[X4U] Re: Leopard, one more problem

Robert Ameeti Robert at Ameeti.net
Sat Feb 2 07:40:42 PST 2008


At 11:13 AM -0500, 1/28/08, Jon Warms wrote:

>But there have been bumps along the road:
>1. Open dialog boxes open with the focus in the sidebar, so typing 
>the first letters of a filename is an exercise in futility without 
>first using a mouse.

I've just tried this in Eudora, Safari, and Word. In every case, the 
focus was in the first column of my column view.

>2. Save and Open dialog boxes don't remember the file listing 
>sequence (date or name).

Hmmm. You must prefer List View. I've not seen anyone use that option.

>4. In my home network, I can only mount users, not drive root 
>levels. Tiger would let me mount the server's hard drive; Leopard 
>will only mount the username.

Set the access permissions to change this. The new behavior is more 
in line with appropriate security.

>5. Browser behavior has changed, requiring using an alternate 
>Verizon DNS to fix.

This would be Verizon's desire to acquire more ad revenue.

>6. Leopard has broken my Microsoft keyboard; specifically, the 
>numeric keypad no longer works.

Leopard broke it? Or it does not follow the Apple API guidelines?

>7. Leopard has sickened the numeric overlay pad on my MacBook. The 
>num-lock key and the pad no longer work in Excel 2004.

Num Lock works on my MacBook Pro with Excel 2004.


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