Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date submitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Digital Version | 5 4th para |
Regarding Full-Screen Applications and switching apps, the text says: "You can switch programs with the Option+Tab key combo . . ." Shouldn't that be Command+Tab to switch apps? |
Anonymous | Jul 21, 2011 |
| Page 6 3rd para |
"Mission Control puts everything going on you Mac into one easy-to navigate window." |
Anonymous | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| Page 6 4th para |
I just hit this: "see page ???." Should I realize that I've purchased a Rough Cut, and stop whining about odds and ends, or should I figure that I can play Jr. Editor all I want, and eventually a release edition will come out? |
Anonymous | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| Page 7 below the figure |
"Once Mission Control is active, you can add Spaces by dragging a window to the upper-right corner if your screen", I assume that should say "? of your screen". |
Jochen Hayek | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| Page 11 below the figure |
A complete list of gestures can be found on page ??. |
Jochen Hayek | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| Page 14 middle of the page |
"Setting up accounts and other mundane chores are covered on page ??." |
Jochen Hayek | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| Page 17 end of 1st paragraph |
"You can always add the Applications folder to your Dock (page ??)," |
Jochen Hayek | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| Other Digital Version | 28 Last line of Getting Your Hands on Lion |
Book says that Lion can be installed on up to 5 Macs, but this restriction is not mentioned in Apple's terms: |
Anonymous | Aug 04, 2011 |
| Page 35 bottom of the page |
"Lion is the latest and greatest from Apple, but the operating system?s roots go all the way to Unix, a multiuser workstation and server operating system Because Mac OS X is based on Unix, it?s also multiuser to its core." |
Jochen Hayek | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| Page 42 the "note" |
"If you?ve installed Boot Camp (page ??) or another op- erating system, you can set the default startup disk with the Startup Disk preference pane (page ??)." |
Jochen Hayek | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| Page 144 2nd paragraph |
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is typo'd as "DCHP", both on this page and in the index. |
Paul D. Ouderkirk | Oct 16, 2011 |