Comments on: Top 10 things I would have done differently in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard http://www.philoking.com/2007/11/13/top-10-things-i-would-have-done-differently-in-leopard/ Thoughts from my warped little mind... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:47:24 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: SHRIKEE http://www.philoking.com/2007/11/13/top-10-things-i-would-have-done-differently-in-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-15766 SHRIKEE Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:19:54 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2007/11/13/top-10-things-i-would-have-done-differently-in-leopard/#comment-15766 i will try the path bar when i get back to my leopard machine. Thanks for the heads-up i will try the path bar when i get back to my leopard machine. Thanks for the heads-up

]]> By: mpmchugh http://www.philoking.com/2007/11/13/top-10-things-i-would-have-done-differently-in-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-15742 mpmchugh Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:33:29 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2007/11/13/top-10-things-i-would-have-done-differently-in-leopard/#comment-15742 Leopard Finder does offer a fully functional path. It's off by default. To turn on, just select "Show Path Bar" from the Finder View menu. -mpm Leopard Finder does offer a fully functional path. It’s off by default. To turn on, just select “Show Path Bar” from the Finder View menu.

-mpm

]]> By: newbill123 http://www.philoking.com/2007/11/13/top-10-things-i-would-have-done-differently-in-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-15740 newbill123 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:41:46 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2007/11/13/top-10-things-i-would-have-done-differently-in-leopard/#comment-15740 1. Very valid criticism. Apple dropped the ball here. 2. Very neat idea. It seems very obvious when you said it, but I never thought of the special treatment of the Trash folder. 3. Fast user switching already appears with the rotating cube transition. I'm not attached to the transitions as they are now, but this one was already "in use". 4. Considering that CoreUI is a new framework of XML definitions of resolution independent artwork, it looks like Apple is heading in the direction of interface themes. But it looks like they have a long way to go before getting normal Aqua (which they have a decade of familiarity) ready with this new tech. 5. You can turn off back ups just by unplugging your external hard drive. After two weeks Time Machine will remind you it hasn't done a backup, but otherwise it's not very noisy about missed backups. 6. Network backups will happen. Is it a technical problem or something Apple will make us pay more for (Leopard server or an Airport update)? That's yet to be determined. 7. The idea behind Growl is nifty. System wide notifications. I have to think that the programming side could be improved a bit before being made a standard part of the system. 9. When you choose View > Show Path Bar, the Finder puts a breadcrumb path at the bottom of each window. You can drag and drop things onto a different folder in the path and you can double click any part of the path to go straight there. That's already pretty close to what you're asking for isn't it? 10. I disagree with lightening up on security. One day Apple will have a major bug that will draw national attention like "Melissa" or another major windows virus. Showing that security is getting more lax will be a bad thing when that day comes (and it will eventually). 1. Very valid criticism. Apple dropped the ball here.

2. Very neat idea. It seems very obvious when you said it, but I never thought of the special treatment of the Trash folder.

3. Fast user switching already appears with the rotating cube transition. I’m not attached to the transitions as they are now, but this one was already “in use”.

4. Considering that CoreUI is a new framework of XML definitions of resolution independent artwork, it looks like Apple is heading in the direction of interface themes. But it looks like they have a long way to go before getting normal Aqua (which they have a decade of familiarity) ready with this new tech.

5. You can turn off back ups just by unplugging your external hard drive. After two weeks Time Machine will remind you it hasn’t done a backup, but otherwise it’s not very noisy about missed backups.

6. Network backups will happen. Is it a technical problem or something Apple will make us pay more for (Leopard server or an Airport update)? That’s yet to be determined.

7. The idea behind Growl is nifty. System wide notifications. I have to think that the programming side could be improved a bit before being made a standard part of the system.

9. When you choose View > Show Path Bar, the Finder puts a breadcrumb path at the bottom of each window. You can drag and drop things onto a different folder in the path and you can double click any part of the path to go straight there. That’s already pretty close to what you’re asking for isn’t it?

10. I disagree with lightening up on security. One day Apple will have a major bug that will draw national attention like “Melissa” or another major windows virus. Showing that security is getting more lax will be a bad thing when that day comes (and it will eventually).

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