[MacTUG] FYI: Apple releases Mac OS X 10.4.6

[Glenn Anderson]

Enhancements in this release include:

Finder, networking, and logging in

802.1X login authentication configurations created in Internet  
Connect can now be used at the Mac OS X login window, too.
Addresses an issue in which, when at the login window, the computer  
would not shut down automatically at a time specified in Energy Saver  
Schedule preferences; for more information, see this article.
Prevents a potential issue in which Mac OS X might stop responding  
when trying to log in as a FileVault-protected user if the protected  
Home image file has been damaged or moved; instead, a "You are unable  
to log in to the user account (name) at this time." alert message  
appears.
Addresses an issue for home directories on AFP servers in which,  
after failing to burn a disc, an "error -61" alert message would  
appear when trying to delete the Burn Folder related to the  
unsuccessful burn.
If you change your login password at the Login window, you will now  
be given an opportunity to apply the same change to your default  
keychain.
You can now copy folders with files to an SMB-based server instead of  
only the folder being copied and this alert message appearing: "The  
operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient  
privileges for some of the items."
Addresses an issue that could prevent MacBook Pro from printing to  
wireless printers via AppleTalk.
Improves iDisk (WebDAV file system) performance.
File and folder names that contain colon or forward slash ( "/")  
characters in the main directory of an iDisk or WebDAV volume no  
longer cause issues.
Resolves potential issues that could occur when using automatic proxy  
configuration (PAC) files.
Apple applications

Resolves an issue in which Mail could unexpectedly quit when lowering  
the quote level within a reply message.
Addresses an issue in which iChat, on an Intel-based Mac with a built- 
in iSight camera, could sometimes stop displaying video from the  
iSight camera until the computer was shut down and started up again.
Dragging a movie clip into iMovie 6 on an Intel-based Mac will no  
longer potentially cause some of the iMovie window to turn black.
Disk Utility's repair permissions feature will no longer report "We  
are using special permissions for..." messages.
Updates Calculator so that the percentage button ("%") will no longer  
divide, under certain circumstances, when you expect it to calculate  
percentage—this could happen in Mac OS X 10.4.3 through 10.4.5.
Resolves an issue that could cause Help Viewer to sometimes display a  
blank window.
Addresses some issues that could cause DVD Player to unexpectedly  
quit when playing a movie disc on an Intel-based Mac.
Terminal windows will no longer fail to open when using the /bin/zsh  
shell.
EXIF data is now exported with TIFF images in Aperture.
Aperture will no longer unexpectedly quit when exporting a file with  
keywords that contain twelve or more Cyrillic characters.
Resolves potential issues with several iPhoto Automator actions, such  
as Import Photos into iPhoto.
Includes iSync 2.2 which provides support for additional mobile  
phones. For more information, see iSync 2.2: Read before updating to  
Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later, or before first sync.
Third-party applications

Resolves an issue in which Blizzard World of Warcraft character  
graphics could be distorted on an Intel-based Mac with a built-in  
graphics processor when vertex shaders are enabled.
The Command-H key combination now hides QuarkXPress 6 as expected  
when it is the front application.
Addresses an issue for Aspyr Media's True Crime: The Streets of LA  
game in which game movies are very dim on Intel-based Macs.
Addresses an issue for Microsoft Word 2004 in which Word would  
display a "Word cannot complete the operation because too many files  
are open" alert message when autosaving a document to a network-based  
home directory.
Improves character graphics appearance for Aspyr Media's The Sims  
House Party when running with Rosetta on an Intel-based Mac.
Other

Makes Mac OS X aware of United States Daylight Savings Time (DST)  
changes enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Clicking an unmounted iDisk icon in the Save As dialog window of an  
application running with Rosetta no longer causes the application to  
stop with a spinning cursor.
Spotlight is now better able to search the content of older Microsoft  
Word documents.
Addresses an issue in which some third-party applications might stop  
responding or unexpectedly quit when running on an Intel-based Mac if  
you disconnect or connect a display while the computer is on.
Addresses potential vnode reference count mismatches that could lead  
to a kernel panic.
Addresses USB audio issues for PowerPC Macs; for example, latency is  
improved. Addresses several AppleScript issues, including:  
Preservation of property values in Script Menu, a potential Bonjour  
issue with "choose remote application", an invisible "choose  
application" dialog issue, and improved compatibility with Dashboard  
widgets and applications.
Includes recent Apple security updates.
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