Comments on: Three Small but Nice Leopard Features http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:11:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Arden http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features#comment-43037 Arden Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:05:22 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features#comment-43037 P.S. I wholeheartedly agree with Jesper: adding a shadow to window screenshots is great, because it makes it look more like you pulled it straight out of your workspace. Could the shadow be smaller, sure, but at least there IS a shadow, and you can clearly see the boundaries of your windows, which is always problematic with windows with white backgrounds on web pages with white backgrounds in Tiger. P.S. I wholeheartedly agree with Jesper: adding a shadow to window screenshots is great, because it makes it look more like you pulled it straight out of your workspace. Could the shadow be smaller, sure, but at least there IS a shadow, and you can clearly see the boundaries of your windows, which is always problematic with windows with white backgrounds on web pages with white backgrounds in Tiger.

]]> By: Arden http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features#comment-43036 Arden Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:01:22 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features#comment-43036 There are quite a few nice little things I've discovered (and surely plenty more I will discover) as I play around with Leopard. Some of them are little "Oh sweet" moments, like iChat's handling of URL's, while others are subtle improvements in an interface or behavior. There are a few things I've run into after an hour or two of playing that make me question the decision to change that behavior, but overall I've been quite pleased, and I'm definitely looking forward to the final version, especially when all my software works (especially the interface-changing stuff I run). One odd thing was when the installer started up, and almost immediately the screen dimmed immensely. Fortunately, it came back after the screen dimmed while it was installing, but still. There are quite a few nice little things I've discovered (and surely plenty more I will discover) as I play around with Leopard. Some of them are little "Oh sweet" moments, like iChat's handling of URL's, while others are subtle improvements in an interface or behavior. There are a few things I've run into after an hour or two of playing that make me question the decision to change that behavior, but overall I've been quite pleased, and I'm definitely looking forward to the final version, especially when all my software works (especially the interface-changing stuff I run).

One odd thing was when the installer started up, and almost immediately the screen dimmed immensely. Fortunately, it came back after the screen dimmed while it was installing, but still.

]]> By: Jesper http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features#comment-43034 Jesper Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:15:37 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features#comment-43034 As someone who has to date written three apps to add the shadow back in or mask out the white, making it alpha, in the area around the window, including the shadow, in an opaque screenshot, and furthermore has been trying to solve it in at least five distinct ways in Photoshop, I do like that the shadow comes along when you snap a screenshot. I don't like that it's the size of Texas, but one will live. As someone who has to date written three apps to add the shadow back in or mask out the white, making it alpha, in the area around the window, including the shadow, in an opaque screenshot, and furthermore has been trying to solve it in at least five distinct ways in Photoshop, I do like that the shadow comes along when you snap a screenshot. I don't like that it's the size of Texas, but one will live.

]]> By: fluffy http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features#comment-43024 fluffy Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:09:50 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features#comment-43024 RE: Screenshots While coordinates might be a nice addition, I really HATE what happens when you use shift-cmd-4-spacebar. Not only do you get the window you're trying to capture, but you also capture the GIGANTIC freaking shadows that surround the window. Maybe there's a workaround, or some setting which I haven't discovered. Still, annoying. RE: Screenshots

While coordinates might be a nice addition, I really HATE what happens when you use shift-cmd-4-spacebar.

Not only do you get the window you're trying to capture, but you also capture the GIGANTIC freaking shadows that surround the window.

Maybe there's a workaround, or some setting which I haven't discovered. Still, annoying.

]]> By: Jesper http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features#comment-43018 Jesper Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:19:31 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/08/31/three_small_but_nice_leopard_features#comment-43018 Why don't you also wave a steak in front of Apple's lawyers, while you're at it? ;) I agree, though. Why don't you also wave a steak in front of Apple's lawyers, while you're at it? ;)

I agree, though.

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