Upgrade to Leopard mostly smooth, but has small glitch

[Bill Hernandez]

On Mar 8, 2008, at 11:01 PM, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:

> You don't need a script.  You just need to update to 10.5.2 and use  
> the Desktop preference pane.

Thanks, I couldn't find any info on how to fix the problem. It's ok  
anyway, with the script there are three choices, {white, gray,  
translucent}

> Since emacs is also the only editor anyone could ever need, I don't  
> understand the need for the other scripts.. :-)

I used emacs until I discovered BBEdit, and emacs became but page in  
history...

BTW :

( 1 ) have any idea what preference I need to set to get the window  
borders back ? I hate border-less windows...
( 2 ) what can be done to set the {sidebar width : 0} without having  
to hide (losing) the Toolbar ?

I like having the toolbar, but I hate being forced to have the sidebar  
open. When you have several windows (12-15) open, especially if you  
are trying to compare them side by side, having the sidebar open  
forces the window to be inconveniently larger.

People get used to working a certain way for several years, then  
someone arbitrarily decides that after years of having a particular  
option available to the user, they are just not going to let them have  
it anymore. What skin is it off the programmer's nose if I want to  
close the sidebar, to me it's a nuisance.

A bully approach, wouldn't you say ?

I think major changes in the way one works should be handled as a  
preference. The computer is supposed to be a tool to help us, and  
removing backward compatibility is just wrong, especially in something  
like the sidebar which does not affect the operating system, but  
certainly affects the way I work...

I am sure as they sat around the table while trying to decide what  
features to include in Leopard, someone decided that "The user is too  
stupid to come out of the rain, so we'll protect them from themselves,  
and prevent them from closing the sidebar. That will improve the user  
experience !"

You can tell I hate to be bullied !

Bill Hernandez
ms at mac-specialist.com