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Leopard to feature completely redesigned Finder
Leopard will be the next major release of Mac OS X (10.5), and it's not scheduled to hit the streets until sometime between the end of 2006 to 2007. According to very early rumors, Leopard may feature a completely new Finder that relies very heavily on Spotlight.Mac OSX Rumors reports that the new Finder, codenamed "Chardonnay," will use meta search technology extensively, including the ability to edit meta-tags in the Finder just as easily as editing ID3Tags in iTunes. Smart folder searches, document previews and more will all be available in Chardonnay.
It's never too early to get the rumor mill operational within the Mac community. It will be interesting to see if any of this pans out, or how it changes during the course of development. Keep your eyes peeled.
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Bryan Philips said 11:34PM on 10-20-2005
I bet Front Row will come standard with Leopard.
I was talking with a friend and we disussed that sure it (Front Row) runs on Tiger but it will definetly be a feature that will make Leopard look much better than Tiger, thus making people who don't have the New iMac G5 with Front Row wanting to upagrade.
Bascially it'd be a great gimic and a great feature on a upgraded OS X.
Any thoughts?
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jk said 11:45PM on 10-20-2005
I wonder how this will affect the actual placement and manipulation of files from the command line. Hopefully, we'll still have the option of manual placement and organization of files both from the command line and the Finder.
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urban said 11:58PM on 10-20-2005
Man, I know this sounds off topic but, Microsoft is getting hammered in their jump for Vista. If the launch window in the article is even near accurate I am sure we are going to see a major jump in Apple sales.
I am a mac guy, but obviously I have a spot in my heart for pcs. Frankly though, I am just not excited about Vista. It just seems like a new skin for XP, some searching capabilities and ie7.
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Matthew said 12:01AM on 10-21-2005
FINALLY! Finder is the only thing that has me contemplating switching back to windows.
On the Front Row comment. I doubt it will come standard on any of the portables (no IR ports and no use) and don't know why anyone with the pro line would need it anyways.
IR remotes for non TV centric PC's are pretty useless, I don't even know why Apple bothered.
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Skorp said 12:04AM on 10-21-2005
Like one can trust Mac rumor sites these days. They were totlally off with the nano, with the video iPod, with everything. Chardonnay, my ass.
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Mikataur said 12:41AM on 10-21-2005
The current Finder is "okay" just beachballs too often when network processes go awry. There's room for improvement. I just hope the team doesn't spend too much time drinking their codename instead of getting it right!
Meanwhile, the Vista team are working to equal Tiger, but as for Leopard, if it is any good and comes out around the same time or soon after Vista, it could well be called "Leapfrog." ;)
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Joshua Ochs said 12:50AM on 10-21-2005
Somehow it fits the level of TUAW to link to Mac OS X Rumors, which has no track record to speak of. Wake us up when it shows up on a moderately reliable site, such as ThinkSecret, AppleInsider, or MacRumors. Hell, we don't even have developer releases, so these "sources" are likely just blowing smoke.
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shidoshi said 1:24AM on 10-21-2005
For many versions of OSX now, the Finder has languished and seen next to no real serious progression. This leads me to believe one of two things: either Apple just doesn't give a damn, or they are putting their energy into a real, serious, large update such as the above described.
Lord God almight I hope it is the latter. The Finder, as it is now, is just terrible. So under-developed and under-powered. Having a Finder with some serious work put into it, and one that gives the user real power when it comes to metadata, would be heaven. Better metadata support is my #1 desire for 10.5.
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urban said 1:42AM on 10-21-2005
#4 you sir are an idiot.
Feel blessed that while its a rumor and YES it's unconfirmed, that there are people trying to pick away at the bone and find the truth. TUAW is a fine example of the common Mac Mill. If Apple wanted you to know their secrets about anything, I am sure they would tell you. So until I see some noteworthy news from you (or anyone for that matter) take anything with as much salt as you wish but keep your smart ass comments to yourself.
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John Sawyer said 6:06AM on 10-21-2005
"The new Finder...will use meta search technology extensively, including the ability to edit meta-tags in the Finder."
I wonder if the new Finder will still let us just search by filename if that's all we want...
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fra said 7:56AM on 10-21-2005
I have a huge felling were gona need a really fast system to run the new OSX...
Shall I beg my parents for an iMac G5 or stick with the mini?
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stangmatt66 said 12:08PM on 10-21-2005
#3 - I think you'll see Front Row way before Leopard...My bet is Front Row will be included in iLife '06. Forcing us all, once again, to upgrade!
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jonas said 3:14PM on 10-21-2005
#1, doesnt that vauge description/rumor sound a lot like the features vista will have?
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Penginkun said 5:12PM on 10-21-2005
In other news, Microsoft today announced that the new Windows Explorer, codenamed "Riesling," will use meta search technology extensively, including the ability to edit meta-tags in the Explorer just as easily as editing ID3Tags in Windows Media Plyer. Smart folder searches, document previews and more will all be available in Riesling.
"Riesling" will be available in the as-yet otherwise unannounced successor to Windows Vista, which is rumoured to be due sometime before the eventual heat death of the universe.
Zing!
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pete said 7:47PM on 11-05-2005
I wonder if the new Finder will still let us just search by filename if that's all we want...
Here here. It seems apple didn't take previous user experience into account as the set the defaults for spotlight.
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Pud488 said 6:51AM on 11-09-2005
#13 is right. check this pic:
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcase/vista_5112_29.jpg
It's exactly what's in Vista if you change a few words just like #14 did, only without the joking/sarcasm as from the pic it's already in Vista's Explorer: editing tags, document preview and all.
I think this rumour is just that, but finder could do with an update.
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