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** [[ColorSync]] color matching built into the core drawing engine, for [[Printing|print]] and [[multimedia]] professionals.

** [[Drop shadow]]s around window and isolated text elements to provide a sense of depth.

** A [[Dock (Mac OS Xcomputing)|Dock]] holding file/folder shortcuts as well as minimized windows.

** Full-color, scalable icons up to 512x512 pixels

** [[Human interface guidelines]] followed by almost all applications, giving them consistent user interface and keyboard shortcuts.

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==Criticisms==

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===The Finder===

Mac OS X introduced significant changes to the user interface from that of its predecessor, [[Mac OS 9]], and some users, such as [[Bruce Tognazzini]], founder of the original Apple Human Interface Group, have claimed that Mac OS X represented a step backwards in usability for some components. Specifically, he has criticized [[Finder (software)#Criticism|the Finder]] and [[Dock_(computing)#Criticism|the Dock]], though it should be noted that changes have been made to both of these elements since his criticism.<ref>Bruce Tognazzini, [http://www.asktog.com/columns/034OSX-FirstLook.html OS X: A First Look]</ref><ref>Matthew Paul Thomas, [http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2004/02/16/os-x My first 48 hours enduring Mac OS X]</ref>

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=== The Dock ===

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=== Permissions ===

In 2003, MacWorld's Ted Landau called misconfigured permissions "the most common frustration" in Mac OS X.<ref>{{cite web | first=Ted | last=Landau | title=Exterminate OS X Troubles | url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23097965_ITM | work=Macworld |date=February 2003}}</ref> This can happen after installing a program. In 2005, MacWorld's Rob Griffiths suggested that users may even have to [[Repair permissions|reset permissions]] for files and folders every day, depending on the amount of application installations and modifications take place. The result of misconfigured permissions is often being unable to change preferences in a program or open a document. Disk Utility can be used to repair permissions, a process which can take up to 15 minutes. <ref>{{cite web | first=Rob | last=Griffiths | title=Prevent Mac Disasters | url=http://www.macworld.com/article/42286/2005/01/preventmacdisasters.html | work=Macworld |date=February 2005}}</ref>

=== Usability Issues ===

Mac OS X introduced significant changes to the user interface from that of its predecessor, [[Mac OS 9]], and some users, such as(including [[Bruce Tognazzini]], founder of the original Apple Human Interface Group,) have claimed that Mac OS X represented a step backwards in usability for some components. Specifically, he has criticized [[Finder (software)#Criticism|the Finder]] and [[Dock_(computing)#Criticism|the Dock]], though it should be noted that changes have been made to both of these elements since his criticism.<ref>Bruce Tognazzini, [http://www.asktog.com/columns/034OSX-FirstLook.html OS X: A First Look]</ref><ref>Matthew Paul Thomas, [http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2004/02/16/os-x My first 48 hours enduring Mac OS X]</ref>

==See also==