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New Leopard Build Introduces New Feature, Tweaks

The latest build of Leopard, (9A303) introduced some small but nifty features to the list of enhancements that will ship with the new OS next year. Lets take a look:

  • QuickLook is a new feature which allows users to view a full size preview of any image by right clicking on it, without having to open up the full Preview application.
  • The workflow for creating Dashboard Web Clips has changed. Instead of having to first open Dashboard, users can now create Web Clips directly within Safari.
  • When connecting a new external storage device, Leopard will ask you if would like to use the drive as a Time Machine backup drive.
  • The Spaces switching dialog is now a glossy black.

Small news, but news none the less, and we'll take anything we can get until we see some new announcements from Mr. Jobs himself.

The latest build of Leopard, (9A303) introduced some small but nifty features to the list of enhancements that will ship with the new OS...
 

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Mac-arena the Bored Zo

“The workflow for creating Dashboard Web Clips has changed. Instead of having to first open Dashboard, users can now create Web Clips directly within Safari.”

That's not a change. That was the behavior that Jobs demonstrated in the keynote; he made a point of showing off the Web Clip button in Safari's toolbar.

November 26 2006 at 1:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Roberto Felgueiras

William Beem - Um, mighty mouse, dude...

November 24 2006 at 12:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Roberto Felgueiras

I highly doubt this is it. Why would apple show their cards now? I know we are all dying to see what features they are keeping secret, but all this stuff will be the interesting stuff steve will have no time to talk about during the keynote. We won't see the BIG new stuff coming till January, not in any builds till after Mac world. This being said I like these little features.

Liquidmark - I think Mr Lizard means in the Open Dialogue box, not just in finder.

Mr Lizard - I feel your pain, but I have been using Adobe Bridge for a lot of my workflow and thankfully, that's one of Bridge's features. You can switch to the Adobe Dialogue when you open a file in any adobe program. There's a button labeled "Use Adobe Dialogue" when you hit Command - O.

November 24 2006 at 11:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

Okay, an option to have a different placement for spotlight input. Options are good, at least. I guess I can stick with Quicksilver, since it does things better, IMHO.

Better?

November 24 2006 at 11:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chris Bell

"if only they moved the spotlight window to the middle of the screen"

No. Please no.

November 24 2006 at 11:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

Check Appleinsider's explanations.

Leopard should only ask "the first time" a drive is attached if you want it to be used for time machine.

These are welcome features. Now, if only they moved the spotlight window to the middle of the screen, like quicksilver, I would be happy. I don't focus well on the top right corner when quickly searching or launching an app.

November 24 2006 at 9:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lars

I'm still missing secret slides that blow me away. This has a pretty big 'meh' factor.

November 24 2006 at 6:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Matthew

Umm i dont think much has changed and i think i knew they cahnged most of them things ages ago But anyway it was ok :)

November 24 2006 at 5:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Apple Retail

Quicklook has been in Leopard Developer Previews since WWDC Day 1 and is even mentioned in the Mac OS X Leopard Spotlight Page as an extension to Spotlight...

http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/spotlight.html

November 24 2006 at 5:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Daniel D

" now i totally misread this title as 'New feature, Tweaks' and was thinking 'wow, i wonder what 'Tweaks' might be'"

Me too, could have been better worded. :3

November 24 2006 at 5:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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