Geek Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blur-launchpad.jpg" alt="Blur Launchpad Movements in Mac OS X Lion" title="blur-launchpad" width="620" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-22182" /></p> <p>Want to add some additional eyecandy to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X Lion</a>‘s Launchpad feature? Open Launchpad and hit <strong>Command+M</strong> to enable a motion blur that is seen at various Launchpad events. </p> <p>You can immediately see the effect by swiping between Launchpad screens or by using the Command+Arrow keys to navigate around. The motion blur also effects opening folders in Launchpad, as the folders spring open the icons will blur as they zoom down:</p> <p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/motion-blur-launchpad.jpg" alt="Motion blur in Launchpad folders" title="motion-blur-launchpad" width="620" height="365" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-22183" /></p> <p>(Yes that is <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/03/change-launchpad-folder-background-image-mac-os-x-lion/">a custom Launchpad folder background</a>)</p> <p>Screenshots only do the motion blur effect so much justice and it’s best experienced directly. If you want to disable the blur, just hit Command+M again and you’ll be back to the default setting.</p> <p>The blur effect was seen in the very first introduction to Mac OS X Lion last year at the “Back to the Mac” event, but for whatever reason Apple decided against enabling it by default in the shipping version of OS X 10.7. I have noticed that if OS X is running low on memory or if CPU use is heavy, the blur can be somewhat choppy, which may go to explain why it’s not a default setting.</p> <p>Enjoy this? Check out some <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/launchpad/">more Launchpad tricks</a> while you’re at it.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MKor-zXbtspb1v_a1zP3L1AIKVk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MKor-zXbtspb1v_a1zP3L1AIKVk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MKor-zXbtspb1v_a1zP3L1AIKVk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MKor-zXbtspb1v_a1zP3L1AIKVk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=fpcyyUw_ckQ:dbFpxtyRzc0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=fpcyyUw_ckQ:dbFpxtyRzc0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=fpcyyUw_ckQ:dbFpxtyRzc0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=fpcyyUw_ckQ:dbFpxtyRzc0:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=fpcyyUw_ckQ:dbFpxtyRzc0:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=fpcyyUw_ckQ:dbFpxtyRzc0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=fpcyyUw_ckQ:dbFpxtyRzc0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/fpcyyUw_ckQ" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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