OS X 10.5 "Leopard"

**muzikool** · June 26th, 2006

A press release has been issued stating that Steve Jobs will be previewing Apple's next OS release, 10.5 "Leopard", at the World Wide Developer's Conference on August 7th. Leopard is expected to be released near the end of 2006 or the beginning of 2007.

Confirmed Features

The final version of Boot Camp.

Possible Features

A redesigned Finder with expanded use of Spotlight.
Virtualization software.
Collaborative editing tools.
OS-level integration of a geographical mapping technology.
Resolution independence (changing the effective screen resolution).
Quartz 2D Extreme activated by default (Quartz 2D Extreme was introduced in early Panther builds and the 2004 WWDC developer sessions said it would be activated in 10.3.0. However it wasn't, and when manually invoked with Quartz Debug there are visual artifacts which prevent it being useful.
(Added on 6/29)
iChat 4.0 to include the capability to call traditional phones
More transparency
Dashboard speed improvements
Solid metal (iTunes 5+) theme throughout the user interface
Tabbed iChat and whiteboarding
Remote control access (VNC-like)
Finder enhancements, including increased Spotlight integration
(Added on 8/03)
Virtual Desktops
Improved file syncing
Improved Spotlight

EuroTrash · June 26th, 2006

Nice, good to know I have something else to buy around Christmas...lol

**X-Istence** · June 26th, 2006

Damn Apple :P, I just don't have that kind of money :P

**Geffy** · June 27th, 2006

some nifty new stuff to kill my new MacBook

**muzikool** · June 27th, 2006

Originally Posted by Geffy

some nifty new stuff to kill my new MacBook

Kill it?

**muzikool** · June 29th, 2006

Update: Added some new rumored features to the first post. Below is a video of what is claimed to be a "Pre-Release" of OS X 10.5. So far there is no confirmation of its authenticity.

Shown here is a new Finder with tabbed-browsing.

**X-Istence** · June 30th, 2006

A tabber Finder. If this is a pre-release I am sorry to say, but it still does not really look like Finder was re-created. It has practically been the same since the early Mac OS's. I was really hoping for something revolutionary coming from Apple.

**Geffy** · June 30th, 2006

you cant be too revolutionary or people won't "get" it. They might have an end result in mind for finder which requires getting there in stages as they slowly migrate the paradigms the user works in

**SPeedY_B** · June 30th, 2006

*fake dance*

Until I see the presentation at WWDC06 (Or have an early leak running on my iBook

), everything I see will be deemed fake, there's far too many fake screenshots and video(s) around at the moment for any of them to be taken seriously.

macfan141ibook · July 6th, 2006

whats the price supposed to be

**muzikool** · July 6th, 2006

Originally Posted by macfan141ibook

whats the price supposed to be

It's too soon for any official word, but judging from history I'd say it will be around $129.

**muzikool** · August 3rd, 2006

With WWDC 2006 coming up next week, there are some more reports on Leopard features.

From macosXrumors:

Among the biggest revelations of these recent reports is that virtual desktops are finally arriving on Mac OS X, allowing users to arrange their windows in a much larger workspace than currently.

Another important improvement on Leopard is file syncing. The .Mac-based file syncing is now account-wide and not only for contacts, mail, calendars and keychains as it is the case on Tiger. Sources also told us that syncing has its own API, allowing any developer to implement .Mac file syncing in its software very easily.

Sources could not confirm our reports from last year of a totally revamped Finder. However, they claimed that Spotlight performance has been significantly improved and that the whole system’s look and feel now fits better with iLife ‘06.

**SPeedY_B** · August 3rd, 2006

Remote control access is already built in to the operating system, as is a VNC server.

Might also be worth noting that the Growl developers are holding of releasing their next version until after WWDC, due speculation of a notification system being built into 10.5.

**muzikool** · August 3rd, 2006

I really like Growl, but I've got no problem with a built-in system.

**SPeedY_B** · August 4th, 2006

The devs have said they will simply re-direct all Growl notifications to the new in-built system if that was to happen.

I don't want an in-built system, I like Growl too much, the open source nature gives people more control over adding features, an Apple implementation wouldn't be as expandable. However it wouldn't be the first time Apple has copied one of it's developers (Think Konfabulator).

Same applies with virtual desktops, I don't think these guys will be happy: http://virtuedesktops.info/

**Geffy** · August 4th, 2006

I really like the growl notifications, I hope apple arent too "ours is the best" and make it so that we cant use our growl themer-thinger-ators with theirs

**muzikool** · August 4th, 2006

PowerPage.org has all sorts of what looks to be solid information about Leopard's feature-set. There are a lot of details and some screenshots to be viewed there, so I'll just sum-up the features here.

Spotlight 2.0
Dashboard 2.0
Safari 3.0
iChat 4.0
Automator 2.0
QuickTime 7.2
Mail 3.0
iCal 3.0
Address Book 5.0

Techno Child · August 4th, 2006

yay! I might be able to skip 10.4 altogether and just upgrade to Leopard after christmas

{I'm still dragging 10.3.9 behind me lol }

**SPeedY_B** · August 5th, 2006

Originally Posted by muzikool

PowerPage.org has all sorts of what looks to be solid information about Leopard's feature-set. There are a lot of details and some screenshots to be viewed there, so I'll just sum-up the features here.

Spotlight 2.0
Dashboard 2.0
Safari 3.0
iChat 4.0
Automator 2.0
QuickTime 7.2
Mail 3.0
iCal 3.0
Address Book 5.0

They have screenshots though... where on earth would they get hold of the Leopard Preview DVD?

The feature list being leaked I can agree with, though I won't believe it until I see it up on stage (or a Leopard Preview DVD finds it's way to my iBook

)

**X-Istence** · August 5th, 2006

I want to see a preview on my iBook! Apple?

June 26th, 2006	Last edited by muzikool; August 3rd, 2006 at 4:00pm. \| Top \| #1
muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,623 Reputation: 2900 Power: 206	OS X 10.5 "Leopard" A press release has been issued stating that Steve Jobs will be previewing Apple's next OS release, 10.5 "Leopard", at the World Wide Developer's Conference on August 7th. Leopard is expected to be released near the end of 2006 or the beginning of 2007. Confirmed Features The final version of Boot Camp. Possible Features A redesigned Finder with expanded use of Spotlight. Virtualization software. Collaborative editing tools. OS-level integration of a geographical mapping technology. Resolution independence (changing the effective screen resolution). Quartz 2D Extreme activated by default (Quartz 2D Extreme was introduced in early Panther builds and the 2004 WWDC developer sessions said it would be activated in 10.3.0. However it wasn't, and when manually invoked with Quartz Debug there are visual artifacts which prevent it being useful. *(Added on 6/29)* iChat 4.0 to include the capability to call traditional phones More transparency Dashboard speed improvements Solid metal (iTunes 5+) theme throughout the user interface Tabbed iChat and whiteboarding Remote control access (VNC-like) Finder enhancements, including increased Spotlight integration *(Added on 8/03)* Virtual Desktops Improved file syncing Improved Spotlight

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,623 Reputation: 2900 Power: 206	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" Originally Posted by Geffy some nifty new stuff to kill my new MacBook Kill it?

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,623 Reputation: 2900 Power: 206	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" Update: Added some new rumored features to the first post. Below is a video of what is claimed to be a "Pre-Release" of OS X 10.5. So far there is no confirmation of its authenticity. Shown here is a new Finder with tabbed-browsing.

June 30th, 2006	Top \| #7
X-Istence * Joined: December 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,393 Reputation: 2617 Power: 190	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" A tabber Finder. If this is a pre-release I am sorry to say, but it still does not really look like Finder was re-created. It has practically been the same since the early Mac OS's. I was really hoping for something revolutionary coming from Apple.
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June 30th, 2006	Top \| #8
Geffy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,854 Reputation: 1490 Power: 190	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" you cant be too revolutionary or people won't "get" it. They might have an end result in mind for finder which requires getting there in stages as they slowly migrate the paradigms the user works in
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June 30th, 2006	Top \| #9
SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 16,127 Reputation: 2877 Power: 286	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" fake dance Until I see the presentation at WWDC06 (Or have an early leak running on my iBook ), everything I see will be deemed fake, there's far too many fake screenshots and video(s) around at the moment for any of them to be taken seriously.
	1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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macfan141ibook OSNN Junior Addict Joined: July 2006 Posts: 10 Reputation: 20 Power: 45	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" whats the price supposed to be

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,623 Reputation: 2900 Power: 206	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" Originally Posted by macfan141ibook whats the price supposed to be It's too soon for any official word, but judging from history I'd say it will be around $129.

August 3rd, 2006	Top \| #12
muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,623 Reputation: 2900 Power: 206	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" With WWDC 2006 coming up next week, there are some more reports on Leopard features. From macosXrumors: Among the biggest revelations of these recent reports is that virtual desktops are finally arriving on Mac OS X, allowing users to arrange their windows in a much larger workspace than currently. Another important improvement on Leopard is file syncing. The .Mac-based file syncing is now account-wide and not only for contacts, mail, calendars and keychains as it is the case on Tiger. Sources also told us that syncing has its own API, allowing any developer to implement .Mac file syncing in its software very easily. Sources could not confirm our reports from last year of a totally revamped Finder. However, they claimed that Spotlight performance has been significantly improved and that the whole system’s look and feel now fits better with iLife ‘06.

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 16,127 Reputation: 2877 Power: 286	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" Remote control access is already built in to the operating system, as is a VNC server. Might also be worth noting that the Growl developers are holding of releasing their next version until after WWDC, due speculation of a notification system being built into 10.5.
	1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,623 Reputation: 2900 Power: 206	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" I really like Growl, but I've got no problem with a built-in system.

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 16,127 Reputation: 2877 Power: 286	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" The devs have said they will simply re-direct all Growl notifications to the new in-built system if that was to happen. I don't want an in-built system, I like Growl too much, the open source nature gives people more control over adding features, an Apple implementation wouldn't be as expandable. However it wouldn't be the first time Apple has copied one of it's developers (Think Konfabulator). Same applies with virtual desktops, I don't think these guys will be happy: http://virtuedesktops.info/
	1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 16,127 Reputation: 2877 Power: 286	Re: OS X 10.5 "Leopard" Originally Posted by muzikool PowerPage.org has all sorts of what looks to be solid information about Leopard's feature-set. There are a lot of details and some screenshots to be viewed there, so I'll just sum-up the features here. Spotlight 2.0 Dashboard 2.0 Safari 3.0 iChat 4.0 Automator 2.0 QuickTime 7.2 Mail 3.0 iCal 3.0 Address Book 5.0 They have screenshots though... where on earth would they get hold of the Leopard Preview DVD? The feature list being leaked I can agree with, though I won't believe it until I see it up on stage (or a Leopard Preview DVD finds it's way to my iBook )
	1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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