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kick52 · Jan 20, 2007, 11:46 AM

Easier downloading in Safari

So for example, when you drag a link to the desktop, and press a modifier key, it downloads the item, rather than putting a link

TheoCryst · Jan 20, 2007, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by kick52

Easier downloading in Safari

So for example, when you drag a link to the desktop, and press a modifier key, it downloads the item, rather than putting a link

Don't know if you know this or not, but if you option-click on a link, it automatically downloads to your desktop. Though it would be kinda cool to be able to option-drag links to wherever you wanted them...

spice003 · Jan 26, 2007, 07:14 PM

thumbnail view for pics in finder, file details by moving mouse over files like windows , able to write on to NTFS partition, some othe stuff i can't think of.

C.A.T.S. CEO · Jan 26, 2007, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by spice003

able to write on to NTFS partition

uhhhh..... you can.

Chuckit · Jan 26, 2007, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO

uhhhh..... you can.

Since when?

spice003 · Jan 26, 2007, 07:38 PM

exactly! since when?

MattJeff · Jan 26, 2007, 07:55 PM

whats NTFS?

Chuckit · Jan 26, 2007, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by MattJeff

whats NTFS?

It's the standard filesystem for Windows. Read-only in OS X as far as I'm aware.

C.A.T.S. CEO · Jan 26, 2007, 08:18 PM

Isn't FAT the same as NTFS? (if I'm wrong sorry)

Chuckit · Jan 26, 2007, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO

Isn't FAT the same as NTFS? (if I'm wrong sorry)

Nope. NTFS replaced FAT.

kick52 · Jan 26, 2007, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by TheoCryst

Don't know if you know this or not, but if you option-click on a link, it automatically downloads to your desktop. Though it would be kinda cool to be able to option-drag links to wherever you wanted them...

oh cool. didnt know that before.

but yeah, it would still be better if you could option drag or whatever.

spice003 · Jan 26, 2007, 11:07 PM

remote desktop to osx or windows machine without using RDC for windows.

spice003 · Jan 26, 2007, 11:41 PM

front row

lay music, watch videos. view pics from any folder(over network) not just shared folders.
tv tuner/recorder for front row like MS media center.
internet browser for front row for big screens/projectors
in bootcamp same mouse features as OS X. 1finger tap for left click,2 finger taping for right click, smoother scrolling. just have everything working in boot camp.

C.A.T.S. CEO · Jan 26, 2007, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by spice003

in bootcamp same mouse features as OS X. 1finger tap for left click,2 finger taping for right click, smoother scrolling. just have everything working in boot camp.

thats windows fault, not OS X

Chuckit · Jan 26, 2007, 11:58 PM

Two-finger tapping means right-click? On what models?

spice003 · Jan 27, 2007, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Two-finger tapping means right-click? On what models?

in osx 10.4 you can enable it in mouse/keyboard pref.

Originally Posted by spice003 View Post
in bootcamp same mouse features as OS X. 1finger tap for left click,2 finger taping for right click, smoother scrolling. just have everything working in boot camp.
thats windows fault, not OS X

they can wright drivers for that. they did it for scrolling trackpad

bhamblin · Feb 2, 2007, 06:29 PM

I've always wanted an option to have the menu bar auto-hide (without using third party apps to achieve it).

Big Mac · Feb 2, 2007, 08:07 PM

So does anyone have a summary of the requests made over the last seven pages?

MattJeff · Feb 2, 2007, 11:15 PM

i second that idea, but dont have the time to sum it up myself

bhamblin · Feb 3, 2007, 10:10 PM

Oh, and sort by type in Column view in the Finder.

kick52 · Feb 4, 2007, 05:56 AM

If leopard had all this stuff, it would be pretty neat, yeah?

About the menu bar hiding:

This would be cool if it had it, but I hope leopard fixes the menu bar hide/show transitions aswell. If you look, the menu bar goes in, but the menu bar extensions stay, and just dissapear instead of fading.

kick52 · Feb 4, 2007, 06:14 AM

Just thought of:

live repartitioning in disk util. like in boot camp.

CaptainHaddock · Feb 4, 2007, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by kick52

Easier downloading in Safari

So for example, when you drag a link to the desktop, and press a modifier key, it downloads the item, rather than putting a link

I've wanted this forever. Mac apps are supposed to do the thing you most expect, and when you drag a file download link to the Finder, actually downloading that file is what I expect. It should at least be possible with a modifier key.

The best thing I like about Omniweb is that I can set individual download folders for each site. Makes sense, since I almost always download specific kinds of files from specific sites — icons from Iconfactory, torrent files from Demonoid, etc.

Simon · Feb 4, 2007, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by kick52

live repartitioning in disk util. like in boot camp.

Definitely.

C.A.T.S. CEO · Feb 4, 2007, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by kick52

Just thought of:

live repartitioning in disk util. like in boot camp.

ditto

TheoCryst · Feb 4, 2007, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by kick52

Just thought of:

live repartitioning in disk util. like in boot camp.

Ooh, good one. That includes NTFS live partitioning so you can resize your Boot Camp partition without having to reinstall Windows from scratch afterwards.

Chuckit · Feb 4, 2007, 06:19 PM

Live partitioning NOOOOOOOOOO!

kick52 · Feb 4, 2007, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Live partitioning NOOOOOOOOOO!

why not?

Chuckit · Feb 4, 2007, 06:35 PM

Because I know way too many people who have had things ****ed up by partitioning. If you're going to partition, you better have a backup. And if you're all backed up anyway, I can't see any significant benefits to live partitioning over normal partitioning. It basically just encourages people to hose their disks.

kick52 · Feb 4, 2007, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Because I know way too many people who have had things ****ed up by partitioning. If you're going to partition, you better have a backup. And if you're all backed up anyway, I can't see any significant benefits to live partitioning over normal partitioning. It basically just encourages people to hose their disks.

well if apple wrote perfect software for this, it would be good. (and they also placed dialogs telling them to backup)

- - e r i k - - · Feb 4, 2007, 06:43 PM

Again: The people who have legitimate uses for partitioning (mainly developers) can use third party tools that allow this. Partitioning is useless for 98% of users, so why include a feature that the average user is likely to screw up with?

kick52 · Feb 4, 2007, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Again: The people who have legitimate uses for partitioning (mainly developers) can use third party tools that allow this. Partitioning is useless for 98% of users, so why include a feature that the average user is likely to screw up with?

because all third party tools are buggy and non-free.

Simon · Feb 5, 2007, 04:04 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Because I know way too many people who have had things ****ed up by partitioning. If you're going to partition, you better have a backup. And if you're all backed up anyway, I can't see any significant benefits to live partitioning over normal partitioning. It basically just encourages people to hose their disks.

Obviously I've backed up before I repartition. Nevertheless live repartitioning saves me the time it takes to copy back from the backup. That's two hours time saved right there.

clesch · Feb 15, 2007, 11:30 AM

OCR for the Mail.app Junkmail Filter.

Philip J. Fry · Feb 15, 2007, 11:42 AM

Considering Boot Camp utilizes live partitioning and it's been a hidden feature accessed via terminal since 10.4.6, I don't see why Apple wouldn't include this with 10.5.

kick52 · Feb 15, 2007, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by Philip J. Fry

Considering Boot Camp utilizes live partitioning and it's been a hidden feature accessed via terminal since 10.4.6, I don't see why Apple wouldn't include this with 10.5.

cool. i never knew about the terminal secret.

Chuckit · Feb 15, 2007, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by kick52

cool. i never knew about the terminal secret.

Yeah, diskutil resizeVolume does it. Though if I recall, it only works with Intel Mac-formatted (that is, GUID Partition Table) disks.

rehoot · Feb 17, 2007, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by jaydon34

This is a stretch... Running windows applications native in os x due to the switch to intel processors

That migh be convenient, but it also might mean that my computer would be vulnerable to the world of Windows viruses. I wouldn't want that.

Northeastern292 · Feb 24, 2007, 09:55 PM

I just want G3 support and some small tweaks, maybe a billion times better support for third-party hardware would be nice (Support for all third party graphics cards and CD drives, as long as it fits and is compatible with your system.

A redone look would be nice and I hope that rumor about iLife coming with Leopard is true.

I also want Leopard to be installable on homebuilt PC's. That probably won't happen for a hundred years.

Northeastern292 · Feb 24, 2007, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Northeastern292

I just want G3 support and some small tweaks, maybe a billion times better support for third-party hardware would be nice (Support for all third party graphics cards and CD drives, as long as it fits and is compatible with your system.

A redone look would be nice and I hope that rumor about iLife coming with Leopard is true.

I also want Leopard to be installable on homebuilt PC's. That probably won't happen for a hundred years.

My mom iMac is a Summer 2001 revision, and I don't want it to be "obsolete" just yet. She doesn't have the funding to buy a new one quite yet.

I just upgraded it to 10.4 and threw another 256MB of RAM.

Chuckit · Feb 25, 2007, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by Northeastern292

I just want G3 support and some small tweaks, maybe a billion times better support for third-party hardware would be nice (Support for all third party graphics cards and CD drives, as long as it fits and is compatible with your system.

What Mac-compatible graphics cards is Tiger not compatible with?

Northeastern292 · Feb 25, 2007, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

What Mac-compatible graphics cards is Tiger not compatible with?

99.9% of graphics cards purchased at Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. are not compatible with the MacOS (try throwing a hunky-dork PC graphics card) and all you will get is white lines at startup.

Chuckit · Feb 25, 2007, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Northeastern292

99.9% of graphics cards purchased at Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. are not compatible with the MacOS (try throwing a hunky-dork PC graphics card) and all you will get is white lines at startup.

Yep, that's my point. They are not Mac-compatible, as far as I'm aware. They're meant for BIOS-based platforms.

brokenjago · Feb 26, 2007, 05:40 AM

Ok, well, I've compiled a list of all the suggestions people have made for leopard and will be creating a neatly ordered list of it for easy reading tomorrow morning.

Stay tuned.

hldan · Mar 10, 2007, 04:04 PM

It would be cool if Leopard looked a lot more like Windows Vista. I like the aero glass interface and black gloss accents. TIger is looking old.

- - e r i k - - · Mar 10, 2007, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by hldan

It would be cool if Leopard looked a lot more like Windows Vista. I like the aero glass interface and black gloss accents. TIger is looking old.

hldan · Mar 10, 2007, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

LOL. J/K I knew that would get a spark out of someone! It would be nice to see a bright new UI but for heaven sake not like that stupid Vista. The worst part about those see thru glass windows is the gaussian blur behind them. Gives you a headache after a short time.

- - e r i k - - · Mar 11, 2007, 01:44 AM

No, the worst part about those windows is the static "streaks" that are not even attached to the windows when you move them around. Can't even be turned off!! Arrgh!

hldan · Mar 11, 2007, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

No, the worst part about those windows is the static "streaks" that are not even attached to the windows when you move them around. Can't even be turned off!! Arrgh!

Agreed, those streaks are suppose to simulate a window pane with light reflecting from the sun. Microsoft is stupid but I'm sure Apple will get it right in Leopard, but I am tired of the brush metal and blue gel scroll bars.

leblancchris · Mar 14, 2007, 03:41 PM

my wish is that IT WOULD COME OUT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!