Late Monday, Apple Computer released Mac OS X v10.4.1, the first update to the operating system dubbed "Tiger."
The 37 megabyte upgrade, which can be obtained via the Software Update pane in System Preferences or through a standalone download file from Apple's support site, improves the performance of Mail, Address Book, Dashboard, the iLife suite, Motion 2.0 and other applications, the company said.
Among the improvements include:
In Apple Mail and the Address Book, When typing immediately after clicking Reply in a Mail message, all characters typed before the Reply window appeared should now appear in the window.
When deleting text in a Mail message window, sometimes some of the undeleted text could unexpectedly move to the beginning of the message�this update resolves the issue.
This update prevents a second unnecessary horizontal scroll bar from appearing in a Mail message.
The update improves Dashboard widget compatibility with third-party mice with scroll wheels, and also for PowerBook G4 computers that feature trackpad scrolling.
10.4.1 addresses an issue for .Mac syncing in which the alert "cannot login to the .Mac sync server" could unexpectedly appear when clicking the Sync tab in .Mac preferences.
iSync 2.0 compatibility with Motorola's V180 and V551 mobile phones has been added.
Safari no longer unexpectedly quits when Control-clicking (or right-clicking with a multi-button mouse) some kinds of PDFs or graphics within a Safari window.
A problem with iDVD that caused it to unexpectedly quit while burning a DVD or saving a disc image has also been fixed.
Addresses an issue where iPhoto could unexpectedly quit.
iDVD no longer quits unexpectedly when hiding it while burning a DVD or saving a disc image.
Addresses an issue in which iCal could unexpectedly quit after you receive an iCal invitation in Mail and the invitation doesn't appear in iCal.
Addresses an issue in which clicking a Help button or choosing an item from the Help menu would take you to the main page of the application's Help content, instead of a more relevant page.