Expert’s Rating
Our Verdict
As impressive as many of the lineament of Lion ( Mac OS X 10.7 ) may be , the new O is not without its flaw . And for some people , many of those flaws are little changes that , jointly , affect the overall experience of using OS X. For example , the fact thatthe drug user - level Library folder is now hide , or that opening newfangled windows has gained some additional — and , some feel , unneeded — vitality .
The good intelligence is that many of these little changes can be tweaked . However , while some options are useable in System Preferences , many are obliterate context that require knowledge of Terminal commands or the manipulation of a third - party service program . We ’ve cover a number of Lion - tweaking commands on the Mac OS X Hints blog , butLion Tweaks , a simple-minded utility by 16 - year - old Fredrik Wiker , gather most of these Lion - specific alteration in a single windowpane that lets you make changes by clicking a few release .
( As an aside , many of the tweak utilities we ’ve antecedently covered have been update to let in most or all of these hidden mount . But these everything - but - the - kitchen - sink utility program can also be overwhelming — for exercise , MacPilotprovides over 650 options ! The collection of Lion Tweaks is that it providesonlythe most - requested Lion - specific tweaks , so you do n’t get lost seek to find those options among 100 of others . )
Launch Lion Tweaks , and you get a window list the 18 preferences you could practice the utility to exchange . While the developer offersonline documentationdescribing these configurations , some of the descriptions are a bit brief . Here ’s my take on what each option does :
Note that if changing a setting requires you to quit or relaunch an moved app , Lion Tweaks will automatically perform that action for you . So , for example , changing the Dock ’s 2 - D/3 - five hundred appearing automatically relaunches the Dock , and deepen Mail ’s window aliveness mechanically quits Mail .
To return any context to its Lion nonremittal , click No next to that circumstance . If you want to returnallsettings to their defaults , click the Reset To Lion Default button at the bottom of the window . Lion Tricks is a childlike mode to pluck Lion to your liking .
