10.7 All the Little Things!

[Kettil]

I use the dictionary app built into Mac OS X A LOT because it's a quick way to get to wikipedia and its an awesome dictionary. Did it change at all in 10.7? Screenshots please

AppleInsider wrote about the Lion dictionary app
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...s_multiple_word_views_multitouch_lookups.html

 

[Solowalker]

You could to this with a launcher like Alfred, too. It has a feature that lets you run searches on certain sites that you specify, and Wikipedia is one of them that comes stock with the app (I think).

Spotlight can do this now, too. You have "Search the web for..." and "Search Wikipedia for..." options now. The Dictionary pop up you can access in apps (mouse-over a word, Ctrl+Command+D) also searches Wikipedia now.

 

[funrush]

New personal-hotspot icon:

 

[Sky Blue]

I see LaunchPad has a new icon.

 

[Nosoforos]

I was disappointed that there's nothing on better voice recognition. Lots of new voices in all kinds of languages. But I still can't speak my own language to my Mac. If Dragon would just update their app...

 

[slb]

I hate the way Apple caved into the devs and got rid of the sliding button feature for subpanes selection. I really liked that UI tweak.

Caved into the devs? They were caving into the inevitable swath of confused users.

 

[tourada]

So this has to do with iOS and Lion. Was wondering what others think...with iMessage being put into all iOS devices to communicate, will Apple add support for iChat so users on their Mac can communicate to the iOS devices in iMessage? What do you think?

 

[ThE.MeSsEnGeR]

So this has to do with iOS and Lion. Was wondering what others think...with iMessage being put into all iOS devices to communicate, will Apple add support for iChat so users on their Mac can communicate to the iOS devices in iMessage? What do you think?

actually I was thinking about that, and they should do it. since FaceTime is supported on iOS devices and on Macs.... iMessages should too, that way they will cannibalize MSN, Yahoo, AIM, Skype...

 

[Takuro]

The thing with iChat is that it was always sort of a weak client for the fact that it primarily ran using AIM login credentials and never became as robust as Trillian or Adium - both of which allow for logging into a wide array of chat servers and have more features overall. Sure, Lion brings support for Yahoo messenger accounts, but it's still somewhat lacking.

Really, the only reason Apple used AIM for the server-side of their chat program was that, at the time OS X first came out, the company wasn't doing so well and chose to delegate a lot of services to third parties. In fact, at one time OS X even shipped with Internet Explorer as the default browser. Apple really didn't have its crap together back then. Today, iChat still feels a bit like old legacy software. A relic. It's in complete opposition to Apple's goal of controlling user experience from top to bottom, and everything in between.

Apple could leverage iMessage as the backend for its own chat service that it controls at all levels - from the client itself to the server-side implementation. Add Facetime to it, and you've got something that's pretty substantial as a service suite that can compete against the likes of Windows Live Messenger.

Apple needs to find a way to gracefully integrate iChat, iMessage, and Facetime into one application. Unfortunately, we won't be seeing this in Lion, but perhaps we will later on down the road.

 

[winterquilt]

Caved into the devs? They were caving into the inevitable swath of confused users.

No way, I refuse to believe that. It's not confusing at all, don't forget they got this from iOS and nobody complains on that platform, it was so intuitive, they got it right.

I bet most people will complain about the inverse scrolling!

 

[ErikGrim]

No way, I refuse to believe that. It's not confusing at all, don't forget they got this from iOS and nobody complains on that platform, it was so intuitive, they got it right.

I bet most people will complain about the inverse scrolling!

Apart from the on / off sliders there were no such element in iOS.

The on off sliders were also confusing and has been redesigned to be more conceptually sound in iOS 5.

 

[Lukeit]

I might be stubborn, but has anyone of you found a way to simply REMOVE from launchpad unwanted applications, but still have them in the app folder?

I don't want to DELETE permanently, but simply remove them...

Hope someone is luckier than me.
Thanks!

 

[Tmelon]

I'm downloading Dev Preview 4 now (slowly). Can anyone tell me if Safari is fixed? On Dev Preview 3 I'm constantly bugged by it saying that my sites aren't responding.

 

[mrapplegate]

I'm downloading Dev Preview 4 now (slowly). Can anyone tell me if Safari is fixed? On Dev Preview 3 I'm constantly bugged by it saying that my sites aren't responding.

Safari seems fixed. I have not seen that message pop up yet.

 

[Tmelon]

Safari seems fixed. I have not seen that message pop up yet.

Thank god. So does anyone know how to use iiCloud? I'm in the process of downloading iOS 5 also and I don't know quite how to set it up. Has anyone else been able to do it?

 

[mrapplegate]

Thank god. So does anyone know how to use iiCloud? I'm in the process of downloading iOS 5 also and I don't know quite how to set it up. Has anyone else been able to do it?

The instructions and downloads are here.
http://developer.apple.com/icloud/
Apple provides a special version of iPhoto to test or you can test with your iOS5 phone/iPad.

 

[antmarobel]

DP 4 is running smoothly here! Perfect I should say. No bugs so far. I think GM is the next release...

 

[PenguinOnStilts]

iCal skin optional?

First time caller, so to speak.

Lifehacker posted a feature for their "hands-on" of OS X Lion, and their screenshot of iCal does not feature the controversial color/texture skin.

Link to the article: http://lifehacker.com/5770609/screenshot-and-feature-tour-of-mac-os-107-lion

Did I miss when everyone discovered this was now optional, or could they just be using an old screenshot?

Thanks!

 

[mrapplegate]

First time caller, so to speak.

Lifehacker posted a feature for their "hands-on" of OS X Lion, and their screenshot of iCal does not feature the controversial color/texture skin.

Link to the article: http://lifehacker.com/5770609/screenshot-and-feature-tour-of-mac-os-107-lion

Did I miss when everyone discovered this was now optional, or could they just be using an old screenshot?

Thanks!

They are using an old screenshot.

 

[PenguinOnStilts]

*shakes fist* Lifehackerrrr!

 

[ssdeg7]

In Developer Preview 4 the new voices can now be downloaded, one of them is "Samantha" they are great, sound great and smooth.

 

[hopejr]

They are using an old screenshot.

Yeah, they even have the old "slider" tabs and Mt Fuji wallpaper (AFAIK, the default is now the Andromeda Galaxy).

 

[Skyhigh223]

Would be cool if someone can upload the new andromeda wallpaper for everyone else....

 

[hopejr]

Would be cool if someone can upload the new andromeda wallpaper for everyone else....

Someone has already:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=12700150#post12700150

 

[winterquilt]

Apart from the on / off sliders there were no such element in iOS.

The on off sliders were also confusing and has been redesigned to be more conceptually sound in iOS 5.

Well sure that's what I meant, that and the Home screen to unlock. That little influence. It was a great addition and I didn't get fooled for a second. I see Apple caved in to officially allow for scrolling to be reverted back to what enjoy today also.

I think its a nice little iOS feature that didn't make the cut because they entrusted all their feedback from devs rather than normal people.