What new features would you like to see?

[bmac89]

Those are predefined colours, not custom.

Although what students have been asking for on both the Mac and Windows is the ability to change the color of the folder.

As others have said, you can easily change the folder icon to what ever colour or theme you want. Here is a screen recording:

Sorry about the low quality but you get the idea!

 

[redheeler]

Custom colors for folders. This is a frequent student request on both the Mac and Windows machines. You could assign different folder colors for different types of content.

If you don't mind paying $1.99, an app called "Foldery" on the App Store will do this. There's a demo video here.

 

[atimoda]

Finder:

1 - Add new settings for "Folders Always on Top"

2 - Add "Cut" file (Cmd+X)

3 - Auto-adjust sidebar AND columns to fit folder names (with min and max sizes)


System:

1 - Implement Dark Mode appropriate in all stock apps, and as a global config for all apps

2 - Option to change behavior for "Fullscreen" button to only maximize screen
(I hate fullscreen mode, and never met anybody that uses it, only people who hate its

 

[redheeler]

2 - Add "Cut" file (Cmd+X)

Command-Option-V when you paste.

1 - Implement Dark Mode appropriate in all stock apps, and as a global config for all apps

2 - Option to change behavior for "Fullscreen" button to only maximize screen
(I hate fullscreen mode, and never met anybody that uses it, only people who hate its

+1 to both points, although I do use fullscreen mode often on my 13" rMBP.

 

[Kolerisk]

2 - Option to change behavior for "Fullscreen" button to only maximize screen
(I hate fullscreen mode, and never met anybody that uses it, only people who hate its

Hope everyone knows about pressing alt while hovering over the full screen button - it turns into the regular "+".
(Yes, they should switch this so that default is maximize instead.)

 

[Ebenezum]

1. New filesystem, HFS+ is obsolete!
2. Rewrite Time Machine to check validity of backups on external drives, currently it is too unreliable for serious use.
3. Speed improvements and bug fixes (Finder, Spotlight, Disk Utility etc...)

I doubt 1 and 2 will happen for El Capitan since its already in beta but one can always hope...

 

[xmichaelp]

I wish you could make the stoplight buttons gray without making all the other UI elements ugly and gray. I like the blue, but prefer the more subtle gray stoplight buttons.

 

[dyn]

Hope everyone knows about pressing alt while hovering over the full screen button - it turns into the regular "+".
(Yes, they should switch this so that default is maximize instead.)

Don't start that war. Everybody with small screens who use fullscreen mode extensively will defend the current behaviour as if their lives depend on it:

And don't start with "yes but add it as an option" because in the end everything is added as an option. Then we have the same issue as we have now in Settings on iOS: you have to scroll your fingers off to get to the part you want. You know, searching for a needle in a haystack.

1. New filesystem, HFS+ is obsolete!

That is awfully vague. HFS+ works fine as it is but can it work better in certain areas? Sure! Take a look at what btrfs and zfs do. Selfhealing stuff, actual snapshotting and so on are just a few things that we need. And also, something else than .DS_Store.

2. Rewrite Time Machine to check validity of backups on external drives, currently it is too unreliable for serious use.

It does that already. It's in the basic file operations and it works fine. The problem with it working too unreliably is due to something else. They should fix TM so that it doesn't suddenly forget that it has created backups of the machine and thus start to backup as if it were the very first time.

 

[redheeler]

Don't start that war. Everybody with small screens who use fullscreen mode extensively will defend the current behaviour as if their lives depend on it:

And don't start with "yes but add it as an option" because in the end everything is added as an option. Then we have the same issue as we have now in Settings on iOS: you have to scroll your fingers off to get to the part you want. You know, searching for a needle in a haystack.

I just can't agree with you. That behavior was in OS X for over a decade.

Here's your logic:

- In Lion, the option to enable/disable scrollbar auto-hide should have never been introduced. The setting's absence would annoy a lot of people, especially ones with non-Apple input devices connected.
- Since Lion, the setting to disable natural scroll direction also shouldn't be there. It should have been forced on everyone as well, regardless if they liked it or what input device they use.

And there are other examples I'm sure.

You probably have a rMBP and are fine with the current behavior. Great, but the setting is there for people on larger screens who are not fine with it.

Even a hidden defaults write would be better than nothing, I'd take that.

 

[bmac89]

And don't start with "yes but add it as an option" because in the end everything is added as an option. Then we have the same issue as we have now in Settings on iOS: you have to scroll your fingers off to get to the part you want. You know, searching for a needle in a haystack.

I disagree. System Preferences currently has "double click window's title bar to" Minimise or Zoom (drop down menu)
It would not take any extra space to add 'Maximise' to the drop down menu, just like adding zoom did not take any extra space.

Personally I tend to use zoom more often than fullscreen. Maximise is not hugely important for me, however I see absolutely no reason why this could not be implemented with no negative consequences.

A terminal command would be another great way to give users options.

 

[Traverse]

MacRumors readers all know that the Mac is a superior computer

Not to start a flaming debate, but this should never be said as a point-blank fact. While I love OS X and a Mac is superior for me, there are instance where Windows is a superior platform.

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What would I like see:

• Translucency adjustment (you had a great idea)
• Better optimization for "Reduced Transparency"
• System-wide bold text option
• More dynamic Activity Monitor (I like how you can snap the girds of the Control Monitor in Windows)
• System-wide dark mode
• Finder column auto adjustment to fit
• iCloud Drive Finder status icons similar to Dropbox or a menubar app similar to OneDrive. Let me know the status of my files please.
• More Aperture-level tools in Photos
• Default Finder window size (or at least remember)
• Override Finder view for old folders (so they are arranged like new ones)
• Take screenshots of iTunes video (never gonna happen)
• Repeat button back in iTunes next to the Shuffle icon
• More consistent text box creation in Preview
• Merged widgets and notification in Notification center or a layout similar to the iPad in iOS 9
• News app for OS X
• Less buggy graphics card switching for systems with dGPUs
• Live previews when you click and hold on the Dock icon of an app similar to the Windows task bar
• Firewall on by default
• iDevice syncing separated from iTunes into a standalone "Sync" app.
• For the love of all that is decent, return an iOS 6 style Safari Reading list where the articles you have read are a lighter color or use some kind of marking to show me at glance what I've read and what can be deleted or have an auto delete upon selecting option
• Finder folders on top in list view

 

[Traverse]

I wish you could make the stoplight buttons gray without making all the other UI elements ugly and gray. I like the blue, but prefer the more subtle gray stoplight buttons.

This I would absolutely love! I prefer blue checkboxes and highlights, but for some reason, the colored Yosemite stoplight control just irk me. I don't know why, maybe it's because they have no border? Either way, I like the gray ones so much that I've given up on color elsewhere in the system. I wish it wasn't an all or nothing approach.

 

[redheeler]

I wish you could make the stoplight buttons gray without making all the other UI elements ugly and gray. I like the blue, but prefer the more subtle gray stoplight buttons.

Look into an app called ThemeEngine. With it, what you want to do is possible.

 

[Traverse]

App install uninstall should be highly related to developer, whether windows or OS X. If developer originally don't want you to uninstall their app that easy, they would do everything they could do to reinstall the app even if you clean up app using third party apps.

I don't get what you mean here. Yes, some apps want to linger so they save files all over the system library, but can't reinstall parts. Some apps, like Chrome, like to leave a preference file so you can pick up where you left off if you retinal it.

Personally, I would like a "total delete" option, but I can just use smart searches in the system library to find the leftover files. (A tip I learned on Macrumors by the way, this site has taught me so many little tricks!).

 

[Traverse]

Look into an app called ThemeEngine. With it, what you want to do is possible.

But won't apps like these cease to work when rootless is enabled with OS X El Capitan?

 

[redheeler]

But won't apps like these cease to work when rootless is enabled with OS X El Capitan?

Rootless will have to be disabled when the system file is replaced. It can be re-enabled afterward.

 

[Traverse]

Rootless will have to be disabled when the system file is replaced. It can be re-enabled afterward.

I wonder if this would cause issues with OS X updates. I assume the installer would just overwrite the file during an update.

 

[bmac89]

But won't apps like these cease to work when rootless is enabled with OS X El Capitan?

My thoughts as well.

I don't know anything about ThemeEngine, however Flavours 2 website has the following to say about El Capitan:

Apple introduced a new security policy on OS X El Capitan, preventing every process (even privileged ones) from modifying system files, either on filesystem or dynamically at runtime. Unfortunately, with these security restrictions in place, this is the end of line for Flavours.


For years, we have put our love and passion on Mac theming. We initially released "UNO - The Unified GUI" for 10.4 back in 2006. Flavours development started shortly after 10.5 was released, in 2008. With lots of dedication and personal sacrifice, we took about 5 years to release Flavours Classic (1.x) which supports 10.7, 10.8 and 10.9. On OS X Yosemite (10.10), Apple introduced fundamental UI changes, visible and under the surface, which forced us to restart and redesign Flavours (2) from ground-up. During all this time, we have invested lots of time, resources, love and money on Flavours development; our return was terribly poor, but at least we were paid with love and engagement from the community. Now, with OS El Capitan (10.11) announced for Fall 2015, we decided to halt all further development on Flavours, and release Flavours 2 Lite bundled with a hand picked fine selection of 128 themes for OS X Yosemite.

Thank you for all your support and understanding.
We hope you enjoy Flavours 2 Lite, which is, probably, the last breath of theming on OS X.


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Source - Flavours 2 FAQ: http://www.flavours.interacto.net

 

[redheeler]

My thoughts as well.

I don't know anything about ThemeEngine, however Flavours 2 website has the following to say about El Capitan:

I'm sure they're aware rootless can be disabled. The discontinuation of Flavours isn't simply due to rootless.

 

[Traverse]

I'm sure they're aware rootless can be disabled. The discontinuation of Flavours isn't simply due to rootless.

Agreed. They said their return "was terribly poor" and no matter how much love you're given, love can't pay the bills.

 

[bmac89]

I'm sure they're aware rootless can be disabled. The discontinuation of Flavours isn't simply due to rootless.

I don't doubt you, but what are the other reasons for discontinuing? Even though they would be aware that rootless can be disabled I'm sure that rootless would have a major impact on the success / sale of there product. It also doesn't give much confidence to the developer when they have to keep overcoming these hurdles with each update.

P.S. Whoops slow with my reply. I guess my question is already answered above!

 

[azpc]

Not to start a flaming debate, but this should never be said as a point-blank fact. While I love OS X and a Mac is superior for me, there are instance where Windows is a superior platform.

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What would I like see:

• Translucency adjustment (you had a great idea)
• Better optimization for "Reduced Transparency"
• System-wide bold text option
• More dynamic Activity Monitor (I like how you can snap the girds of the Control Monitor in Windows)
• System-wide dark mode
• Finder column auto adjustment to fit
• iCloud Drive Finder status icons similar to Dropbox or a menubar app similar to OneDrive. Let me know the status of my files please.
• More Aperture-level tools in Photos
• Default Finder window size (or at least remember)
• Override Finder view for old folders (so they are arranged like new ones)
• Less buggy graphics card switching for systems with dGPUs
• Live previews when you click and hold on the Dock icon of an app similar to the Windows task bar
• iDevice syncing separated from iTunes into a standalone "Sync" app.
• Finder folders on top in list view

Traverse,

You have a nice list here. Thank you for taking the time to post!

You should send your list to Apple at:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

In addition, if you are a Twitter member you can send Apple CEO Tim Cook at tweet. (It works!)

P.S. I added your idea for a system wide bold font to my list in the first posting.

 

[azpc]

I just can't agree with you. That behavior was in OS X for over a decade.

Here's your logic:

- In Lion, the option to enable/disable scrollbar auto-hide should have never been introduced. The setting's absence would annoy a lot of people, especially ones with non-Apple input devices connected.
- Since Lion, the setting to disable natural scroll direction also shouldn't be there. It should have been forced on everyone as well, regardless if they liked it or what input device they use.

And there are other examples I'm sure.

You probably have a rMBP and are fine with the current behavior. Great, but the setting is there for people on larger screens who are not fine with it.

Even a hidden defaults write would be better than nothing, I'd take that.

Very well stated!

I could go for either a check box option "Keep Dock & Menu visible" by HOJX or "Choose Your Maximize" by DustyKiddo.

 

[Traverse]

P.S. I added your idea for a system wide bold font to my list in the first posting.

Thanks! It's one of my most wanted features.

I don't really think Apple cares much about general feedback, but maybe I'm wrong.

 

[KALLT]

1 - Add new settings for "Folders Always on Top"

You can sort of do this already by sorting or arranging by “kind”. But you have to go to System Preferences > Spotlight and drag the folders category above your other document types (you don’t have to drag it all the way to the top). Basically, whenever you choose to sort/arrange something by kind, Finder will look at your Spotlight preferences. The only drawback is of course that it will affect your Spotlight main window as well.

Edit: Never mind, doesn’t seem to be possible in El Capitan anymore.