New Rainbow Wheel

[Merode]

It looks more consistent with new design language.

I didn't like the old beachball design and I don't like the new one. It looks completly out of place - whole OS is grayish (windows etc.) and beachball is colorful. There's no other place in whole OS that is so colorful.

I don't know how anyone can consider it good representation for heavy background task that must finish before you continue.

EDIT: I'd prefer they rather fix Finder so it doesn't completly hang up and force me to restart Mac when LAN connection hangs up during file transfer or listing catalogue.

 

[Fuchal]

I think the new beachball looks awesome.

 

[Klaatu63]

I am less concerned about the style/appearance of the beach ball than the frequent occurrance in the El Capitan Public Beta 1 - 5.

 

[redheeler]

Looks like crap, guys. C'mon. Apple's lost it's heart and what it stood for.

I actually like it. The old one didn't match the Yosemite UI at all and I was surprised to see it in the final release unchanged. The new one is vibrant and goes well with the Yosemite icon theme.

 

[matreya]

I am less concerned about the style/appearance of the beach ball than the frequent occurrance in the El Capitan Public Beta 1 - 5.

Running it on a HDD or SSD?

 

[navaira]

From a graphic designer point of view the Spinning Lollipop Of Death makes sense. The old one really didn't fit the overall theme.

Now whether the overall theme is or isn't up to your tastes... that's a whole different story. (Where is the "Yosemite is ugly!" topic when one needs it...)

 

[Scary Spice]

I am less concerned about the style/appearance of the beach ball than the frequent occurrance in the El Capitan Public Beta 1 - 5.

To tell you the truth, unless a program is on the way to crashing (see any Office 2016 app) I don't see any beach balls as of PB 5. Everything is very snappy.

But I use a current MacBook Pro and MacPro (all SSD and maxed out RAM). YMMV

 

[fisherking]

isn't the whole point that we don't want to see the beachball? so...let it be ugly (personally, am just happy it's changed at all), since we're not supposed to 'like' seeing it anyway...

 

[w0lf]

OP quit being a baby or use MouseScape https://github.com/alexzielenski/Mousecape/releases/tag/0.0.5

9/10 times if you don't like the look of something on OSX it can be themed.

 

[OC513]

It's abnoxious, too colourful, too loud. We are not all weed smoking Californians.

This is true, some of us are weed smoking New Yorkers . Either way to me its a non event. I hate the beach ball for what it stands for, doesnt matter what it looks like.

 

[chevalier433]

...really sucks. It's clunky and one color heavy.

Steve Jobs is rolling in his ashes.

because we are use to it after yosemite release they want to make us happier.

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

This is true, some of us are weed smoking New Yorkers . Either way to me its a non event. I hate the beach ball for what it stands for, doesnt matter what it looks like.

I believe it was originally derived from a 'busy CD ROM' icon and then became a beach ball. During the 10.0 beta/release period in early 2001 we on MacNN forums dubbed it 'spinning wheel of misfortune/death'

 

[mr.bee]

I'm a fan of the new beachball....maybe the blue is a bit too much...

wasn't it called the 'beachball of death'?

 

[navaira]

I believe it was Spinning Beachball Of Doom, now I'm single-handedly trying to rebrand it Spinning Lollipop Of Doom.

 

[CRaSHeR36]

Successful troll is successful.

Agreed! Why must people insist on feeding the troll?

 

[kissmo]

Steve Jobs is rolling in his ashes.

LOL.

1 Ive is rolling in Steve's ashes.
2 Jobs was taking lots of acid...
3 Ive got contaminated.
4 Acids tend to increase vibrancy and saturation.
5 Ive shares the experience.

Explanation for iOS 8-9 and Yosemite -El Cap.

 

[Evren Carven]

It's not bad, I like it for one.
It'll always be better than a hourglass

Agree with it. It really looks like a rainbow.

 

[SDAVE]

A DOUBLE RAINBOW...WHOAAAAA

 

[houtian]

I think the new Rainbow Wheel is nice, but would definitely love to see less of it!

 

[Even Longer]

The colors need to be muted.

I've submitted a bug report.

Yeah.. Who else is for pixelated black and white 8-bit retro beachball?

 

[marmiteturkey]

I love it, the end.

 

[xmichaelp]

Oh, soft blurs are soooooo not outdated...amiright? What is this, Windows Vista era?

Looks nothing like Vista, try again.

 

[xmichaelp]

OP quit being a baby or use MouseScape https://github.com/alexzielenski/Mousecape/releases/tag/0.0.5

9/10 times if you don't like the look of something on OSX it can be themed.

Is there any way to change the three finger tap highlight color from yellow to... well, any other color? It's my only gripe with the OS UI. It's so out of place. I wish it was gray or blue or something.