Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Second Edition

Appendix C. The “Where’d It Go?” Dictionary (Mac Version)

This one’s for you, veteran Mac fans. Even if you ultimately conclude that Mac OS X’s stability, good looks, and security make it worth the switch, you’ll do quite a bit of fumbling at first to find your way around.

Here’s your complete guide to which of the classic Mac features survive in Mac OS X 10.2, which have moved around to confuse you—and which have bitten the dust.

Note

Some commands are listed under the names of the menus in which they appear. Applications, System Folder folders, and control panels are all listed under their own names.

Classic Mac Features

~ATM control panel

You won’t find Adobe Type Manager (ATM) in Mac OS X. The ability to smooth out jagged edges on PostScript fonts is built in and no longer requires this separate control panel. See Chapter 13 for more on fonts.

Appearance control panel

There’s no longer a control panel called Appearance, but the best of its features are still around. Here’s the rundown:

• Themes tab. Gone.

• Appearance tab. You’ll find the equivalent pop-up menus (for text highlight color, etc.) in Mac OS X’s System Preferences→General pane.

• Fonts tab. You can’t change the fonts used by Mac OS X (although TinkerTool, described in Chapter 17, lets you change some of them). You can, though, change the type size used by the names of icons, either in a single window or globally. Choose View→View Options to see the controls.

• Desktop tab. Now you apply a picture to your desktop by opening the ...