Editing Mac OS X Panther (section)

==New and changed features==

Apple advertised that Mac OS X Panther had over 150 new features, including:

*[[Macintosh Finder|Finder]] was updated with a brushed-metal interface, and given a new live search engine, a customizable Sidebar, secure deletion, [[Label (Mac OS)|colored label]]s (resurrected from [[classic Mac OS]]<ref>{{cite news|title=One more cool cat|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-mac103003-column.html|date=October 30, 2003|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|quote=Those nostalgic for Mac OS 9 will celebrate the return of colored file labels in this menu.|access-date=October 8, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008040422/https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-mac103003-column.html|url-status=live}}</ref>) in the filesystem and [[Zip (file format)|Zip]] support built in. The Finder icon was also changed.
*[[Fast user switching]] was introduced; it allows a user to remain logged in while another user logs in, and supports quickly switching among several sessions.
*[[Exposé (Mac OS X)|Exposé]] is a new feature that helps the user manage windows by showing them all as thumbnails.
*[[TextEdit]] is now compatible with [[Microsoft Word]] (.doc) documents.
*[[Xcode]] developer tools have faster [[compiler|compile]] times with [[GNU Compiler Collection|gcc]] 3.3.
*[[Preview (Mac OS)|Preview]] has increased speed of [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] rendering.<ref name=":0">{{Cite press release |title=Apple Previews Mac OS X "Panther" |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Panther/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |publisher=Apple |language=en-US |publication-date=June 23, 2003 |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072818/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Panther/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[QuickTime]] now supports the [[Pixlet]] high-definition [[video codec]].<ref name=":0" />
*[[Font Book]] is a font manager which simplifies viewing character maps, and adding new fonts that can be used systemwide.<ref name=":0" /> The app also allows the user to organize fonts into collections.
*[[FileVault]] is a new app that has on-the-fly [[encryption]] and decryption of a user's [[home folder]].<ref name=":0" />
*[[iChat AV]] now has built-in audio- and [[Video teleconference|video conferencing]].<ref name=":0" />
*[[X11.app|X11]]: Compatibility<ref name=":0" /> for applications based on the [[X Window System]], commonly used for UNIX applications, is available through an optional install, found in the install disk. Mac OS X Panther is the first [[macOS]] version to officially support [[X11.app|X11]]. It utilizes [[Quartz (graphics layer)|Quartz]] to provide hardware accelerated graphics<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sellers |first1=Dennis |title=X11 for Panther available |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/168570/x11-4.html |website=Macworld |language=en |date=Oct 27, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110102105/https://www.macworld.com/article/168570/x11-4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and is based on the [[XFree86]] implementation<ref>{{cite web |title=X11 for Mac OS X 1.0 |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl641?locale=en_US |website=Apple |date=Oct 28, 2003 |quote=Based on the open source XFree86 project — the most common implementation of X11... |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110103216/https://support.apple.com/kb/dl641?locale=en_US |url-status=live }}</ref> of X Window System.
*[[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] is a new [[web browser]] that was developed to replace [[Internet Explorer for Mac]] when the contract between Apple and [[Microsoft]] ended, although Internet Explorer for Mac was still available. Safari 1.0 was included in an update in Jaguar but was used as the default browser<ref name=":1" /> in Panther.
*[[Microsoft Windows]] interoperability improvements were made, including out-of-the-box support for [[Active Directory]] and [[SecurID]]-based [[VPN]]s.
*Built-in [[fax]] support.<ref name="fax-article">{{cite web |title=Faxing with Mac OS X Panther |url=https://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=352321 |publisher=Peachpit |date=24 November 2004 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110091926/https://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=352321 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|1}} Sending a fax can be done using the native Print dialog.<ref name="fax-article"></ref>{{rp|2}} To receive faxes, users must pre-configure in [[System Settings|System Preferences]] on how the system should handle an incoming fax, with options<ref name="fax-article"></ref>{{rp|4}} including selecting a folder to save the incoming faxes, to automatically email to an address or to print via a selected printer, upon receiving of the fax.
*Secure Empty Trash is a feature added in Mac OS X Panther<ref>{{cite web |last1=Latour |first1=Frédéric |title=Panther : Finder |url=http://latourfl.com/panther/finder.html |website=Frédéric Latour's web site |date=2003 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=July 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720072712/http://latourfl.com/panther/finder.html |url-status=live }}</ref> to ensure, through the use of [[data erasure]] techniques, that deleted files cannot be recovered.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tognazzini |first1=Bruce |title=Panther: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly |url=https://www.asktog.com/columns/061PantherReview.html |website=AskTog |date=January 2004 |quote=...overwrites the sectors on the disk seven times... |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814223949/https://www.asktog.com/columns/061PantherReview.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Panther added support for [[Wi-Fi Protected Access|WPA and WPA2]] level security on wireless networks (with the [[AirPort]] 4.2 software update).