try Lion but I think I have enough patience to not spend $99 on a developer license and just wait for the retail release... :rofl:

[Rudy]

Oh man I'd love a MacBook Air right about now... The more I stare at this MBP, the more I realize how huge of a beast it is (in width, not thickness). Being 16:10, it may as well be equivalent to a 16:9 17" laptop. Sometimes I miss my 13"...

I'd try Lion but I think I have enough patience to not spend $99 on a developer license and just wait for the retail release... :rofl:

I just picked it up, what a deal I got, $1000 for a 13" with 4GB of ram :D

[CPressland]

So, if I were to get the Lion DP through alternative means, hypothetically, I wouldn't be able to upgrade to DP2 or 3... right? (Just wana check out Chrome)