Ondrej Holzman
The new OS X Lion operating system was a huge success, with over a million users downloading it in its first day. Most of the news that we can find in Lion is inspired by the iOS system from iPhones and iPads, which is what Apple focused on - it wanted to bring iOS and OS X as close as possible, to transfer the best of iOS to computers. But not everyone likes it...
Often, 'iOS gadgets' in the desktop system can get in the way or get in the way. So let's see what OS X Lion has borrowed from its little brother and how to prevent it.
Animation when opening new windows
It may seem like a banality, but the animation when opening a new window can drive some people crazy. You can graphically show it in Safari or TextEdit when pressed ⌘ + N. The new window does not open classically, but rather flies in and is displayed with a 'zoom effect'.
If you don't want this animation, open Terminal and type the following command:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool NO
Repeat key
You know it, you want to relieve yourself, you hold your finger on the letter A, for example, and you just watch: AAAAAAAAAAAAA... In Lion, however, don't expect such a reaction, because if you hold your finger on a button, an 'iOS panel' will pop up with a menu of letters with different diacritical marks. And if you want to write that character several times in a row, you have to press it that many times.
However, if you don't want this feature, open Terminal and type the following command:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
View the Library folder
In Lion, the user folder ~/Library is hidden by default. However, if you are used to it and want to continue to see it, open Terminal and type the following command:
chflags nohidden ~ / Library /
View the slider
Sliders in Lion only appear when you're actively "using" them, i.e. scrolling up or down the page, and are similar to those in iOS. However, the constantly disappearing sliders can often be an annoying element at work, so if you want to keep them in sight, do the following:
Open System Preferences > General > Show scroll bars > check Always
OR
Open Terminal and type the following command:
defaults write -g AppleShowScrollBars -string Always
View size information in Finder
By default, the Finder in Lion does not display the bottom bar that informs about free disk space and the number of items. Select from the menu to display this panel View > Show Status Bar or press ⌘ + ' (on a Czech keyboard, the key to the left of Backspace/Delete).
I don't think that these are things that would bother me at work, except for the hidden Library. On the contrary, I think that the article is a little off. :)
So the repetition of keys is a nice annoyance! Hell, if I want an iPad, I'll buy an iPad!!! I want a laptop! :-/
Somehow I can't agree with the attacks, I've only been a user of x-axis for a while and I've barely gotten used to snow leopard, so lion arrived, some elements are successful, but some are not, it bothers me that I can't remove icons from the launchpad and we were used to the maximum when I went through the folders in the finder, going with two fingers to the left meant going back, but I can't set it up in lion because it always just rolls to the side and in those folders it's pretty useless, why does it only work as back in safari and nowhere else , can't it be set somehow??
Yes, exactly, this is what annoys me the most "we used to go through the folders in the finder so going with two fingers to the left meant going back, but I can't set that in Lion because it always just rolls to the side"
I used that for every other mouse movement. moving two fingers left/right was back/forward and I have no idea how to set it up. the movement with one finger, which is functional only in Safari, I hate it! This is perhaps the biggest minus, because of which I enjoy working in Lion much more than in SnowLeopard, and I regret the wasted money. mission control is only decently modified Expose and Launchpad can also be kept.
Does anyone know how to solve this???? :-(
try playing with Bettee touch tool. maybe it can be set there ;) I'm actually pretty sure about it
better touch tool. I'm sorry for the mistake
so settled. when you change the one-finger swipe to one OR two-finger swipe setting, the "Swipe between apps on full screen" option is unchecked and it works like driv. however, the possibility to scroll between surfaces with a gesture is missing, because nothing else can be set there. just turn on/off.
http://jablickar.cz/launchpad-ne-dekuji/
This will help you :D
so after reading a couple of topics, I found out that the trackpad enables the back/forward function, but only if you turn off three-finger dragging like clicking and set it to two or three fingers in swipe, so does anyone know how to set it up so that it is possible to grab or drag something with the help of one finger how was it in snow leopard?? the best even with a lock??
Well, for example, the status bar and the flashing sliders were the first thing I adjusted when I downloaded Lion. Maybe the author should have mentioned scrolling ala iOS - I've been using iPhones for 3 years, but I haven't been able to get used to it on MB Pro, it's the other way around :)
yes, the reverse scrolling is a pain. in IP it was somehow intuitive, but on Mac I felt like driving a car according to a mirror :-O It just seems to me that after the application of all those modifications, we get Leopard again, so what.
The Hidden Library is annoying, so I made it visible again according to this guide. Thanks. I just ask - if anyone has experience: The file "Domain.sites", which is the iWeb database, has disappeared from the folder ~/Library/Application Supports/iWeb on Lion. For God's sake, I can't find her anywhere now. He had been in this folder for years and now he was shoved to god knows where. . .
Wow, I got used to reverse scrolling during the day of suffering, and now I can't praise it.
Exactly, it took me two days. I just don't find the reverse side scrolling intuitive yet.
Exactly. On an almost perfect OS (Snow Leopard), they pack only blood. But just my opinion.
Exactly, Snowleopard was tweaked, tweaked, and I was just waiting for the addition of some gadgets and new functions. Instead, Apple inexplicably began to destroy what works well, and started to make my computer a seemingly nice gadget that is difficult to work with. With the hiding of the library, the application databases also disappeared somewhere. In addition to the iWeb database, which I don't know where it is now, the iCal database has also disappeared. I won't even go into detail about other confusions (iCal, Finder, gray confusing icons, etc.).
Well, I couldn't cope with the fact that when I want to clean the surface I have to make a gesture with my thumb, so I downloaded the better touch tool. And I have 4 fingers up - show desktop, 4 fingers down - mission control. I threw out the Launchpad (it's the only thing in Lion that is completely off). Otherwise, I'm completely satisfied, the system is faster, and the full screen is great, reverse scrolling bothered me at first, but when I have disappearing scrollbars, it's fine, because it intuitively moves the content.
Among other things, you need a reader in Safari, it's a gem, or a gesture by dragging the page back... Great.
As for mission control, you can learn about it and it also makes sense, because how else can you do it with several parties in full screen.
I'm a complete amateur, what is Terminal and where can I find it?
Use Spotlight (magnifier next to the clock or cmd+spacebar) :-)
I like Lion as it is. Apple is simply preparing users for what will come with OS 11. I didn't like the Sedive icon at first, but it's a matter of habit. Launchpad is great.
I, on the other hand, am afraid of making OS X the system for the iPad. I had the iPad in my hand for a couple of days and it absolutely did not convince me of the necessity of its existence :-) The laptop is more versatile for my purposes, but with an advisory OS! :-/
PS: Lauchpad is a total disaster. It swings nicely from side to side, but that's about it. The cluttered pile of icons piled up there is useful. I really don't want to spend the evening moving them into some meaningful advice...
according to Michal's instructions http://jablickar.cz/launchpad-ne-dekuji/ I started using Launchpad instead of Alfredo/Spotlight. After some time, apps started appearing there that I didn't add myself..
A while ago, I came across Launchpad Control, a third-party utility where you can manage apps already added to Launchpad. It is functional.
http://goo.gl/tUnsY
Now it's Apple's turn, why does everyone have to see all the Application shortcuts? Why can't I manage these agents?
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so after reading a couple of topics, I found out that the trackpad enables the back/forward function, but only if you turn off three-finger dragging like clicking and set it to two or three fingers in swipe, so does anyone know how to set it up so that it is possible to grab or drag something with the help of one finger how was it in snow leopard?? the best even with a lock??
I think that Apple dragged a lot of programmers from Microsoft, because the system preferences are starting to resemble the control panel from Windows :-)
Dragging with one finger and locking can be found in system preferences under universal access/Mouse & trackpad/Trackpad options. There is dragging with or without lock.
Why have something like that in the trackpad settings, when it can be wonderfully hidden elsewhere?? :D
This advice is great, but I would really like to know the answers to these questions:
1) download icon
in safari, the icon of downloaded items nests in the toolbar during downloads - it just annoys me and whenever I remove it via Edit Mr. Tools... it nestles there again during the next download.
2) Open the windows again at the next login
This option is always pre-ticked, and if I uncheck it when I log out / turn it off, it is pre-ticked again the next time I log out.
Am I really a self-righteous idiot, according to Apple, who can't want those XY windows to reopen after logging out and logging in?
3)
toolbar icons in Finder:
hideous gray icons that are supposed to give the impression of "design beauty" or something.
If someone could find out how to get the icons from Snow Leopard (that the delete button is red and the new folder is blue) I would be grateful
4)
Deactivating Launchpad
I don't like running apps I'm not using - so I'm asking how to permanently disable, for me, the launchpad stupidity?
5) Mission Control
How to return, for me, usable Spaces instead of just the dude look and animations in Mission Control?
6) Directory
How to return at least a decent directory from Snow Leopard, instead of some awkward and feature-rich version in Lion?
7) iCal
how to return the perfect iCal from Snow Leopard for me and get rid of the rich but functionally limited iCal in Lion?
Has management at Apple gone mad? Or are they playing "innovators" again?
They obviously make people, with apologies, idiots who can't set anything up, can't make their own decisions and don't know what's best for them? The main thing is that it should be full of colors and cool animations that look good at first glance for people who haven't worked with Snow Leopard - preferably for people who haven't seen a computer or stayed with MacOS 9.. or Windows 98/2000
I am really serious about my questions, if anyone can find a solution to solve these problems of mine in Lion, I would be very happy.
I have one solution - a backup - to install Snow Leopard again and take it easy. But if it was possible to improve it without this and only through the terminal / installing things, it would be better.
PS
Especially since Apple didn't need window maximization until now, but suddenly it's like a super novelty - WOW what's next? Will he invent the wheel?
(sorry, I'm really strongly anti-Lionovsky)
and 1) I don't see
ad 2) will work: "system preferences" -> "General" -> "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps" ?
and 3) and 6) I have no idea, except to install SL :-)
ad 7) here is at least an instruction on how to download iCal and the address book from skin: http://www.hawkwings.net/2011/07/24/un-skinning-lions-ical/
I didn't buy an iPad, because it seems to me like a useless toy and now my back is breaking into my life through a laptop! Grrrr!!
ad Kyssi: You listed it nicely. I would add one more point to the list of Lion's misdeeds:
8) Mail.app
It has the same problem as Finder. The icons are gray and confusing to say the least. In addition, even here Apple has cut the functionality - you can no longer make TO DO records in iCal from Mail. The biggest advantage of the new Mail – sorting emails into 2 columns with conversations is nice, but on the other hand sorting is much more complicated (previously you just had to click on a column – e.g. date, today you have to click on the sorting menu and select a date).
If I sum it up – Apple has started cutting functionality – instead of complementing it appropriately. And what is even more terrible, with its modifications it goes against the principle of User Friendly. In my opinion, Lion is as big a mistake as Vista was for Windows.
Otherwise, I have one type for Kyssi - I personally solved the iCal problem with Lion to my satisfaction by buying BusyCal. The application looks like iCal from Leopard, only it can do more. That's the only positive experience I've had with Lion so far - it forced me to buy a third-party app that turned out to be supr. Now I'm just worried that the guys at BusyCal won't go crazy and remake their app to look like iCal in Lion. But a reasonable person can never do such a joke. It's enough if Apple itself makes the cocoons. Where are we going?
pepa_u:
ad 2) – I tried it as you wrote, but unfortunately it still fails
ad 7) thank you, I'm going to try it right away
And yes, I'm also annoyed that it's starting to look like an iPad - damn I want a computer!
Karel:
I preferred not to open Mail.app yet - it caught my attention at the presentation of Lion, so I preferred not to open it yet.
Yes, I also have the impression that he is cutting functionality and trying to be an "innovator" again, however, I have the impression that this only makes real fools out of users who cannot have other goals and requirements than those dictated by Apple.
Thank you for the positive rating and recommendation of BusyCal, I read a few reviews about it, but I did not decide to buy it. So I'll save up for it, I'd rather put it in my wishlist on appshopper and hope that it will be in some event.
I dare to disagree - he does not go against the principle of user friendly, he just aims it at new people who either did not have a computer or had some Windows or other OS and want to switch.
It might be easier for them, because they don't have the comparison that we have, who shone Snow Leopard.
Either way, I won't put Lion on my laptop, if only because of how Apple is pushing to constantly change their products by cutting them off from support - i.e. "throwing sticks under the feet" of users who don't want / can't buy a new machine for some reason
Hi Kyssi, have you solved any of the mentioned points? I have exactly the same problem :-(