標題: Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.2 [打印本頁] 作者: Ken 時間: 2008-2-11 14:48 標題: Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.2
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.2
Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.2 on Monday, an update that addresses several common complaints regarding some new Leopard features, while also adding new features and fixing numerous bugs.
Among the major changes is an update to Stacks, the feature of OS X's Dock that allows quick access to items within folders. In 10.5.2, users can view any folder in the Dock as either a Folder or a Stack, and view content as either a Fan, Grid, or List. Pre-Leopard versions of Mac OS X provided only a List view; previous versions of Leopard provided either a Fan or Grid view based on the number of items in a Stack.
Another widely criticized feature of Leopard was the addition of a translucent menu bar and menu items; the 10.5.2 update adds an option to the Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane to turn translucency off. Menu items are also less translucent (regardless of how you set the menu bar preference), making them more readable. Menu items in 10.5.1 (left) are more transparent than those in 10.5.2 (right).
An addition to Apple's Time Machine backup feature, which was introduced in Leopard, provides a menu bar item for accessing Time Machine features. In addition, the update addresses a bug that would prevent some external drives from not being recognized by Time Machine.
Users of newer digital cameras will want to note that this update adds RAW support for several cameras, which have been added to Apple's complete list of Leopard-compatible RAW formats.
This update also improves several programs bundled with Mac OS X. iCal, Apple's calendar program, now accurately reflects responses to recurring meetings and fixing a problem in which a meeting may have remained on the calendar after being cancelled. Apple's iChat instant-messaging client is no longer disturbed by Time Machine when calculating idle times, offers improved AIM 6 video compatibility, and has had numerous other bugs squashed. The update to Apple's Mail application fixes several bugs, improves the accuracy of Data Detectors, and fixes an issue that may have prevented RSS feeds from being delivered in Mail. Mail also now automatically disables version 1.1.2 and earlier of the unsupported GrowlMail plug-in, which according to Apple was causing compatibility "issues."
According to Apple's detailed release notes, this update also addresses "connection reliability and stability" on AirPort Networks; improves performance of some Apple Dashboard widgets while fixing a buggy interaction between Dashboard and Parental Controls; adds Back to My Mac support for more third-party routers; adds iSync support for two Samsung phones; improves Parental Controls stability and fixes several bugs; improves PDF scrolling in Preview; fixes several printing bugs; improves the accuracy of the systemwide grammar checker; and "improves general stability when running third-party applications."
Installed. I feel that the machine is a bit more responsive now. Also like the list view in stack!! 作者: pkphilip 時間: 2008-2-11 22:39
Aside from the huge update, Apple also releases a few firmware updates for all ranges of hardware. Particularly the bug that freezes the iMac (mid-2007) due to video card issue is finally fixed for good.
Menu items in 10.5.1 (left) are more transparent than those in 10.5.2 (right).