having to be aware of the damn bubble and press esc when i see it would break my process of thinking and typing.the esc key isn't a natural muscle moment for me when I am banging out tons o text.
But hey, if we dont like auto correct, there is always VI...lol
Not big on having AddressBook look like a book. Some things are limiting when they look like their real-world counterparts.
Same here.
I hope the addressbook hooks up with facebook. This way my contacts will be updated automatically.
It doesn't look like you can activate (A) facetime or (B) a mail message or (C) text message right from your address book? That doesn't mean Addressbook should be like outlook. I like the way the apps stand on their own. I am a man and I can handle only one thing at a time
I suppose they are, but those tabs are more an extension of the header (at least in Firefox and Safari). In Lion's case, the "tabs" are actually button-shaped, and an indented button would indicate that it's been pressed. In the screenshot above, the logical design would be for Privacy to appear "pressed", while the other three should be raised.
Not big on having AddressBook look like a book. Some things are limiting when they look like their real-world counterparts.
This tells me that GPS chips will be coming to Mac notebooks on the next revision. Of course, Skyhook can grab your location in other ways, but I think it?s the long overdue GPS coming.
The number of apps that need pinpoint location information is few and far between (unless you are using your Mac for a GPS while driving or something). Extra software is much cheaper than extra hardware.
There ARE however, lots of software that could easily benefit from a rough estimate of your location. Even if you don't have a GPS chip, if you're in a metro area, you can get some ridiculously accurate locations (also, I'm pretty sure if you use your iPhone in the same location, it sends data back to improve the database).
In general is what I was hoping wouldn't happen to OSX. Everything gets bigger and playful like it's on an iPad sitting on my lap. Ugh.
Actually, I am finding everything in Lion to be much less in your face and refined to give the user the most space possible. The invisible scrollbars are brilliant and going back to 10.6, I find having scroll bars present seems antiquated and is almost annoying. I wasn't sure what I felt about losing the color at first, but it has grown on me in iTunes and it really makes sense in Finder. It is easy to glance and see what it is you are looking at without distraction from the UI elements.
The only negatives I see, which are really just a paradigm shift, are the reverse-scrolling (which almost makes sense on trackpad but not so much on a mouse), the fact that devices are now listed at the bottom of the sidebar instead of the top and there doesn't appear to be a way to rearrange the sections, and I also have to agree about the reversed tabs feeling a bit off. However, I can actually kind of see how that makes some sense as well.
I'm confused by the new tab control... is the currently selected tab raised and the tab options dimmed and set into the background? That seems exactly opposite of the way that they should behave. If I was first presented with that control I would assume that the one raised tab was the only one clickable. Or am I just misreading these screen shots?
My thoughts exactly except on that first shot it looked like three view buttons were depressed. this is so counterintuitive.
I'm confused by the new tab control... is the currently selected tab raised and the tab options dimmed and set into the background? That seems exactly opposite of the way that they should behave. If I was first presented with that control I would assume that the one raised tab was the only one clickable. Or am I just misreading these screen shots?
Well, okay, it's a slider. That's a big shift in what many users will recall from previous UIs.
It's like getting into a mirror image car with the driver's controls on the right and the pedals reversed (no, there isn't any such car widely available). Try using your left foot to press the accelerator on the far left, then move it rightward to brake. Turning your steering wheel clockwise to turn right results in a left turn. Better get a lot of practice on a road lined with rubber bushes and trees!
My thoughts exactly except on that first shot it looked like three view buttons were depressed. this is so counterintuitive.
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I absolutely agree with you. And it's ugly!
It won't feel counter intuitive when you see them in action. They slide from side to side, rather than depress. It also makes sense for the selected option to stand out, and having a "slider button" under the option and the rest further behind will enhance readability.
I believe its more implemented as a slider. notice how there isnt button lines on anything but the item raised out. Seems perfect for touch.... just saying
Just what I thought. MacOS will provide touchscreen support. May come in handy for business consumer situations at salesdesks or counters. And I can't wait to have the MacBook Air with the turnscreenintoiosipadmode...
So mission control unifies spaces, expose, and dashboard but it doesn't REPLACE spaces or Expose right? Have confirmed that spaces and Expose is still present?
My biggest (and only, so far) complaint with the new interface changes is the loss of color in the sidebar from apps like Mail and Finder. Seems like in this way, iTunes was indeed a hint of things to come. The gray sidebar in iTunes causes me daily confusion. I really don't look forward to a similar effect with the rest of the OS.
My biggest (and only, so far) complaint with the new interface changes is the loss of color in the sidebar from apps like Mail and Finder. Seems like in this way, iTunes was indeed a hint of things to come. The gray sidebar in iTunes causes me daily confusion. I really don't look forward to a similar effect with the rest of the OS.
I love it. It's moving towards a more modern looking OPENSTEP. The Content was King in OPENSTEP and the Controls were consistent and grey scale.
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I imagine the 'esc' button will close it.
having to be aware of the damn bubble and press esc when i see it would break my process of thinking and typing.the esc key isn't a natural muscle moment for me when I am banging out tons o text.
But hey, if we dont like auto correct, there is always VI...lol
Not big on having AddressBook look like a book. Some things are limiting when they look like their real-world counterparts.
Same here.
I suppose they are, but those tabs are more an extension of the header (at least in Firefox and Safari). In Lion's case, the "tabs" are actually button-shaped, and an indented button would indicate that it's been pressed. In the screenshot above, the logical design would be for Privacy to appear "pressed", while the other three should be raised.
It's not a button. It's a slider.
Not big on having AddressBook look like a book. Some things are limiting when they look like their real-world counterparts.
This tells me that GPS chips will be coming to Mac notebooks on the next revision. Of course, Skyhook can grab your location in other ways, but I think it?s the long overdue GPS coming.
The number of apps that need pinpoint location information is few and far between (unless you are using your Mac for a GPS while driving or something). Extra software is much cheaper than extra hardware.
There ARE however, lots of software that could easily benefit from a rough estimate of your location. Even if you don't have a GPS chip, if you're in a metro area, you can get some ridiculously accurate locations (also, I'm pretty sure if you use your iPhone in the same location, it sends data back to improve the database).
My 2 cents.
In general is what I was hoping wouldn't happen to OSX. Everything gets bigger and playful like it's on an iPad sitting on my lap. Ugh.
Actually, I am finding everything in Lion to be much less in your face and refined to give the user the most space possible. The invisible scrollbars are brilliant and going back to 10.6, I find having scroll bars present seems antiquated and is almost annoying. I wasn't sure what I felt about losing the color at first, but it has grown on me in iTunes and it really makes sense in Finder. It is easy to glance and see what it is you are looking at without distraction from the UI elements.
The only negatives I see, which are really just a paradigm shift, are the reverse-scrolling (which almost makes sense on trackpad but not so much on a mouse), the fact that devices are now listed at the bottom of the sidebar instead of the top and there doesn't appear to be a way to rearrange the sections, and I also have to agree about the reversed tabs feeling a bit off. However, I can actually kind of see how that makes some sense as well.
Actually, I am finding everything in Lion to be much less in your face and refined to give the user the most space possible.
So those mail entries in the the list shown that take up 4 lines of space with extra padding is less in your face that just a list?
I'm confused by the new tab control... is the currently selected tab raised and the tab options dimmed and set into the background? That seems exactly opposite of the way that they should behave. If I was first presented with that control I would assume that the one raised tab was the only one clickable. Or am I just misreading these screen shots?
My thoughts exactly except on that first shot it looked like three view buttons were depressed. this is so counterintuitive.
I'm confused by the new tab control... is the currently selected tab raised and the tab options dimmed and set into the background? That seems exactly opposite of the way that they should behave. If I was first presented with that control I would assume that the one raised tab was the only one clickable. Or am I just misreading these screen shots?
I absolutely agree with you. And it's ugly!
You watch.
It's not a button. It's a slider.
[Regarding the depressed button issue]
Well, okay, it's a slider. That's a big shift in what many users will recall from previous UIs.
It's like getting into a mirror image car with the driver's controls on the right and the pedals reversed (no, there isn't any such car widely available). Try using your left foot to press the accelerator on the far left, then move it rightward to brake. Turning your steering wheel clockwise to turn right results in a left turn. Better get a lot of practice on a road lined with rubber bushes and trees!
The "All My Files" feature is going to be a headache for sensitive files...
There's an option to hide your porn and/or turn off previews.
My thoughts exactly except on that first shot it looked like three view buttons were depressed. this is so counterintuitive.
I absolutely agree with you. And it's ugly!
It won't feel counter intuitive when you see them in action. They slide from side to side, rather than depress. It also makes sense for the selected option to stand out, and having a "slider button" under the option and the rest further behind will enhance readability.
I believe its more implemented as a slider. notice how there isnt button lines on anything but the item raised out. Seems perfect for touch.... just saying
Just what I thought. MacOS will provide touchscreen support. May come in handy for business consumer situations at salesdesks or counters. And I can't wait to have the MacBook Air with the turnscreenintoiosipadmode...
Oh.. just saw scrolling-is-bass-ackwards-in-lion . Now we know for sure...
So mission control unifies spaces, expose, and dashboard but it doesn't REPLACE spaces or Expose right? Have confirmed that spaces and Expose is still present?
Anyone?
There's an option to hide your porn and/or turn off previews.
LOL!
I can just see the options list:
∆ Hide porn
∆ Hide G/F photos
∆ Hide B/F mail
∆ Hide Ex-wife
∆ Hide Facebook
∆ Hide Michael Dell / Steve Ballmer
∆ Show Zune
My biggest (and only, so far) complaint with the new interface changes is the loss of color in the sidebar from apps like Mail and Finder. Seems like in this way, iTunes was indeed a hint of things to come. The gray sidebar in iTunes causes me daily confusion. I really don't look forward to a similar effect with the rest of the OS.
I love it. It's moving towards a more modern looking OPENSTEP. The Content was King in OPENSTEP and the Controls were consistent and grey scale.