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BabyGotMac: Leopard 10.5.2 update adds DVD sharing, better Stacks, translucent Menu bar and remote backup!

  • monstar-x · 1 year ago
    I dont like the Translucent Menubar. Dont understand why apple not include it on Leopard 10.5 . Butt better late then never.
  • jan · 1 year ago
    Look forward to this!

    But I *love* the translucent menu bar, still highly visible text (maybe not for old people though, but then OS X fonts are probably too small anyway), and aesthetically blends better into the desktop.
  • James · 1 year ago
    Looks good. I hope they will release it soon.
  • DeaconFrost · 1 year ago
    Hopefully the smb-mounting issue is solved?
  • René · 1 year ago
    A nice update! I hope it will be released soon!
  • xgonin · 1 year ago
    Any news about the delivery date for this update ?
  • Rolf · 1 year ago
    I don't want new features! I want to get rid of the numerous bugs in 10.5.1!
    Let them focus on that!
  • Rich · 1 year ago
    Sorry to say people but the translucent menu bar option is gone in the latest update 9C16... maybe they'll put it back in later....
  • ScottMac · 1 year ago
    Incorrect, #14. See above post.
  • R Anderson · 1 year ago
    Rich: the translucent menu bar doesn't show up at all on older machines. Are you using an older Mac? Could it be that the preference setting doesn't show at all in those cases?
  • MAsh · 1 year ago
    hi,, im leopard but menubar dont translucent, with this update my menubar get a chance
  • mal · 1 year ago
    "Time Machine can also use a disk connected to your Airport Express as a backup location."

    hard to belief but if this is true it's fantastic !
  • Scarf*oo · 1 year ago
    Love the updates! Bring 'em on!
  • Ryrobes · 1 year ago
    Nice. I just want the damn thing to come out already - I've got my fingers crossed that they fixed the dodgy WiFi access that my Macbook Pro has.... oh, yeah, it'd be nice if I didn't have to re-type the first letter after not using the keyboard for a few seconds too.

    Check-boxes for the translucent menu bar be damned... I just want a usable machine!
  • brianallen · 1 year ago
    Why is the graphic of the Airport Express actually an Airport Extreme?
  • ScottMac · 1 year ago
    Must have named it that out of habit when I got it, sorry.

    Why is the graphic of the Airport Express actually an Airport Extreme?


  • BillD · 1 year ago
    Look forward to this!
    But I *love* the translucent menu bar, still highly visible text (maybe not for old people though, but then OS X fonts are probably too small anyway), and aesthetically blends better into the desktop.


    Hi, Jan. Speak for yourself. At 76 I may well have better eyesight than you do, and have no problem with even smaller fonts. :-)

    The trouble with a transparent menu bar is that I put up my own Desktop pictures, some of which have dark areas under the menu bar. Try reading a black font on a black background. That's when a more opaque menu bar is appreciated.
  • adi · 1 year ago
    is there a screenshot when the menubar is not translucent?
    Thanks
  • Thunk Different · 1 year ago
    ohhh yeeaaaaaa!
  • Rich · 1 year ago
    Well i have d/l 9C20 build of Leopard and i don't have the transparent menu bar option... I'm running a Mac Pro 2x2 Ghz Dual Intel Xeon... I don't know if the option is for older macs or not but i don't the option not since 9c6 have i had it
  • Dano · 1 year ago
    I can't wait for this to be released, I cant deal with stacks they are so poorly thought out.

    Cant wait, 10.5.2. Yeahhhh ! ! ! !
  • Johnny Appleseed · 1 year ago
    Anyone been able to verify Time Machine support for network drives? MacRumors is saying it ain't necessarily so ...
  • Thavith · 1 year ago
    Look forward to this!
    But I *love* the translucent menu bar, still highly visible text (maybe not for old people though, but then OS X fonts are probably too small anyway), and aesthetically blends better into the desktop.

    Hi, Jan. Speak for yourself. At 76 I may well have better eyesight than you do, and have no problem with even smaller fonts.
    The trouble with a transparent menu bar is that I put up my own Desktop pictures, some of which have dark areas under the menu bar. Try reading a black font on a black background. That’s when a more opaque menu bar is appreciated.


    I just tried dark photos, light photos, solid colours, black, white, grey, greens, blues...

    It really didn't seem to make any difference what colour the photo was or what was on the desktop... Maybe there is a combination that doesn't work with the transparent menubar, but I haven't found it yet...

    Having said that, I guess it's good we will have the option to turn that off, I hope they give us the option to remove the 3D dock. I already have that turned off, but it would be nice if that was "official" too...
  • ScottMac · 1 year ago

    Anyone been able to verify Time Machine support for network drives? MacRumors is saying it ain’t necessarily so …




    Please see the second and fourth screenshots, above.
  • Dennis G. Dahl · 1 year ago
    I wish I could set the translucency of various Finder components somewhat similar to adjusting the properties of WindowzXP themes.

    Better yet I’d like to see working continuously updated themes available for OSX, especially a LCARS theme.
  • webomatica · 1 year ago
    Nice - stacks definitely needs work.
  • brandon · 1 year ago
    i hope they fix the bugs in earlier leopard, safari crashing rather than focus on eyecandy
  • bob · 1 year ago
    i hope they fix the bugs with safari 3.0 how it keeps quiting
  • Tom T · 1 year ago
    Anyone been able to verify Time Machine support for network drives? MacRumors is saying it ain’t necessarily so …

    I can back up to any other Leopard machine with a 2nd attached disk with 10.5.1. Not sure if that is what you mean, but I can share a drive on the network for multiple machines.
  • Adam · 1 year ago
    Anyone been able to verify Time Machine support for network drives? MacRumors is saying it ain’t necessarily so …

    I can back up to any other Leopard machine with a 2nd attached disk with 10.5.1. Not sure if that is what you mean, but I can share a drive on the network for multiple machines.


    This is a known issue. See this: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messag...
  • unixphreak · 1 year ago
    was just wondering if the remote install mac os x application in the utilities folder can install the mac os to any computer besides the macbook air?