What changes/additions will be in OS 10.3?
It looks like summer is the time of year when we get vacation, sleep in, and have OS X be updated by Apple. And it seems like this coming update will hold some key additions and improvements. Lets see:
(1) 64-Bit Optimization. According to many rumors coming from Macbidouille, Macwhispers, and Looprumors, we will be seeing a new processor, the PPC 970, in Powermacs in July. This means that OS X will have to be altered to take advantage of this new processor. Whether the 64-Bit edition will be sold seperately from the standard edition of OS X is unclear, but this OS X 64-bit will definitely come out if the PPC 970 is put in the Powermacs. Lets hope that it will.
(2) Performance Improvements. OS X 10.3 will definitely have improved overall speed, possibly exceeding that of OS 9.2., in the non-64-bit version. This might spur some OS 9 users to switch to X.
(3) Finder Features. There will most likely be some small UI improvements in 10.3, just like 10.2 brought us Spring Loaded folders and an enhanced Get Info box. Maybe 10.3 will bring back some OS 9 features, such as the Windowshade and Apple menu costomization. One feature that I would like to see (not an OS 9 feature, but a Windows one) is to be able to close Docked windows without maximizing them. Another welcome, but not mandatory, Windows feature that would be welcome is to be able to rename files while in the Save dialogue box.
Tell me what you see in 10.3. (Hey! I'm just poetic today!)
(1) 64-Bit Optimization. According to many rumors coming from Macbidouille, Macwhispers, and Looprumors, we will be seeing a new processor, the PPC 970, in Powermacs in July. This means that OS X will have to be altered to take advantage of this new processor. Whether the 64-Bit edition will be sold seperately from the standard edition of OS X is unclear, but this OS X 64-bit will definitely come out if the PPC 970 is put in the Powermacs. Lets hope that it will.
(2) Performance Improvements. OS X 10.3 will definitely have improved overall speed, possibly exceeding that of OS 9.2., in the non-64-bit version. This might spur some OS 9 users to switch to X.
(3) Finder Features. There will most likely be some small UI improvements in 10.3, just like 10.2 brought us Spring Loaded folders and an enhanced Get Info box. Maybe 10.3 will bring back some OS 9 features, such as the Windowshade and Apple menu costomization. One feature that I would like to see (not an OS 9 feature, but a Windows one) is to be able to close Docked windows without maximizing them. Another welcome, but not mandatory, Windows feature that would be welcome is to be able to rename files while in the Save dialogue box.
Tell me what you see in 10.3. (Hey! I'm just poetic today!)
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I just sat down this week to work on my B&W G3 to prepare my portfolio and by golly, it's STILL faster in Finder on the old box than the OS X iBook. I know, maybe some fatter pipes inside.....but damn it's faster. So give me speed.
<strong>One feature that I would like to see (not an OS 9 feature, but a Windows one) is to be able to close Docked windows without maximizing them. </strong><hr></blockquote>
right click (control click) or click and hold on a minimized window in the dock... a contextual menu that allows you to close the window is there
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right click (control click) or click and hold on a minimized window in the dock... a contextual menu that allows you to close the window is there</strong><hr></blockquote>
There is not. Maybe there is with some additional hacks, but with a vanilla OS X, there is not.
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right click (control click) or click and hold on a minimized window in the dock... a contextual menu that allows you to close the window is there</strong><hr></blockquote>
Wow, you're already using 10.3 I gather?
<strong>(2) Performance Improvements. OS X 10.3 will definitely have improved overall speed, possibly exceeding that of OS 9.2., in the non-64-bit version.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I would not bet on any speed improvements unless they fix some weird VM stuff.
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Originally posted by os10geek:
<strong>(2) Performance Improvements. OS X 10.3 will definitely have improved overall speed, possibly exceeding that of OS 9.2., in the non-64-bit version.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I would not bet on any speed improvements unless they fix some weird VM stuff.
I would.
I expect better performance, a whole slew of nice, polished touches, including small but welcome Dock improvements, an enhanced Minimize-in-Place, more view options for Column View and Open/Save dialogs (including sort by date and time), and improved Finder; the final version of Safari, and the implementation of WebCore into the OS, letting Sherlock and Help Viewer use the same HTML engine; also vastly improved voice technology, improved speech recognition, and a new PDF reader iApp.
That should do for starters.
Perhaps not until 10.4...?
- implementation of a database-FS
- new browse by attributes mode in Finder, to fully take advantage of database-FS
- refreshed Aqua appearance, w/ reduced pinstripes, and somewhat closer in design to the Textured/Brushed Metal look
- dramatic interface changes, using (perhaps even requiring) QuartzExtreme
- ?
Originally posted by Chucker
<blockquote>Originally posted by Paul:
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right click (control click) or click and hold on a minimized window in the dock... a contextual menu that allows you to close the window is there</strong><hr></blockquote>
There is not. Maybe there is with some additional hacks, but with a vanilla OS X, there is not.
running 10.2.4 with the "Minimize in place" dock, clear dock, and tinkertool....
maybe one of those is causing the anomaly...
There should be plenty of room for speed improvements in the compiler, the kernel, the frameworks, and the applications themselves. In particular, I'd like to see a reduction in mouse click latency, and I'd like to see iTunes/MP3 playback use up less CPU.