Screenshot and Video of New Lion Login Screen

Wednesday June 15, 2011 7:00 PM PDT by Jordan Golson
Photo by @sadatkarim

Tonight's update to OS X Lion Developer Preview 4 includes an enhanced login screen (as seen during the WWDC keynote), including a new background showcasing the dark linen background that seems to be everywhere in iOS and OS X these days.


The old login screen displayed the clock and a Wi-Fi menu. The new screen also displays the current built, current IP address, and computer name -- cycling through the information is accomplished by clicking on the clock.

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ryan.stewie
104 months ago
You know, you can get ACTUAL screenshots of the login screen using the terminal:

sudo screen -m -d bash -c "sleep 60; screencapture /Users/YOURHOMEFOLDER/Desktop/picture.png"
Run that in the terminal and log out to the login screen, and within 60 seconds you'll hear the snapshot sound, log back in and you'll have your screenshot.

UPDATE: See, I got a proper screenshot ;)
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e-coli
104 months ago
This is gorgeous. So much more sophisticated than the space background.

I love the tangible non-tech look.
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reden
104 months ago

I liked the plain white background better.


Great, here we go again.
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sterumbelow
104 months ago
Download the Linen Wallpaper

There was a downloadable copy of the Linen wallpaper available in another thread (https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1164584) but it's clearly a fake one.

I've just found a small version and tiled it into 2560x1600 resolution, no lines, tiles perfectly.

Enjoy

http://tinyurl.com/lionwallpaperosxreal (http://tinyurl.com/lionwallpaperosxreal)

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xionxiox
104 months ago
What a nice change from Snow Leopard :)
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iSimx
104 months ago
I'm loving the new look with influences from iOS, can't wait for lion! :eek:
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FroMann
104 months ago
Looks great! Feels more minimal, yet offers much more.
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caspersoong
104 months ago
I like the texture as well. i love the attention to detail of every pixel Apple does.
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smoge
104 months ago

Yeah. I was there. Why did you post a picture and credit someone else without verifying the source first? When you guys posted an article with my own YouTube video in it you didn't even credit me. I had to come to the forum (Which I am already a member of anyway) and make myself known as the author.


give the guy his due!
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jamesinorbit
104 months ago
login screen

Made for SL login screen..
I used "apple" resources & terminal ss from dev 4
1920x1200

http://jamesbinorbit.deviantart.com/#/d3j4oif
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