10.4.7 Apple Bug Friday Review

Sunday, 2006-09-17; 01:02:00



10.4.7 has been out for a while now, so in case 10.4.8 comes out soon, here's the table for 10.4.7.

[UPDATE 2006-09-19; 21:45: Apple has resolved my connection issues with the Bug Reporter, and I have updated the table with the state information of the most recent bugs. Since a significant number of bugs have disappeared from the 'My Originated Problems' page, I've also added dashed red borders for bugs that fall under that category.]

Total bugs filed: 53 (1 dupe);     Total bugs fixed: 13;     New bugs since last review: 11;
ABF No.Official Bug No.Short DescriptionStatus in Mac OS X 10.4.7State in Bug Reporter systemFirst Reported
 - 4145629Command-Tab switcher does not honor keyboard layout not fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.1
 - 4145635Disk usage and number of enclosed items should be stored as metadata so that accessing this information is immediate in Get Info windows not fixed closed 10.4.1?
 - 4215588Hard drive usage statistics on desktop don't automatically update even though the statistics in Finder windows do not fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.2
I4223711Keyboard layout switching inconsistent not fixed open 10.4.2
II4234753Text fields don't always update too early to tell closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.2
IV4252818Up/down arrows don't work in Spotlight menu not fixed closed 10.4.2
V4262172Corrupted frame between cursor appearance changes not fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.2
VI4270684Dashboard temporarily freezes interface on invocation not fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.2
VII4293074Many items on desktop causes high CPU usage appears fixed still open 10.4.2
X4300880Finder incorrectly reports state of copying when uploading to iDisk partially fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.2
XI4311999Customizing date and time format oddities partially fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.2
XII4322243white lines through feeds in Safari not fixed, sigh closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.2
XIII4364497excessive grid spacing on Desktop for 10 point font size, introduced in 10.4.3 not fixed, sigh. oh well, I've gotten used to 11 point font. closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.3
XIV4364498iTunes does not allow some info/options to be changed en-masse, no "TV Show" option for Video Kind close to completely fixed in iTunes 7 still open 10.4.3
XV4364501can't set "Video Kind" property via AppleScript Fixed in iTunes 7. Hooray! still open 10.4.3
XVI4364505performance problems when playing videos in iTunes Fixed. Hip hooray for iTunes 7! closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.3
XIX4364509Front Row doesn't display additional media info Hmph. still open 10.4.3
XX4394570scrubbing doesn't work when iTunes is in mini-mode Woohoo! Hip hip hooray for iTunes 7! closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.3
XXI4394575iTunes mini-mode window spontaneously changes to "iPod Synchronization Complete" too early to tell still open 10.4.3
XXII4394583NSTableColumns don't trigger autosave positions of the NSTableView to update when they are added to the NSTableView too early to tell closed 10.4.3
XXIII4394612telling Front Row to activate via an AppleScript causes problems It looks fixed. And I want to put more green on these tables. still open 10.4.3
XXIV4440707Finder/iTunes spontaneously unmounts iPod not fixed still open 10.4.4
XXV4440711NSWorkspace does not select revealed items in Finder not fixed closed (marked as duplicate) 10.4.4
XXVI4440715Safari is really slow with animated gifs YTMNDers who use Safari are still crying over this still open 10.4.4
XXVII4440737burn folders don't always show used capacity not fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.4
XXVIII4440740toggling visibility of toolbar sometimes has unexpected behavior too early to tell still open 10.4.4
XXIX4440751iDisk sidebar item doesn't always allow dragging-and-dropping not fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.4
XXX4450249Reset sync on one Mac does not trigger a reset sync on another too early to tell closed 10.4.5
XXXI or XXXIII 4450253, or possibly 4480800 System Preferences hangs when getting list of registered synching computers too early to tell closed 10.4.5
XXXII4450254RSS feed read state is not synched as claimed in the 10.4.4 update fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.5
XXXIV4494726iTunes cannot edit TV-show specific metadata Fixed in iTunes 7. Hip hip hip hooray for iTunes 7! closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.5
XXXV4494729Daily Show and Colbert Report metadata are inadequate Sadly not fixed, even with the newer high-resolution videos. closed 10.4.5
XXXVI4494733Links can be spoofed even when the text appears to show the actual link definitely not fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.5
XXXVII4494753Can't open iTunes info window when video description inspector window is open Fixed in iTunes 7. Are you sensing a theme here? Hip hip hip hip hooray! still open 10.4.5
XXXVIII4499374Smart folders reset their scroll position when new results come in Annoyingly, not fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.5
XXXIX4547901.mac serves up 0 KB blank file *cries* still open 10.4.6
XL4547912Preview doesn't respect resolution requirements in PS images not fixed still open 10.4.6
XLI4547917Finder disk space info gets truncated not fixed closed, marked as duplicate 10.4.6
XLII4547941Tooltips disappear after a while not fixed marked as "behaves correctly"; I disagree 10.4.6
XLIII4547944Toolbar text labels sometimes appear un-antialiased not fixed still open 10.4.6
XLIV4547948iChat doesn't display destination URL in tooltips not fixed closed marked as duplicate 10.4.6
XLV45907124G iPod loses authorization upon hard reset Not fixed. No newer firmware update since I found this bug, so it can't be fixed. still open 10.4.6
XLVI4590715TV shows displayed in no particular order in Front Row *brow furrows* *stares at Front Row* still open 10.4.6
XLVII4590717TV shows with no season interspersed with episodes of other seasons *arm tenses* still open 10.4.6
XLVIII4590720Daily Show/Colbert Report episodes coming with bad episode numbers *arm whacks iTunes Store* still open 10.4.6
XLIX4590722Typeselect doesn't work with the delete key in the Finder *arm repeatedly bludgeons the Finder* still open 10.4.6

More Info Badge indicates supplemental info available -- hover mouse over the text to see additional info in a tooltip

indicates bug was removed from the 'My Originated Problems' page

The vast majority of the 7 green-colored fixes here are from iTunes 7 (one of the yellow-colored ones was also fixed a little bit more in iTunes 7). Is it yet apparent how much I love the functional improvements in iTunes 7? Can you see my grin through this webpage? iTunes 7 has some new oddities, though, which will be the focus of my upcoming ABF Madness entry.

Also, please note, the "State in Bug Reporter system" column hasn't been updated because the bug reporter is giving me problems.


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