Mac OS X 10.6.4 to tackle issues with OpenGL, iPhoto, DVD Player
The next update to Apple's Snow Leopard operating system will pick up where Mac OS X 10.6.3 left off by tackling compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications and bandaging glitches with first- and third-party applications.
That's according to a list of code corrections that Apple provided to some developers on Thursday alongside the second external beta of Mac OS X 10.6.4, carrying build number 10F46. It arrived roughly one week after the Mac maker issued the first external pre-release copies of the Snow Leopard update, which focused on graphics drivers, Windows file sharing, USB devices and Voice Over.
While the focus areas remain relatively the same in Thursday's build, Apple added a fix for dropped connections with Cisco VPN and thus asked developers to evaluate the overall reliability of VPN connections under the beta.
According to developers testing Mac OS X 10.6.4, other fixes are also in the cards for pairing Apple remotes with Macs, graphics anomalies that surface when editing images in iPhoto's full-screen mode, and video playback in DVD Player.
Additional code corrections reportedly target glitches with Parental Controls, erratic USB keyboard behaviors, 3D animations, and problems launching Adobe CS3 applications like Photoshop and Illustrator.
That's according to a list of code corrections that Apple provided to some developers on Thursday alongside the second external beta of Mac OS X 10.6.4, carrying build number 10F46. It arrived roughly one week after the Mac maker issued the first external pre-release copies of the Snow Leopard update, which focused on graphics drivers, Windows file sharing, USB devices and Voice Over.
While the focus areas remain relatively the same in Thursday's build, Apple added a fix for dropped connections with Cisco VPN and thus asked developers to evaluate the overall reliability of VPN connections under the beta.
According to developers testing Mac OS X 10.6.4, other fixes are also in the cards for pairing Apple remotes with Macs, graphics anomalies that surface when editing images in iPhoto's full-screen mode, and video playback in DVD Player.
Additional code corrections reportedly target glitches with Parental Controls, erratic USB keyboard behaviors, 3D animations, and problems launching Adobe CS3 applications like Photoshop and Illustrator.
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blah blah blah...after the Mac maker issued the first external pre-release copies of the Snow Leopard update, which focused on graphics drivers, Windows file sharing, USB devices and Voice Over....blah blah blah
Yes! Fix my wireless SMB file sharing.
Additional code corrections reportedly target glitches with Parental Controls, erratic USB keyboard behaviors, 3D animations, and problems launching Adobe CS3 applications like Photoshop and Illustrator.
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Wow... there's hope that maybe I can move on from 10.6.2. Here I was thinking it was Adobe who had screwed up but I guess it was Apple.
While the focus areas remain relatively the same in Thursday's build, Apple added a fix for dropped connections with Cisco VPN and thus asked developers to evaluate the overall reliability of VPN connections under the beta.
I wonder if this VPN "fix" will also fix the problem I've been having getting the client to receive back a reply from the server (both Macs) through a Cisco (LinkSys) router.
Hmmm Photoshop CS3 launhes an runs fine for me hmm
I wonder if there's any chance they'll find a way to get the CS3 Acrobat Printer to work
Yes! Fix my wireless SMB file sharing.
Yes, a HUGE issue for me. I have a QNAP drive sitting there that I cannot copy to or from on two Macs. I should have gone back to .2, but I'll just wait for .4.
This problem has been reported and confirmed more than a dozen times yet remains. 10.6.4 would be an excellent upgrade to end this long standing tradition.
Jim
On the signal drop thing, it's amazing how many dozens of threads on Apple MacBook Pro Support Forums there are on the issue. I can't believe they still fudged up the MBP '10.