Ondrej Holzman Ever since Apple made available the first test version of the new Mac OS X Lion operating system, new and new functions, applications and improvements have been constantly appearing, which the eighth system in a row from the California company's workshop will bring in the summer. We already have the first samples from the Lion environment saw, now let's take a closer look at some of the apps and their new features.
Finder
The Finder will undergo major changes in Lion, its appearance will be completely redesigned, but of course smaller details will also be added, which will also please and make work many times easier. The new Finder, for example, will be able to merge two folders with the same name without having to rewrite all the files inside, like in Snow Leopard.
Example: You have a folder called "test" on your desktop and a folder with the same name, but different content, in Downloads. If you want to copy the "test" folder from the desktop to Downloads, Finder will ask you if you want to keep all the files and merge the folders or overwrite the original one with new content.
QuickTime
The novelty in QuickTime will especially please those who often create various screencasts or record events on their screen. Using QuickTime in the new operating system, you will be able to record only a selected part of the screen, as well as the entire desktop. Before recording, you just mark the field to be recorded and you don't have to worry about anything else. Simple.
Podcast Publisher
A completely new application from the Apple workshop will be Podcast Publisher in Lion, and as the name itself suggests, it will be about publishing all kinds of podcasts. And since Apple tries to make everything as easy as possible for users, publishing podcasts will be extremely simple and anyone can do it. Podcast Publisher lets you create both video and audio podcasts. You will be able to either insert video or audio into the application or record it directly in it (using the iSight or FaceTime HD camera, by recording a screencast or via a microphone). When you're done with your work, you can export your podcast, send it to your iTunes library, share it via email, or share it on the Internet.
About This Mac
The "About This Mac" section will be completely redesigned in Lion, which will be much clearer and easier to use than on the current Snow Leopard. In the new-looking application, Apple does not include detailed system information that is not even of interest to the average user, but in clear tabs it provides information about the most important things - displays, memory or battery. At the beginning, About This Mac opens on the Overview tab, which lists what system is running on the computer (with a link to Software Update) and what kind of machine it is (with a link to System Report).
The next tab lists the displays you have connected or installed and offers to open Display Preferences. Much more interesting is the Storage item, where connected disks and other media are displayed. In addition, Apple won here with the display of capacity and usage, so each disk is colored differently, which types of files are on it and how much free space is left on it (graphics the same as in iTunes). The remaining two tabs relate to the operating memory and the battery, again with a good overview.
Preview
As Mac OS X Lion will offer a new design of most buttons and clicks across the entire system, the classic Preview, a simple built-in PDF and image editor, will also undergo some changes. However, in addition to slight changes in appearance, Preview will also bring a new useful function "Magnifier". Magnifying glass allows you to zoom in on a specific part of an image without having to zoom in on the entire file. The new function also works with a two-finger gesture, with which you can simply zoom out or zoom in. It is not yet clear whether the Magnifier will be integrated only in Preview, but it would certainly be usable in other applications, for example in Safari.
And we don't end the list of news in Preview with Lupa. Another very interesting function is "Signature Capture". Again, everything is very simple. You write your signature with a black pen (must be black) on a piece of white paper according to the instructions, put it in front of your Mac's built-in camera, Preview picks it up, converts it into an electronic form, and then simply pastes it into an image, PDF, or other document. This "electronic signature" is expected to make its way into most applications where you create content, such as the iWork office suite.
Sources: macstories.net, 9to5mac.com
Good article, thanks. I would just disagree with quote:
"the eighth system in a row from the workshop of the Californian company".
Looking at my collection of installation disks and CDs for Performa 6100, Classica, LC II, iMac Bondi Blue and Mac II FX, I dare say that there were a bit more of those systems.
I would be interested in one thing. Why is it not possible to mark multiple items in the Finder when displayed as icons in Snow Leopard (when I have the items displayed as a column, it works) and if this has changed in Lion's.
I understand that this can be a pain for some, but I mark multiple items almost every day.
What do you mean? I can do it without any problem. oO
Try to press cmd and then click what you want to mark:-D