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OS X 10.11 All The Little Things!

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Gwendolini said:
That is what backups are there for.
And what is the advantage of deleting a file (putting it into the Trash) and storing it there? Why delete it in the first place?

And there is also that tap to lock feature, where you double tap a file or object and it can be dragged quite easy without getting cramps.



Yes, one uses CMD and the arrow down button. Easy if one has done it often enough, not easy for those not accustomed to that command.
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deleting a file into trash can at least gives you a chance to undo the action, especially on ssd.
Tap to lock is really easy to make some, I mean, this may cause improper operation.
 
ErikGrim said:
Reaching for a secondary input device, clicking a button, finding the correct menu item and clicking it, then returning to your keyboard to start typing, is objectively slower than hitting return and start typing.

You just proved it by wanting a single keyboard command to perform a different (and destructive) operation.
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It's obviously somebody who has used Windows for a very long time. In their case "easier" means "easier to remember" rather than objectively easier.

In any case, why are we discussing basic functionality like the behavior of the trash can? This getting a bit off topic.
 
Takuro said:
It's obviously somebody who has used Windows for a very long time. In their case "easier" means "easier to remember" rather than objectively easier.

In any case, why are we discussing basic functionality like the behavior of the trash can? This getting a bit off topic.
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Cool story, and you would have been right too, had the wording been "easier" instead of "faster".
 
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Takuro said:
It's obviously somebody who has used Windows for a very long time. In their case "easier" means "easier to remember" rather than objectively easier.

In any case, why are we discussing basic functionality like the behavior of the trash can? This getting a bit off topic.
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Well. Right. Yes.
I agree.
I will stop discussing this.
Thanks.
 
So if I understand correctly Metal hasn't been enabled yet in Beta 1? So all the performance improvement already seen in the UI/animations is extra from Metal?
 
LucasG said:
So if I understand correctly Metal hasn't been enabled yet in Beta 1? So all the performance improvement already seen in the UI/animations is extra from Metal?
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We don't know the whole story yet. It's very hard to debug Metal completely on OS X due to lack of tools. We'll have to wait for beta 2-3 to see if they'll start adding tools for Metal debugging and stuff like that.

My guess is it is only partially enabled in beta 1 and will expand over the next few months. I'm basing this on the CPU usage of WindowsServer, Metal is supposed to move more workload onto GPU and reduce the CPU usage to the lowest possible.

In addition, what we see from Apple's keynote is usually a month or two ahead of what we get for the betas.
 
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Can someone elaborate on where exactly do they notice these performance improvements? I've really noticed some improvements after installing the current latest 10.10.4 build, but with 10.11 the performance is seemingly exactly the same and it has exactly the same hiccups or stutter in certain scenarios, like opening an empty tab in full screen safari and then swiping to the desktop and back - it doesn't happen if your active tab has a webpage loaded in it, so it's strange they haven't fixed this to this day.
 
Has anyone else met the issue in Split Screen - (set at two different sizes) using Safari + another app - where certain tabs won't open when clicked on if the screen is set to a particular size. I have a feeling this is an error coming from that individual website but regardless, it shouldn't prevent you from opening that tab on Safari.
 
Mikep93 said:
Has anyone else met the issue in Split Screen - (set at two different sizes) using Safari + another app - where certain tabs won't open when clicked on if the screen is set to a particular size. I have a feeling this is an error coming from that individual website but regardless, it shouldn't prevent you from opening that tab on Safari.
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Split screen is full of bugs currently...
 
This is how my itunes icon look like :)

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X--X said:
My guess is they rushed this functionality into the developer preview in just a few days, when they saw Magnet going to #1 in the Mac AppStore a few weeks before the Keynote.
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Wow, 0.3 MB in size. An application this small I haven't seen in a very long time. Wow.
 
Gwendolini said:
Wow, 0.3 MB in size. An application this small I haven't seen in a very long time. Wow.
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I didnt notice that either!
Have you heard duet display? This is another awesome app transforming your iPad and iPhone (if you like) into a secondary screen. This app is also really handy, although it costs a little bit in iOS side.
 
MikhailT said:
We don't know the whole story yet. It's very hard to debug Metal completely on OS X due to lack of tools. We'll have to wait for beta 2-3 to see if they'll start adding tools for Metal debugging and stuff like that.

My guess is it is only partially enabled in beta 1 and will expand over the next few months. I'm basing this on the CPU usage of WindowsServer, Metal is supposed to move more workload onto GPU and reduce the CPU usage to the lowest possible.

In addition, what we see from Apple's keynote is usually a month or two ahead of what we get for the betas.
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However I guess, Apple just optimise a demo version of OS and use it in wwdc.
 
Yeah they definitely screwed up the dictionary look up, especially on macbook air.
 
Nice! I just found that you can hide frequently visited sites. Right click anywhere in favorites tab.

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I don't see it in the wiki but I'm really not sure if it's new to El Capitan. Can anyone else confirm?
 
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Drew017 said:
I think I actually prefer the Yosemite lookup! It's a little easier to read.
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It looks like a mistake, the font wasn't updated. The text is still Helvetica but it's probably using the metrics for San Francisco .The title and tabs are legible and they are in San Francisco
 
kmj2318 said:
Nice! I just found that you can hide frequently visited sites. Right click anywhere in favorites tab.

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I don't see it in the wiki but I'm really not sure if it's new to El Capitan. Can anyone else confirm?
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It's new and I'm so glad that they added this.
 
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