MacOS 10.14 Wishlist

#1

Post by mofle » Fri, Jun 01, 2018, 7:28 PM UTC

MacOS 10.14 Wishlist
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Re: MacOS 10.14 Wishlist

#2

Post by cjoy » Fri, Jun 01, 2018, 8:02 PM UTC

I’ll be happy if the only thing that ships with 10.14 is a bugfix for the Preview.app. It amazes me that they have not yet unfucked the PDF rendering with a minor release. It amazes me even more, that this issue is not present on the linked wishlist. Do people not view PDFs on their Macs?

Re: MacOS 10.14 Wishlist

#3

Post by vondur » Fri, Jun 01, 2018, 8:03 PM UTC

cjoy wrote: post #2

I’ll be happy if the only thing that ships with 10.14 is a bugfix for the Preview.app. It amazes me that they have not yet unfucked the PDF rendering with a minor release. It amazes me even more, that this issue is not present on the linked wishlist. Do people not view PDFs on their Macs?

What kind of issues do you have with Preview viewing PDF's? I'll admit I do need to use Acrobat to fill out most forms that Preview seems to choke on.

Re: MacOS 10.14 Wishlist

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Post by dewey » Fri, Jun 01, 2018, 8:05 PM UTC

cjoy wrote: post #2

I’ll be happy if the only thing that ships with 10.14 is a bugfix for the Preview.app. It amazes me that they have not yet unfucked the PDF rendering with a minor release. It amazes me even more, that this issue is not present on the linked wishlist. Do people not view PDFs on their Macs?

I never had such a problem and I use a lot of PDFs so it seems the problem is not as widespread as you think.

Re: MacOS 10.14 Wishlist

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Post by cjoy » Fri, Jun 01, 2018, 8:15 PM UTC

vondur wrote: post #3

cjoy wrote: post #2

I’ll be happy if the only thing that ships with 10.14 is a bugfix for the Preview.app. It amazes me that they have not yet unfucked the PDF rendering with a minor release. It amazes me even more, that this issue is not present on the linked wishlist. Do people not view PDFs on their Macs?

What kind of issues do you have with Preview viewing PDF's? I'll admit I do need to use Acrobat to fill out most forms that Preview seems to choke on.

At 100% zoom level, the type is not rendered with crisp edges. It looks as if someone had applied a mild gaussian blur. Only once you zoom in, the outlines are sharp as they should be.

I have this issue on a 2012 and 2015 MBP as well as on a MP 5.1. With the built in screens, Eizos and a NEC SV. The only thing thats common across all builds is the OS.

If you think you dont have this issue, compare the rendering of Preview.app at 100% with that of Acrobat.

Re: MacOS 10.14 Wishlist

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Post by glitch » Fri, Jun 01, 2018, 8:21 PM UTC

cjoy wrote: post #5

vondur wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What kind of issues do you have with Preview viewing PDF's? I'll admit I do need to use Acrobat to fill out most forms that Preview seems to choke on.

At 100% zoom level, the type is not rendered with crisp edges. It looks as if someone had applied a mild gaussian blur. Only once you zoom in, the outlines are sharp as they should be. I have this issue on a 2012 and 2015 MBP as well as on a MP 5.1. With the built in screens, Eizos and a NEC SV. The only thing thats common across all builds is the OS. If you think you dont have this issue, compare the rendering of Pr…

Curious: (1) Do you have some screenshots demonstrating this issue and (2) perhaps an example PDF that others could download for the purpose of issue reproduction? (I have not seen this issue, nor am I able to reproduce this issue after repeatedly trying under Preview. I have compared it with on-screen rendering under Acrobat XI, as well.) // Preview 10.0 (944.5), macOS 10.13.4 (17E202), MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017)

Re: MacOS 10.14 Wishlist

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Post by jsjohnst » Fri, Jun 01, 2018, 8:23 PM UTC

> True Color and hyperlink support in the Terminal app

Why? Isn’t iTerm better in every imaginable way?

> Markdown support in the Notes app. Including code blocks and syntax highlighting.

1) there’s plenty of good apps (better than Notes.app anyway) that support this already

2) I’d argue we both do, but I’d rather them focus on the important bits (stability/performance/etc) and leave the niche app features to the ecosystem.

Re: MacOS 10.14 Wishlist

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Post by lewisinc » Fri, Jun 01, 2018, 8:25 PM UTC

jsjohnst wrote: post #7

> True Color and hyperlink support in the Terminal app Why? Isn’t iTerm better in every imaginable way? > Markdown support in the Notes app. Including code blocks and syntax highlighting. 1) there’s plenty of good apps (better than Notes.app anyway) that support this already 2) I’d argue we both do, but I’d rather them focus on the important bits (stability/performance/etc) and leave the niche app features to the eco…

It is really good, but there should always be alternatives. Right now I use iTerm, but both Terminal.app and Alacritty are viable alternatives I want to see improve.

Re: MacOS 10.14 Wishlist

#9

Post by archagon » Fri, Jun 01, 2018, 8:31 PM UTC

Still hoping for some kind of integration between iPad + Pencil and macOS. (I think it was vaguely rumored last year.) It would be so amazing for art. Not holding my breath, though.

Re: MacOS 10.14 Wishlist

#10

Post by mbell » Fri, Jun 01, 2018, 8:36 PM UTC

Realistically, all I want are performance and stability improvements.

Unrealistically, there are number of relatively simple things Apple could do to improve the hackintosh experience.