Some changes for 10.4

[Pengu]

But honestly. After using KDE and Gnome on RedHat (and KDE under X11/various X11 servers on OSX.2) there is not a KDE/Gnome theme out there that can touch what apple has done. They all seem a bit unfinished, because of the literally hundreds of methods of making a gui app under Linux/X11.

Just remember, X11 was designed to give unix geeks a way to "see" something on either the machine they're sitting at, or a machine on the other side of the world. NOT to give the best user interface in the world. I know which one i'd prefer.

[fryke]

Okay (ignoring all of those off-topic posts...), here's my list:

- Less 'in-the-face' colours for the labels, and user-choosable ones, too, of course.
- Finally bring back the usability of the Finder to the level of OS 9. It just doesn't 'feel right'.
- Reintroduce a way to select default applications for internet protocols. Make that a syspref again.

I'll bring on more later...

[Pengu]

Someone in a different thread said that HFS+ supports metadata, it's just that MacOS doesn't really use it (except for file type/creator codes..)

[malexgreen]

Mac OSX 10.4 feature wish list:

• Enable color coding files automatically by type, date created, size, permissions, owner, etc. Be able to do this recursively through an entire hierarchy of folders.
• Record iChatAV video chats, if you can't do it already.
• Integrate Inkwell with iLife, Preview, Appleworks etc. Be able to annotate data with Ink entered in from a tablet to files created by or read by these apps.
• PC emulation is built in and faster.
• Extend fax software by adding voicemail software and even be able to check your voicemail remotely over the internet or by phone.
• Enable out of the box compilation of apps ported to Linux.
• Enable Themes, at least be able to change window colors. Enable cool animated themes, like a window that changes colors or changes from one theme to the next every X minutes.
• More effects like maybe 3D Genie or some fancy way of switching between apps...something even better than Expose'...like virtual desktops, but make switching between them cool.
• Support more advanced audio/video codecs in iLife such as H.264, and WM9 (yep that's right).
• Make FileVault better by being able to encypt individual folders or files and be able to encrypt data on external drives.
• Have their own automated file backup utilities that are integrated with MacOSX.
• Please don't make Safari and Finder one and the same. I hardly ever use this in Windows so I don't think it's worth the effort in MacOSX.

[lilbandit]

good list malexgreen!
I second the windows integration using something like the bochs emulator. I haven't had time to play with it so I can't speak about the user experience but the concept sounds great!

[Trillian]

-Work with Sun on making their 3d desktop that they are devoping usable on mac (like that will ever happen, but hey, I can dream can't i?)
-Something like the workplace switcher from kde
-Have finder do the same thing it dose to a tif file for a .png file. Render the contents as the icon for the file.
-Add tabs to termenal

[Pengu]

In the finder go view > view options. tick on "show icon preview"

[Trillian]

It's already ticked. I'm running jaguare though, maybe it's does it in panther though.