gm bugs already?
i've found a number of bugs in the latest build available, 428.. wondering if anyone can re-create them..
among them the most glaring is malfunctioning proxy authentication for programs such as safari and softwareupdate.. normally when you have to go through a proxy that requires authentication, it's set once (in system preferences) and all programs that support it, use that information transparently (kind of like single-sign-on).. well it just doesn't seem to work.. i've even ran tcpdump to see what's going on at the network level and usually the server will say '407 proxy authentication needed' and the browser would retry with the proper username and password (which is what it does in 10.3.x), but with tiger, it just gives up and gives you the error page.. (and i know the proxy works fine because firefox authenticates just fine, though it doesn't use the system preferences (which seems to be a good thing).. my work around is to use a local proxy daemon that performs authentication behind the scenes (i.e. ntlmaps).
another problem i had is with ichat's use of the proxy setting, it just doesn't seem to follow common sense, in that if i say 'use system proxy' and i'm in a location that doesn't have a proxy defined, it wll still try to connect via a proxy (what proxy? i don't know, it just fails connecting).. so now everytime i change location, i also have to change my ichat settings.. ugg
another bug (though this may be a design issue) is how the list of prefered networks is in a "global order", meaning there's only one order, a global one, that all locations will use to.. this makes it impossible if, for example, you have multiple wireless networks in multiple locations and depending on that location you pick, you may want to try joining them in a different order.. in my particular case, when i'm at a desk, i will use an open proxy, but if i'm roaming around the building, i want to the closed one that allows me to have the same network access i only had when i was at my desk.. (ideally i'd like two airport cards, but that's pushing it i guess).
still these are just midly annoying bugs, none of these are show-stoppers of course, but they are rather annoying and i'm suprised none of those legit beta testers found these.. wish apple would open its beta testing program to people who can actually test it in a variety of conditions (like me
..
but all in all, tiger is pretty sweet.. i did a fresh install and finish putting my settings and applications back and this thing is flying.. i am pretty sure it's not just the psychological phenomenon of 'fresh = fast'.. it actually feels fast.
plus i really like how tiger seems to address many of the relatively minor annoyances of panther and its predecessors.. some examples are 1.) problem joining an airport network? no worries, now there's a 'try again' button (really useful when you have a LEAP connection you previously had to re-type everytime it dropped you heh). 2.) want to 'fast user switch' (to lock your workstation w/o the screen saver) but don't want to sign off ichat? now there's an option to merely set you away.. 3.) ever set off the screen saver hot corner by accident (then had to type your password in), now if you pull your mouse out of the hotcorner immediately, it won't go into the screen saver..
little things like that show that Apple is listening.. maybe they'll read this thread and fix some of these other minor issues so this could be the really perfect o/s that everyone claims it to be (hey it's still the best that's available). oh well, there's always 10.4.1, i hear that'll be around the corner soon too
