It didn't work that way for me in ML until I went into the dock preferences and unchecked the "Minimize window into application icon" box.
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10.8 All the Little Things!
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It didn't work that way for me in ML until I went into the dock preferences and unchecked the "Minimize window into application icon" box.
So if you remove iTunes from the dock, then open it, you won't have an iTunes logo in the dock? That sounds like a bug, have you tried rebooting your system?
Not really, I thought this is how they revamp Dock. See, if O don't have iTunes in your dock at the first place, then I will open it using a finder / spotlight / click a song or something, and iTunes will open. In the SL / Lion, the dock will generate a temporary iTunes icon that only goes away if you close iTunes (or quit).
I figure out in ML, it didn't create that "temporary" icon in the dock, instead when you minimise iTunes it will create a "snapshot" icon in the right side of the dock. When you quit the iTunes then the "snapshot" icon will disappear.
Actually quite a good one because previously in SL / Lion, the dock will create a "temporary" icon PLUS the "snapshot" icon if you minimise it (if you set the preference not to "minimise the application as dock icon"
Interesting, however I still have my 08 MBP with me with Lion and it didn't work like that.
After doing some research, it appears this is not equivalent to the Activity window. It's equivalent to the Web Inspector. It doesn't appear to show sizes of elements or download progress, so it can't be used to download videos.
Question from potential upgrader
I have 4 questions before I am ready to upgrade to 10.8 ML.
1) I heard that in Lion if you already had an Apple Software RAID built in Snow Leopard it would not be recognized. Is this fixed (anyone know for sure)?
2) Can automatic download of app updates be disabled? I prefer to know what I'm downloading before it gets installed.
3) In Mountain Lion Mail conversation view, when new mail arrives, does the entire conversation come to the top so you know there's new mail? My understanding is this did not happen in Lion, so new mail in an old conversation could remain buried.
4) Can scroll bars still be set to always display? I am one who prefers the visual cues given by the presence and size of scroll bars before I start scrolling.
Many thanks for thoughtful answers.
I have 4 questions before I am ready to upgrade to 10.8 ML.
1) I heard that in Lion if you already had an Apple Software RAID built in Snow Leopard it would not be recognized. Is this fixed (anyone know for sure)?
2) Can automatic download of app updates be disabled? I prefer to know what I'm downloading before it gets installed.
3) In Mountain Lion Mail conversation view, when new mail arrives, does the entire conversation come to the top so you know there's new mail? My understanding is this did not happen in Lion, so new mail in an old conversation could remain buried.
4) Can scroll bars still be set to always display? I am one who prefers the visual cues given by the presence and size of scroll bars before I start scrolling.
Many thanks for thoughtful answers.
Acess some shared services available on your iMac ( for example: SSH,AFP,VNC(Apple Remote desktop) etc...) . Depends on your "sharing" settings
Ok, thanks. But sometimes when i use the Finder on my MBA the iMac is not showing under 'shared' in the left pane. It should be always there right?
Has anyone noticed an app called "Grab" in the Utilities folder? It enables a variety of screen shots. Never noticed it before ... unless it's new to ML.
If it is not in finder: Just wake it by terminal: ssh username@IP_of_mac / name_of_mac.local
the fact that my mac runs the way it should have run since I got it. Mountain lion is MUCH smoother and MUCH more stable than Lion ever was. Before I wouldnt even bother to have all my apps re open on start up because it would freeze up and hang on me. Now all of them simply open with hardly any fuss.
Well, I've used ML DP 2 and 3, and now retail from App Store. It has always, and still does, put an icon in the dock that goes away when the app closes. Just the way it has worked in earlier versions.
As I said, I think it's only your system. Have you tried rebooting?
You're the only one I've heard mention this...
Short question: Should the Notification Center icon be highlighted or somehow changed when there are new notifications? Mine stays always the same, i can never tell if there are new notifications...some weeks ago i saw a screenshot of one of the DPs where the icon was highlighted!?
They removed it, which I think was pretty stupid. I liked being able to just look up and see whether or not I had new notifications.
Hm i guess it is just my system. Previously after I clean install ML I didn't reboot them computer, just put it to sleep. Now it runs as usual, like what you said.
False alarm i guess
but that goes saying: reboot your computer after installing ML.
Some of the example clips in System Preferences>Trackpad are different with ML then they were with Lion.
It has probably been posted before, but you can swipe away banner notifications with a two finger swipe gesture on a trackpad!
