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Apple reportedly informed developers that a number of folders in the System and Local file system domains would be changing their default permissions in Lion. This includes many system and Library folders moving from 775 (writable by the admin group) to 755 (writable only by root). This change prevents modification of core system files without authenticating as the root user.
The only remaining local Library folders that will support admin group writing include Caches, Fonts, Java, QuickTimeStreaming, Receipts and Tomcat; all others require root access to modify.
A developer reports to AppleInsider that this changes the required permissions on installed printer queues, but that the system handles this by simply noting after installation that a correction is needed. Once the user approves of the change, the system adjusts the permissions as it records the issue in the CUPS error log (below).
Another Mac OS X Lion, feature related to Auto Save (described earlier in our report on Auto Save, Versions and Time Machine), is also getting a new setting in System Preferences.
Under the Appearance pane, a new option to lock Auto Save documents after a specific time interval has been added in Lion DP2. The previous setting was to default at two weeks, with no option to turn the lock feature off.
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What do autosaving and locking of documents have to do with appearance?
Speaking of locking.
1) I hope they allow you to remove LaunchPad from the Dock before this goes GM.
2) I really think the Sidebar in Finder and items in the Dock need to have a locking feature. I know too many novice users who remove items accidentally and don’t know how to add them back.
PS: For those with erroneous or unwanted items in Launchpad, holding down Control+Option+Command and then clicking the item will cause it to disappear. You can also edit or delete the SQL DB in ~/Library/Application Support/Dock if you are looking for some deeper understanding of Launchpad.
What do autosaving and locking of documents have to do with appearance?
Nothing. I've always wandered why Translucent menu bar wasn't in Appearances.
PS: For those with erroneous or unwanted items in Launchpad, holding down Control+Option+Command and then clicking the item will cause it to disappear. You can also edit or delete the SQL DB in ~/Library/Application Support/Dock if you are looking for some deeper understanding of Launchpad.
Good Lord! The user-friendly version is a 3 key combination plus the mouse.
This is no way to make a user interface. I wish Apple would wake up to this.
The iPhone is immaculate but OSX is a mess.
Good Lord! The user-friendly version is a 3 key combination plus the mouse.
This is no way to make a user interface. I wish Apple would wake up to this.
The iPhone is immaculate but OSX is a mess.
It certainly not a common combination, but it’s one that would not be oft used, which is why I expect Apple did it that way. Once you press those buttons you can click on Launchpad apps to delete them as quick as you wish.
What i mean by “Apple did it that way” is, once you’ve deleted an app from Launchpad there is no way to get it back unless you delete the DB and the Killall Dock from Terminal or logout/in. It’s suppose to be simple like iOS and without any complex menu items, hence the 3 button maneuver for any incorrect app icons. At least, that’s how I see it.
I didn’t even think there was a method for this until I did some googling and found some savvy users who had discovered it.
That said, I have no use for it and would a like a permanent way to remove it from the Dock. I keep apps in the Dock, in the Menu Bar or search them within a couple letters using Spotlight. I don’t need a touch-based OS setup for a desktop OS. I’m still on the fence as to whether this is viable for more novice users coming from iOS to Mac OS.