Mac OS X Panther build 7F44

7F44

Build of Mac OS X Panther
Architecture	PPC
Compiled	2004-03-05
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Mac OS X Panther build 7F44 is the 10.3.3 update build of Mac OS X Panther. This build was released on 15 March 2004.

Enhancements

Networking and .Mac

• Issues were addressed, such as lost network connection, that could occur when connecting to a network device that forces the network speed and/or duplex setting (known as a "locked" device).
• AppleTalk Browsing is now on by default.
• An issue was resolved in which name conflicts could occur among Network Service Entities.
• Available servers can now be seen when browsing Windows Workgroups or Domains.
• Network browsing has been improved, with Servers now appearing on the desktop and in Finder window Sidebars, AFP authentication options are now available, and now, the user can disconnect a server by dragging its icon on the desktop to the Trash or by clicking the Eject icon in the Sidebar.
• Synchronization between .Mac and the user's computer was improved.
• .Mac no longer attempts to automatically sync files over a wireless network (or hotspot) before the computer is authorized to use the network.
• An Open directory plug-in, which is used in entwork environments was enhanced: The Active Directory plug-in is no longer sensitivte to the case of the domain; the plug-in now works in ".local" domain environments; the plug-in is now less sensitive to DNS records that don't have matching reverse lookup.
• Compatibility was improved with certain third-party wireless networking PC cards, such as the Honda AH-G10.
• The IrDA menu has been enhanced when IrDA networking is active.
• Finder and applications that allow the user to browse the file system will now refresh the contents of a remote network volume's folder or directory when the folder's contents change.

DVD Player

• DVD Player will no longer quit if an unsupported PCI video card is installed in the user's computer.
• DVD Player now supports more DVD video discs that are designed to play automatically.
• DVD playback was improved when "Digital Audio Output" is selected in DVD Player preferences.
• DVD Player now recognizes and plays DVD+R media on computers with optical drivers that support DVD+R media.

Applications

• Images now retain their characteristics when imported through iPhoto.
• An issue was addressed in which Mail could unexpectedly quit when marking some types of spam messages as Junk.
• Issues were addressed that may cause Address Book and other applications to unexpectedly quit if the Classic Mac OS fonts are disabled in Font Book.
• Text shadow opacity and color are saved in RTF documents and preserved when you copy or paste.
• Image Capture can now import files whose names begins with an underscore character ("_").
• When the user selects (but doesn't open) a file in an application, the flashing button will now say "Choose" instead of "Open".

Other

• Start up time has been improved on some computers.
• Security was improved by requiring an administrator to authenticate for each Finder action that needs authentication, such as installing software. In earlier Mac OS X Panther versions, an administrator who authenticated may have unknowingly given elevated privileges to the non-admin user for 5 minutes. This change also prevents a normal user from preforming administrator actions if an administrator user has authenticated during their session.
• Situations in which Finder could unexpectedly quit (and open again) if the View menu option "Show icon preview" was enabled while dragging a significant number of icons to another locations have been fixed.
• Print operations when a pending print job is moved to the queue of a printer that has different capabilities has been improved.
• Recognition for Hi-Speed USB devices (USB 2.0) by PowerBook G4 and iBook G4 computers have been improved when woken from sleep.
• A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) panel is now available in Energy Save preferences, as well as a UPS menu bar item, when a UPS power management system is connected to the computer. Overall support for UPS systems is also now improved.
• The display showing text when printing a document that contain two-byte PostScript CID or OpenType fonts has been improved.
• Compatibility for USB Overdrive was improved: An issue was addressed in which the Media Eject and volume keys may not work if an early version was installed.
• Fan Control was improved for Poewr Mac G5 computers.
• Bluetooth 1.5 has been added, which supports Bluetooth-enabled headsets with iChat AV, and adds the ability to print to compatible Bluetooth-enabled printers.
• Support was added for the latest mLAN devices at the time, however first-generation mLAN devices require a firmware update for compatibility with v10.3.3.
• For use in portable computers, an option in the Keyboard & Mouse preference was added, enabling the use of Function keys for custom functions.
• Functionality was improved when sending faxes to combination phone/fax machines.

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