You can swipe from side to side and up and down using the Magic Mouse, I haven't tried other stuff. 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" <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> 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 <cm200...@gmail.com> 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, rkor...@iinet.net.au 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 <wa...@macwizardry.com.au> 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" emai...@knowles.net.au> 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. I'm only talking aesthetics at this stage, I haven't had chance > >>>>> to play > >>>>> with the under-the-hood changes. > >>>>> > >>>>> Steven > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > >>>>> Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > >>>>> Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > >>>>> Unsubscribe - > >>>>> wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')">wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> --- > >>>> Daniel Kerr > >>>> MacWizardry > >>>> > >>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 > >>>> Email: > >>>> Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> **For everything Macintosh** > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > >>>> Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
