Hi all, I've been using Lion since Wednesday night on my iMac and so far it is impressive.
One question I have for other desktop users is this: Is it worth buying a Magic Trackpad to use with Lion for the multi-touch gestures? I have a Magic Mouse at the moment and it works fine, but am considering the purchase of a Magic Trackpad to use in conjunction with the mouse. What are your thoughts? Regards, Clinton On 22/07/2011, at 12:08 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote: > It works great on my iMac. > > > Regards, > > Adrian > [email protected] > > On 22/07/2011, at 11:53 AM, Rod Lavington wrote: > >> Unless you have a magic trackpad :) >> >> Cheers >> >> Rod >> On Jul 22, 2011 11:46 AM, "Tim Law" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Do I assume that the swiping and dragging feature is only relevant to >> > laptop users? >> > And that desktop users don't get any benefit from this particular part of >> > Lion? >> > >> > Tim >> > >> > On Friday, 22 July 2011, cm <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> I guess liking or not liking a piece of software is a personal choice >> >> affected by many factors, but speaking for myself I think Lion is >> >> fantastic! I have been using it for about four weeks now and the gestures >> >> have become second nature. Also Mission Control gives a superb overview >> >> of all running applications -- I personally hardly ever use Dashboard, so >> >> I unchecked the System Preference "Show Dashboard as a space". I can >> >> still access Dashboard using the F4 key on my MacBook Pro (it's a >> >> different key on an iMac). Another setting that I have become used to, >> >> even during the Snow Leopard era, is the three finger drag. This means >> >> that switching spaces in Mission control has been bumped for me to a four >> >> finger gesture. >> >> >> >> The graphics are hyper responsive! Switching desktops is an instantaneous >> >> operation and once can even move the screen across in slow motion. The >> >> inertia and responsiveness of the two finger scroll is reminiscent of an >> >> iPad. I also use Launchpad often and access it via the three finger plus >> >> thumb pinch. >> >> >> >> I think that another clever aspect of Lion is that Apple has maintained >> >> backward compatibility of keystrokes and mouse clicks. If you don't want >> >> to use the new gestures, or if you want to phase them in gradually, you >> >> can still get by using the old keystroke combinations. >> >> >> >> I like the full screen view for some apps, like Safari, but prefer to run >> >> Mail on its own desktop so that responding to an email does not tie up >> >> the main interface. Pages and Numbers are better in full screen mode for >> >> me. Unless I need to work on multiple documents, full screen removed >> >> distractions. The automatic versioning and saving is a breakthrough and I >> >> have already benefited from versions. >> >> >> >> There are some rough edges that I hope will be fixed in OS X 10.7.1. >> >> There was a lot of pressure to get Lion out the door because it was >> >> holding up the release of new hardware, so a few things are not as >> >> polished as they should be. The problems, however, a likely easily fixed >> >> over the coming weeks. >> >> >> >> * Mail has become unstable. I find that when overloaded it will crash. >> >> This happens to me about once every two days. Fortunately automatic >> >> saving means that the most I have lost is two words. >> >> * Safari in full screen mode does not behave properly when one reverse >> >> pinch zooms in. The text, rather than being laid out afresh and wrapping >> >> correctly, just extends beyond the edge of the screen. >> >> * I have had some initial trouble reconnecting to my router on wake up, >> >> but this problem seems to have disappeared by itself. I think the release >> >> version may have corrected this as I was using the developer GM version >> >> until yesterday. >> >> >> >> I have submitted reports to Apple for the first two of the above defects >> >> -- the Mail crash report being automatically generated. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Carlo >> >> >> >> On 2011-07-21, at 23:18, [email protected] wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >>> Hi Guys >> >>> >> >>> I have installed it on a new 15" MBP at the office and I will use that >> >>> for testing, I have only had it up and running for about 2 >> >>> hours now and haven't really formed an opinion as of yet. >> >>> >> >>> Somethings are quite different and on first impressions I don't like >> >>> them but I want to see if it grows on me, at the moment I >> >>> am trying to get our VPN working on it so far its not haha. >> >>> >> >>> I can imagine that things like the autosave and resume will be very >> >>> welcome here so will see how I go over the next few >> >>> weeks testing the applications CS suite, Office and our legacy stuff!! >> >>> >> >>> Roger >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Thu Jul 21 23:10 , Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> sent: >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Hi Steven >> >>>> >> >>>> I must admit I do agree with you with some of this. >> >>>> Some thing stand out as being slightly better, but some of it, like you >> >>>> say,..I just can't put my finger on it. For some of it, I thought, it >> >>>> didn't >> >>>> seem as "Apple polished" as it should be. Some things seemed a bit >> >>>> "chunky" >> >>>> or not finished off,..or just something. >> >>>> I can't quite put my finger on it,..but it doesn't seem the "Apple >> >>>> smooth" >> >>>> go the extra mile stand out graphics (or something) that it should be. >> >>>> (And I'm running it on a MacPro with 18GB RAM, 5770 1GB Video card on an >> >>>> Apple 24" LED "current" minDisplay monitor.) So it's not like it's "old >> >>>> gear". And right beside that is the same 24" LED monitor hooked up to my >> >>>> 2011 MacBookPro running Snow Leopard. So it's "same same"), >> >>>> >> >>>> But yes,..something just doesn't seem as crystal clear. >> >>>> Maybe there's some "tweak settings" or just getting used to the >> >>>> different >> >>>> feel of it. >> >>>> Don't get me wrong,..there's lots of cool things it has and will do..... >> >>>> But yes, I do have to admit the same thought as you mentioned..... >> >>>> >> >>>> /Start flame war here :o) lol/ >> >>>> >> >>>> Kind regards >> >>>> Daniel >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On 21/7/11 4:05 AM, "Steven Knowles" [email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> After a preliminary play with Lion, my first impression was that it >> >>>>> seems to >> >>>>> have taken a step or two backwards in terms of slick Apple interface. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I can't put my finger on it, but it just seems to have lost a little >> >>>>> of that >> >>>>> smooth rounded aqua finesse and polish that I've become used to with >> >>>>> Snow >> >>>>> Leopard. Somehow Lion seems to be a tad clunkier, maybe just a tiny >> >>>>> bit tacky >> >>>>> in places. No doubt I'll get used to it. Maybe my expectations were >> >>>>> set too >> >>>>> high. 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