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From: Jim on 14 Apr 2010 05:09 On 2010-04-14, R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> I've never used 10.5; went from 10.4 to 10.6. From what I've been >> reading, if I were running 10.5, I think I'd want to upgrade to 10.6 at >> about the next `point' update. I.e., we're on 10.6.3 now, if I were >> thinking of getting the next OS, based on what I see of the way it >> behaves here, I reckon that 10.6.4 will be a pretty good release. >> >> Not many niggles left... > > Indeed. It's pretty decent. My major issue with it atm is the > Quicktime X player, which is absolutely rubbish. Seconded. You can't move the control bar out of the window, so it's *always* blocking some part of the video. Plus, in Safari, you now can't save film clips like you used to. I used to download the film trailers from apple.com and watch them on my TV via XBox360/Rivet - no more. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Jim on 14 Apr 2010 05:11 On 2010-04-14, Stephen <srmoll(a)gmail.com> wrote: > [SNIP] >> >> Right-click and Open With usually deals with the issue for me, or rename >> a file to have a suitable extension, or Get Info and specify the >> application to open that file. >> > [/SNIP] > > Does the get info change in 10.6 make that change just for the > selected file or for all files with that extension? It's an option. By default it only changes it for that file, but there's an option make it the default for all files with that extension. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 14 Apr 2010 05:12 On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:04:07 +0100, me32(a)privacy.net (R) wrote: >Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > >> I've never used 10.5; went from 10.4 to 10.6. From what I've been >> reading, if I were running 10.5, I think I'd want to upgrade to 10.6 at >> about the next `point' update. I.e., we're on 10.6.3 now, if I were >> thinking of getting the next OS, based on what I see of the way it >> behaves here, I reckon that 10.6.4 will be a pretty good release. >> >> Not many niggles left... > >Indeed. It's pretty decent. My major issue with it atm is the >Quicktime X player, which is absolutely rubbish. I never use it anyway. Either VLC or Movist beats it comprehensively. I don't do transcoding or editing, though. Cheers - Jaimie -- panic("Foooooooood fight!"); -- /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/aha1542.c
From: Jim on 14 Apr 2010 05:19 On 2010-04-14, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >> >>> I've never used 10.5; went from 10.4 to 10.6. From what I've been >>> reading, if I were running 10.5, I think I'd want to upgrade to 10.6 at >>> about the next `point' update. I.e., we're on 10.6.3 now, if I were >>> thinking of getting the next OS, based on what I see of the way it >>> behaves here, I reckon that 10.6.4 will be a pretty good release. >>> >>> Not many niggles left... >> >>Indeed. It's pretty decent. My major issue with it atm is the >>Quicktime X player, which is absolutely rubbish. > > I never use it anyway. Either VLC or Movist beats it comprehensively. > > I don't do transcoding or editing, though. The annoying (to me) thing is, I actually quite like the _look_ of QTX, with the exception of the control bar. I like the way the window titlebar and frame fade out when not required. But the control bar issue is a biggie. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Peter Ceresole on 14 Apr 2010 05:39
R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > My major issue with it atm is the > Quicktime X player, which is absolutely rubbish. From what I read here, it's strictly a work in progress. But with 10.6, don't they also bundle Ancient Quicktime 7? With which the existing QT Pro registration code will work. In whch case there are no *real* user problems. Do Perian and Flip4mac still work okay? My interest is that I have a new iMac in sight (in a few weeks) and I'd really like to get that stuff working as well as it does on my old, slow but lovely iG5. -- Peter |