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pheonixash · Nov 7, 2007, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Kevin

I don't think this is a bug so much as just a sucky copy feature Apple has added. When you go to copy a file name it deselects the extension. To copy the extension too you have to go back and highlight it.

For example say there is an image called "inspect.png" on my desktop and I wanted to copy that name and paste it into a URL or whatever. Back in Tiger when you went to select it, it would automatically select all of the text. In Leopard it JUST selects the text before the .png. To get the entire file name you have to re-hilight the name.

This is annoying.

Well they've done that so that when you have to rename a file, you don't accidentally remove the extension if the entire text is selected.

And you don't really need to re-highlight the name, just use Command+A. It's one extra keystroke.

Kevin · Nov 7, 2007, 07:31 PM

It's still annoying. There needs to be an option to turn it off. I bet there is, and it's just hidden. A terminal cmd could change it.

Art Vandelay · Nov 7, 2007, 07:56 PM

You can do it even more efficiently. Just click the file once and copy. No need to make the name editable first. If you're pasting into a text field, then you'll just get the file name.

This works with Tiger too.

Kevin · Nov 7, 2007, 08:06 PM

Clicking the file and then hitting copy, then hitting paste into TextEdit gave me the contents of the image and not the name of the file.

Art Vandelay · Nov 7, 2007, 08:14 PM

Ok it won't work there since TextEdit can receive non-text items from the clipboard. It does work when pasting to something that can only accept text.

Kevin · Nov 7, 2007, 08:21 PM

Which isn't much now a days in the graphics world.

I wonder how much testing they did on 10.5...

Masters2010 · Nov 7, 2007, 10:13 PM

Internet is really sloooooooooooow. Won't even let me log onto msn and takes an age to get on adium.

MartiNZ · Nov 7, 2007, 10:16 PM

I use TextEdit for .txt files by default, so it works for me, just inserting the filename. Speaking of TextEdit, I've always thought it needed separate preferences for the two main formats.

I mean for plain text files I just want a blank window, but for rich text I do want it to wrap to the page margins, and I wouldn't mind it zoomed in to 125%. But all it asks is which format I want by default, and other options have to be applied per document, and it has never zoomed windows properly with page view either.

Still, you are quite right. Even Stickies pastes an icon, and the Stickies widget feels the need to paste the entire path to the file, as does Terminal. Word pastes the filename!, which I would not have expected. Weird world indeed

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Simon · Nov 8, 2007, 02:13 AM

Originally Posted by Kevin

It's still annoying.

I wholeheartedly disagree. After selecting the file name, not having to hit the arrow button four extra times is a godsend. Apple changed this because it was probably one of the most commonly requested changes to file renaming on the Mac. In the end it's your extra cmd-a vs. my four extra arrow key hits. I'd say they chose the the option that causes the least extra user action. But I agree that having a default writes command to change the default behavior would be a good thing. Makes everybody happy.

Kevin · Nov 8, 2007, 05:04 AM

And that was my point. Apple needed to make an ability to turn it off. I have NO PROBLEMS with Apple adding features that others like. Just as long as they can be turned off for those that don't.

Kevin · Nov 9, 2007, 10:59 AM

It seems when I enter in the wrong password into the password dialog 10.5 gives me the default error sound, and not the one I have chosen.

Art Vandelay · Nov 9, 2007, 11:19 AM

Which password dialog? If it's the login window then that belongs to root and it using root's prefs.

Kevin · Nov 9, 2007, 12:07 PM

Not login window no. Just requesting my password in OS X itself.But that probably answers that. It does it because that is root's sound, and the file I am over-writing belongs to root.

Jasoco · Nov 9, 2007, 01:47 PM

I didn't think the login window gave an error sound. I thought it just shakes wildly to visually tell you you were wrong. I don't remember a sound. Maybe it's just been a long time since I typed my password wrong in there.

Kevin · Nov 9, 2007, 03:52 PM

It only shakes in the login screen. Not the OS dialogs.

irockdabari · Nov 10, 2007, 03:31 AM

I had an error in the System Preferences under Desktop and Screen Saver. When I selected a picture from my Pictures Folder as my desktop picture, and excited System Preferences, the next time I get into the desktop/screen saver preference pane, only photos from the Pictures folder load, all the other pictures folders (such as Apple, Nature, Plants, etc.) wouldn't load anything. I was able to load pictures from my iPhoto library, which allowed me to work around the error. I just set a pic from iPhoto as my desktop background, closed system preferences and reopened it, then the other desktop picture lists would populate.

monkeybrain · Nov 10, 2007, 03:34 AM

It would be cool if they shook in the OS dialogues too. I've always liked that shaking, like the computer is a dog shaking its head about. More shaking! And nodding when you enter the right password!

Jasoco · Nov 10, 2007, 11:12 AM

I like the flashing effect when you set it up to flash when beeping. It's so nice looking. Better than just painting the screen white for a frame. It actually tints the background white and fades back.

Buck_W · Nov 10, 2007, 08:28 PM

Since installing Leopard, whenever I double click a window causing it to 'sail' (genie effect) into the dock, if I move the cursor over to dock to bring it out while the window is collapsing into it, that window "freezes" on my screen. It happens every time I bring the dock out while the window is headed (genie effect) into it.

This never happened in Tiger, so I am assuming it must be a bug in Leopard. Has anyone else had this problem?

webraider · Nov 12, 2007, 02:28 PM

Okay... This must be a bug for me only. I just upgraded to Leopard on my Brand New MacPro! (shipped with Leopard but not installed). I re-formatted and installed Leopard. I'm having problems with two things.
#1 Printing: I can only print in draft mode on my HP Printer (probably a Driver issue, but I can live with for now) AND...
#2 Help Menu in the Finder: My help menu brings up an empty help browser which closes in like 5 seconds. It will not search in the search field (forever tries but nothing happens). Now. I can launch the Help Viewer app and search no problem so It is working. What's going on when I try to access it from the Finder Menu? It lives on my dock for now. Am I alone in this? Did I do something I shouldn't have?
Thanks

Eug · Nov 12, 2007, 11:02 PM

Eject key doesn't work (even if I hold it down for several seconds).

The key works in Tiger, and it works at bootup if there is a DVD in the drive. However, once Leopard is loaded, the key no longer works.

Cube with 1.7 GHz G4 and Leopard (installed directly, without a hack). Keyboard is one of those older Apple Pro Keyboards (black with clear bezel).