To upgrade to Snow Leopard or not?
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From: R on 14 Apr 2010 12:04 Phil Taylor <nothere(a)all.invalid> wrote: > In article <1jgxqjr.9f1xg9480gj7N%me32(a)privacy.net>, <me32(a)privacy.net> > wrote: > > > Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > You can use Quicktime 7. But there's no way to get > > movies to open automatically in it. If you change the > > "Open with" application to Quicktime 7 that setting is, > > curiously, completely ignored. > > Not here. However, you do have to do this separately for all the > different file extensions, .mov. .avi, .mpg, .mp4, .wmv etc. so it's a > pain. > > Also on many occasions I have seen the "Open with" in Get Info fail > mysteriously to take effect (with all sorts of files), so YMMV. Hmm.. it's working here too, now. Strange. The last time I checked it I was on 10.6.2. Might there have been a fix in 10.6.3?
From: Phil Taylor on 14 Apr 2010 14:17 In article <1jgy786.6ipkk61g5jj6zN%me32(a)privacy.net>, <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Phil Taylor <nothere(a)all.invalid> wrote: > > > In article <1jgxqjr.9f1xg9480gj7N%me32(a)privacy.net>, <me32(a)privacy.net> > > wrote: > > > > > Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > You can use Quicktime 7. But there's no way to get > > > movies to open automatically in it. If you change the > > > "Open with" application to Quicktime 7 that setting is, > > > curiously, completely ignored. > > > > Not here. However, you do have to do this separately for all the > > different file extensions, .mov. .avi, .mpg, .mp4, .wmv etc. so it's a > > pain. > > > > Also on many occasions I have seen the "Open with" in Get Info fail > > mysteriously to take effect (with all sorts of files), so YMMV. > > Hmm.. it's working here too, now. Strange. The last time I checked > it I was on 10.6.2. Might there have been a fix in 10.6.3? It's likely to have been a problem with the Launch Services database, and installing a system update might well have involved rebuilding that. There is a way of forcing a rebuild from the Terminal if the problem recurs (Google "rebuild launch services database" should find it). Phil Taylor
From: Chris Ridd on 14 Apr 2010 15:22 On 2010-04-14 10:47:47 +0100, Jim said: > On 2010-04-14, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> 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. >> >> Are there any hidden defaults which alter the titlebar/controlbar? > > If there are then I haven't found them. Mind you, I've not gone looking very > hard. I feel a Google session coming on... Tinker Tool has an option to not display the controls when the mouse re-enters the window, and an option to not display the titlebar. The former works, but I can't see a way of getting the controls back once they've gone. > >> But in general me too. I also like that H.264 stuff is handed off to >> the GPU in QTX. Actually, I haven't measured how much difference that >> makes. > > Let me know if you do - I'd be interested in the results. I'll need to find a nice big H.264 file first. -- Chris
From: Bruce Horrocks on 14 Apr 2010 16:39 On 14/04/2010 06:14, David Empson wrote: >>> 3. Any new features in Snow Leopard that you would like to use. I find >>> > > Dock Expose alone >> > >> > What's that? > Click and hold on an application icon in the Dock (one with multiple > documents or other windows open for best effect). > > Also accessible via a keyboard shortcut: Cmd-Tab, keep holding Cmd, then > press any of Up Arrow, Down Arrow or the '1' key. > Also, if you launch Expose using the app or F3 then clicking on any running app in the Dock will show just its windows. (Clicking on a non-running app will exit Expose.) -- Bruce Horrocks Surrey England (bruce at scorecrow dot com)
From: Bruce Horrocks on 14 Apr 2010 16:45
On 14/04/2010 10:09, Jim wrote: > Seconded. You can't move the control bar out of the window, so it's*always* > blocking some part of the video. It does fade away if you move the mouse out of the control bar. You make it sound like it's always there. -- Bruce Horrocks Surrey England (bruce at scorecrow dot com) |