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Socially Awkward Solo
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Apr 25, 2005, 12:29 PM
 
God only know why the old topic was locked because one person said a bad word

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Ok so there are very well known features about Tiger that everyone know.

I have also found a bunch of Little things people may not know about it. Please list what you find.

Dashboard:
The little + sign to add new widgets ROLLS when clicked making it look like it is winding up the drawer.

Safari:
Hitting the RSS feed makes the URL roll down into the page (cool effect)

System:
Contextual menu to search something in Google

Spotlight:
Hitting Command Space in any app brings the spotlight search field down.

System Prefs:
Lots of new desktop pictures.

New Paper screensaver

RSS screensaver is the coolest thing ever. You need QE or it doesn't even show in the list.

Font screen smoothing has an Automatic setting ( a good thing as everyone I know with an LCD had it set to the default of CRT)

Recent Servers in the Apple Menu

Startup disk lets you set your computer as a target mode.

New system sounds when moving files and emptying the trash.

Quicktime:
Changing the players size has it smoothly adjust to the new size not jump. You have to have QE as far as I can tell.

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Apr 25, 2005, 12:31 PM
 
You can select a word (or words) in any application and right-click to:

1. Search Google.
2. Search Spotlight.
3. Look it up in the built-in Oxford Dictionary.
( Last edited by Stradlater; Apr 25, 2005 at 12:52 PM. )
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Apr 25, 2005, 12:44 PM
 
Dashboard:
Hold the Option key while mousing over a widget to reveal the close widget "X"
     
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Apr 25, 2005, 12:52 PM
 
Originally Posted by cybergoober
Dashboard:
Hold the Option key while mousing over a widget to reveal the close widget "X"
Cool! Saves some time.
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Apr 25, 2005, 12:58 PM
 
Using "Get Info" on multiple files brings up multiple info panes now. But... hold down the option key and you can choose "Show Inspector" to have it in one.

Nice.
     
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Apr 25, 2005, 01:05 PM
 
Hearsay only, but: hold down command during a Spotlight menu bar search to shift the return-savvy default from "Show All" to "Top Hit."

i.e., command-space, type, command-return to launch your top hit w/o using the mouse.
     
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Apr 25, 2005, 01:10 PM
 
Originally Posted by lookmark
Hearsay only, but: hold down command during a Spotlight menu bar search to shift the return-savvy default from "Show All" to "Top Hit."

i.e., command-space, type, command-return to launch your top hit w/o using the mouse.
Cool. You can also avoid mouse usage by using the arrow keys to navigate the search results.
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Apr 25, 2005, 01:19 PM
 
Originally Posted by kemuri
Using "Get Info" on multiple files brings up multiple info panes now. But... hold down the option key and you can choose "Show Inspector" to have it in one.

Nice.
That has been around since at least 10.3

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Apr 25, 2005, 01:22 PM
 
Could anyone check if they've made the Services menu also available in the contextual menu (which is the place where it would actually make more sense...) of text fields / text areas?
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Apr 25, 2005, 01:52 PM
 
Originally Posted by Socially Awkward Solo
That has been around since at least 10.3
Nope, just checked in Panther. It's new in Tiger.
     
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Apr 25, 2005, 01:56 PM
 
Originally Posted by kemuri
Nope, just checked in Panther. It's new in Tiger.
Inspector is old news, but multiple info panels is new.
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Apr 25, 2005, 02:01 PM
 
Originally Posted by JLL
Inspector is old news, but multiple info panels is new.
Well, to be exact, multiple panes isn't new, it was in 10.0. But the functionality which is now in the contextual-menus is new. The Panther way was a simple pane with the accumulated results showing. This method brings both options in the menu by holding the option key.

You can toggle between both types.
     
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Apr 25, 2005, 02:45 PM
 
Dragging icons out of the Dock now shows a poof to the lower right of the cursor. Same goes for icons in the sidebar.
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Apr 25, 2005, 04:32 PM
 
Preview.app's new slideshow feature is very cool. It's just like iPhoto 5's but with the addition of a Expos�-like thumbnail view.
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Apr 25, 2005, 05:55 PM
 
hover you mouse curser over a word and hit command-control-d and a little mini window pops up with the definition from the Oxford Dictionary. it a nice little touch.
     
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Apr 25, 2005, 06:00 PM
 
Man Apple has put some serious polish into Tiger. Adding Services to the contextual menu system will open up a whole new world.
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Apr 25, 2005, 06:07 PM
 
Originally Posted by Mac Write
Man Apple has put some serious polish into Tiger. Adding Services to the contextual menu system will open up a whole new world.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe Apple did this for Tiger -- they just added items they think people will use most often, e.g. Spotlight, Google Dictionary. IceCoffee hasn't lost its purpose yet.
     
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Apr 25, 2005, 06:21 PM
 
That RSS screensaver is AWESOME. Fantastic.
     
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Apr 25, 2005, 10:22 PM
 
Originally Posted by Socially Awkward Solo
Contextual menu to search something in Google
This is around in 10.3 for Pages and Safari at least (the two apps I have open).
     
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Apr 25, 2005, 11:24 PM
 
Nevermind, beaten.
     
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Apr 25, 2005, 11:34 PM
 
Bahhhh... when the hell is 10.5 coming out??? I need new features, Apple charges too much, Tiger is so slow, Sony is buying Apple, I need a new screensaver, the widgets suck, Tiger is too slow.

repeat until blue-faced.



I just thought I would get the first round of major b!tching in a few weeks early!
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Apr 25, 2005, 11:50 PM
 
Spotlight makes Default Folder X as fast as it once used to be on the Mac, this is really good news for me.
How do I know it's Spotlight the reason? Because navigating with DF on the partition that Spotlight won't index is as slow as it ever was in OS X.
     
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Apr 26, 2005, 02:35 AM
 
Wow my G4 Cube has QE....Or atleast according to you guys. I have a Radeon 7500 in my cube and the RSS Screensaver is smooth and fantastic.

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Apr 26, 2005, 02:50 AM
 
excuse me if this is a stupid question.
but how do so many people have tiger already?
You cant all be developers
     
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Apr 26, 2005, 03:23 AM
 
MacMall sent Tiger out to customers early so people got it late last week.
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Apr 26, 2005, 03:31 AM
 
Originally Posted by Stradlater
You can select a word (or words) in any application and right-click to:

1. Search Google.
2. Search Spotlight.
3. Look it up in the built-in Oxford Dictionary.
Does it work with Carbon apps?

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Apr 26, 2005, 03:46 AM
 
Here is one more thing I haven't seen many people mention.
If you press F12 as you are dragging a widget out of the dashboard dock, you can place the widget in the finder so that it is always visible.
     
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Apr 26, 2005, 03:50 AM
 
That's not a feature... it's a bug. Switching to Dashboard and back will remove the widget again.
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Apr 26, 2005, 04:50 AM
 
whats the "Paper" screensaver?

Screenshots?
     
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Apr 26, 2005, 05:32 AM
 
Originally Posted by cybergoober
Dashboard:
Hold the Option key while mousing over a widget to reveal the close widget "X"
Yeah thanks for that one.

Here are some new PDF features.

     
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Apr 26, 2005, 05:52 AM
 
Super cool to have those new PDF features. . .

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Apr 26, 2005, 07:59 AM
 
Originally Posted by bmedina
Preview.app's new slideshow feature is very cool. It's just like iPhoto 5's but with the addition of a Expos�-like thumbnail view.

Yeah, that is cool. Being able to select a bunch of images in the Finder, then making a slideshow to view them, is very smart. Plus, the "Index sheet" option in the slideshow really makes it shine, that is just too cool.
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Apr 26, 2005, 08:09 AM
 
can someone post a picture of the RSS ScreenSaver. I dont' have my hands on Tiger yet.
     
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Apr 26, 2005, 08:27 AM
 
Originally Posted by Reggie Fowler
can someone post a picture of the RSS ScreenSaver. I dont' have my hands on Tiger yet.
Engadget showed it off a few months ago:

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000807035571/


edit: the movie is still up too.
     
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Apr 26, 2005, 08:41 AM
 
Originally Posted by kemuri
Using "Get Info" on multiple files brings up multiple info panes now. But... hold down the option key and you can choose "Show Inspector" to have it in one.

Nice.
The multiple files inspector is handicapped by the fact that it can't add spotlight comments to multiple files.

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The install disc now has a package that lets you re-install individual programs such as mail and address book.
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Apr 26, 2005, 09:17 AM
 
Is it me or did Preview lose the ability to play animated gifs?
     
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Originally Posted by ThisGuy
Is it me or did Preview lose the ability to play animated gifs?
I was looking for this too...
     
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Load an SSL secured site and click on the lock in the upper right corner of the Safari window.

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Apr 26, 2005, 10:23 AM
 
wow that rss screen saver looks rad.
Im also excited about that itunes ss that steve showed when he debuted tiger
     
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Apr 26, 2005, 10:33 AM
 
Originally Posted by moonmonkey
whats the "Paper" screensaver?

Screenshots?
Not worth showing, just close-ups of paper. Ugly.

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Apr 26, 2005, 11:15 AM
 
Two words : Quartz Composer

The RSS screensaver is just an instance of what you can do with this app. Amazing. Complex, but amazing.
     
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Originally Posted by Gee4orce
Two words : Quartz Composer

The RSS screensaver is just an instance of what you can do with this app. Amazing. Complex, but amazing.
What are the system requirements for it? I assume all you need is a computer that supports QE?

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Apr 26, 2005, 11:44 AM
 
I'm glad to hear that Preview has been improved. I think it's just about the worst app ever. The slideshow thing sounds great. I hope the loss of animated GIFs isn't true. That function needed to be fixed (the way the stop/play window would come down over part of the image), but it shouldn't be eliminated.

My real question: When you close the last preview window does it close the application, or does it stay running in your dock forever (as mine is right now, probably from days ago) until you bother to quit it?
     
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Preview has a Grab feature (selection, window or timed screen)...the selection cursor gives you coordinates and it saves the file as a tiff. The Command shift 3 and 4 method save it as a png.
     
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Originally Posted by KP*
My real question: When you close the last preview window does it close the application, or does it stay running in your dock forever (as mine is right now, probably from days ago) until you bother to quit it?
Close and Quit are different functions. It is generally not polite for Mac apps to quit just because you closed the last window. That's the Windows way. Just leave it running and don't worry about it. If it really bothers you, just quit it yourself.

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Apr 26, 2005, 12:14 PM
 
Originally Posted by Evinyatar
That's not a feature... it's a bug. Switching to Dashboard and back will remove the widget again.
I'd call that a feature with a bug (i.e. if they fix the remove problem, it'll be a good feature)
     
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Apr 26, 2005, 12:27 PM
 
Safari FINALLY shows the certificate information when you click the lock icon in the upper right (https)
signatures are a waste of bandwidth
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Apr 26, 2005, 01:38 PM
 
If i log onto iChat with Tiger's iChat 3.0 it disconnects other 2.x version that are connected to the same account

It used to let me connect on as many accounts as i wanted.

Although, i dont miss that AOL Sys message that would pop up if i logged in whan i was already logged in.

Bug or Feature, You decide
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