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What we know about Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
ComputerWorld ^
| October 26, 2010 - 11:01 A.M.
| Jonny Evans
Posted on 10/27/2010 4:59:14 AM PDT by Swordmaker
Apple's new Lion OS will be leaner, keener and meaner than ever; it will teach Mac users a whole new touch-based way to interface with their computer, and borrows heavily from elements of Apple's also NeXT-based iOS system for mobile devices.
Jobs explained that touch interfaces don't feel right in a (vertical) plane -- you don't want to touch your iMac's screen -- this means trackpads and the Magic Mouse are the interfaces for the future iOS/OS X integration (at least at present -- for the future, who knows?)
In future it isn't hard to imagine touch controls evolving to become gesture-based using the iSight (now FaceTime) cameras inside most Macs, but that's some way down the line. Minority Report isn't here yet.
Promising a "ton of new features", Jobs observed, "Lion brings many of the best ideas from iPad back to the Mac, plus some fresh new ones like Mission Control that Mac users will really like,."
So, what do we know about the new operating system that will power ever more substantial chunks of the PC industry?
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To: Swordmaker
I wonder when the first beta "seeds" go out to developers will it be called MacOS X 10.7?
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posted on
10/27/2010 5:02:09 AM PDT
by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
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What we know about OSX.7 LionPING!
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Discuss technical issues, software, and hardware.
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posted on
10/27/2010 5:04:44 AM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft product "insult" free zone!)
To: RayChuang88
I wonder when the first beta "seeds" go out to developers will it be called MacOS X 10.7? Yes, it has already been announced last week... It will be called Mac OSX.7 Lion.

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posted on
10/27/2010 5:10:06 AM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft product "insult" free zone!)
To: Swordmaker
What are they gonna do when they run out of cat names?
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posted on
10/27/2010 5:16:11 AM PDT
by
Ronin
(If he were not so gruesomely incompetent and dangerous, Obama would just be silly.)
To: Ronin
What are they gonna do when they run out of cat names? I'm waiting for OSX.10 Smilodon... and OSX.11 Sabertooth...

There are a LOT of cats still left to use...
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posted on
10/27/2010 5:21:30 AM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft product "insult" free zone!)
To: Ronin
What are they gonna do when they run out of cat names? Doesn't the p-word apply generically to Macs? That's a cat name.
(Come on, Mac fanboi's... it's a joke....)
To: Mannaggia l'America
ahahaa, like that one.
We have both Windows 7 and OS X at home... and I find Windows is still a more productive and enjoyable experience.
Also, I’ve gotten a bit tired of the gray metallic UI theme in OS X... also tired of the fact that Apple won’t let you change it. UI themes are completely locked down, and you get only two options.
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posted on
10/27/2010 6:37:56 AM PDT
by
o2bfree
To: Mannaggia l'America
They have already used Panther.
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posted on
10/27/2010 6:45:39 AM PDT
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government)
To: Swordmaker
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posted on
10/27/2010 6:48:54 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Texas Rangers - American League Champions)
To: o2bfree
Also, Ive gotten a bit tired of the gray metallic UI theme in OS X... also tired of the fact that Apple wont let you change it.
If you think you cant change OS Xs appearance, then you havent looked hard enough for solutions. Im running a custom theme right now.
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posted on
10/27/2010 9:16:50 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
(FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)
To: Ronin
By then itll be time for OS XI and they can use a whole new naming convention. Perhaps the Greek pantheon.
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posted on
10/27/2010 9:35:14 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
(FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)
To: Terpfen
Do tell if it’s so easy to do.
What I said is correct: There are only two selections available in the Appearance combo box available in System Preferences: The settings you can choose from are Blue and Graphite.
The drab UI in OS X is miserable when compared to Windows 7. What’s worse, when I lower screen brightness to save battery life, the text on the window titles and window tabs in Safari... becomes completely unreadable. Dark gray text on gray backgrounds provides extremely poor contrast.
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posted on
10/27/2010 9:52:32 AM PDT
by
o2bfree
To: Swordmaker
Mission control looks very useful. I also like the integration of spaces with a swipe across the touchpad. The launch pad looks useful as well.
But I wonder if the kernel will run in 64-bit mode by default.
To: o2bfree
Do tell if its so easy to do.
Google for Deviantart Macintosh Utilities. Id link, but FR seems to have a problem where any text written after creating that link disappears. Im running SnowTunes at the moment.
What I said is correct: There are only two selections available in the Appearance combo box available in System Preferences: The settings you can choose from are Blue and Graphite.
Yes, but the problem is that you only looked as far as the System Preferences pane. You didnt bother to search over the interwebs to see if there were any alternatives.
Dark gray text on gray backgrounds provides extremely poor contrast.
Start reading different sites or use Reader mode.
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posted on
10/27/2010 10:31:37 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
(FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)
To: Mannaggia l'America
What about bobcat,couger,and even lynx?
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posted on
10/27/2010 10:33:21 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
(GO UCONN FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!! :)=^..^=)
To: Mannaggia l'America
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posted on
10/27/2010 10:34:40 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
(GO UCONN FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!! :)=^..^=)
To: Swordmaker
You got bobcats,lynx,mountain lion, all big cats.
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posted on
10/27/2010 10:36:57 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
(GO UCONN FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!! :)=^..^=)
To: o2bfree
Also, Ive gotten a bit tired of the gray metallic UI theme in OS X
Many of the OS X visual components can be edited with the Gimp (or any reasonable graphics editor.
Mel
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posted on
10/27/2010 11:39:21 AM PDT
by
grwcfl537
(No M$ products on this network.)
To: o2bfree
I hear ya’ on that. I miss the bright colors and such in Aqua on my iTunes and the like.
Years ago I used Now Menus to change the themes, but I think they closed their doors.
See ya’,
Ed
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posted on
10/27/2010 12:24:16 PM PDT
by
Sir_Ed
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