Announced at this 2018 edition of WWDC, the new version of iOS adds some features to Apple's iPhone and iPad.
Central tool for using macOS on a daily basis, the Finder makes a nice leap forward with Mojave. Progress made by touch with several functions that are particularly useful although still perfectible.
macOS 10.14, codename Mojave, is far from being a desert in terms of news. After optimizing the basics and settings under the engine with High Sierra, Apple has built in this edition a set of functions that improve safety or fluidify everyday use. Good ideas that we could quickly adopt without wanting to do without it.
The big winner of this game is the Finder. After a few hours of use, we noted six novelties that we wonder why they did not arrive earlier. It's a good sign…
The rumors were true. Apple has finally proposed an optional "dark" interface, symbolized by a wallpaper that evolves throughout the day. Now, the Finder and all native application windows are a nice sidereal gray. First consequence, beyond the aesthetic question, the text appears better and the photos also. Second, the whole is much more relaxing for the eyes, and it's important when the nights are short. Third consequence, third-party applications that are not suitable for this mode swear a little. We hope that the updates will be done quickly.
With shots of screenshots, files deposited there to go faster and small daily omissions, the office of macOS is rarely immaculate, sprinkled or overloaded with icons.
To remedy this situation, Mojave offers Stacks. A Finder option (enabled from the Finder View menu) that will group icons by genre, date, and so on.
Practice to clean up, just note that for now, in this first beta developer, opening a stack produces a shift effect of other stacks a little disturbing. It may be necessary for Apple to evolve this rendering by the final version this fall. By adopting a presentation similar to that of folders in iOS, for example?
Since its introduction in Leopard, Preview is one of the most useful functions of macOS. It is very convenient to view the contents of a file without having to open it in an application.
With Mojave, the function is enriched with editing functions that greatly streamline usage. For example, to comment on a PDF, select it in the Finder, hit the Space bar to launch Preview, and then simply click the small pencil icon. We can then sketch the document, enter notes, put its digital signature, resize a page, etc. The principle and the tools are the same with a photo.
Screen capture or video recording, in three keys
Making screenshots under macOS has long been extremely easy. Everyone (or almost) has in mind Command Shift 3 or 4. It will now be necessary to rely on a newcomer: Command Maj 5.
This keyboard shortcut displays a small toolbar at the bottom of the screen that gives access to different options: screen capture (the equivalent of Cmd Shift 3), capture of a window (what we get with Cmd Shift 4 + Space) and capture selection (Cmd Shift 4, simply). But two new options are appearing. Video recording of the entire screen or selected area. Even more need to launch QuickTime to make a screencast!
