One week after build 9F9 Apple has released a new build of the upcoming update to Mac OS X 10.5.

Build 9F13 of Mac OS X 10.5.5 includes a further ten bug fixes but unlike previous builds contains no known issues.

Mac OS X 10.5.5 is expected to be released in late-September.

Seed notes below.

Known Issues

  • None

Focus Areas

  • AirPort
  • Address Book
  • AppKit
  • Directory Services
  • FileSync and Portable Home Directories
  • Finder
  • Fonts
  • GraphicsDrivers
  • Help Viewer
  • iCal
  • iChat
  • ImageIO
  • Kerberos
  • mDNSResponder
  • Networking
  • Printing
  • Screen Sharing
  • SMB
  • Spotlight
  • Text Services
  • Time Machine
  • Traditional Chinese Input Method
  • USB & Express Card Modems
  • X11

Areas of Change
New issues fixed in this seed:

  • Issue with Control Elements and CoreUI resolved
  • Fixed punctuation issue with Traditional Chinese IM
  • Fixed issue with multiple TCP connections and Application Firewall
  • Issue with Energy Saver settings and Power Management fixed
  • Resolved issue with MobileMe DMNotification
  • Fixed issue with DSADPlugin
  • Resolved issue with GLSL shaders and OpenGL Programmability
  • Fixed issue with Mail Sync and Preferences syncing
  • Issue with BSD Kernel and HFS+ resolved
  • Fixed problem with ImageIO decoder code table

Issues fixed in previous seeds:

  • Fixed issue with WaitNextEvent API
  • Fix to Mail Message Storage
  • Fixed issue with SAN connectivity
  • Fixed issue with connecting to numerous TCP connections
  • Syncing issue with newly created contacts and Address Book resolved
  • Fixed issue with Address Book Framework and Smart Groups
  • Issue with linking and CFURLProxies fixed
  • Fixed sidebar displaying problem with Mail RSS
  • Dropping a file on the Mail.app Dock icon now works correctly
  • Fixed login issue with Active Directory
  • Fixed issue with Mail and displaying IMAP messages
  • Resolved Sync Services issue with Address Book and iCal
  • Fixed duplicate syncing issue with iCal Synchronization
  • Resolved issue with PDFKit and Safari PDF documents
  • Issue with VPN menu UI fixed
  • Fixed issue with set wake up times and Power Management
  • Fixed problem with ACLs and NFS access permissions
  • Fixed issue with Mail IMAP and out-of-order replies
  • Issue with DSADPlugin and preferred server option fixed
  • Resolved problem with Active Directory Map UID/GID
  • Resolved issue with Address Book Printing
  • Fixed issue with NoteComposeBackEnd and Mail Notes
  • Fixed issue with “Show GL Layer Setup” in OpenGL
  • Fix to DesktopServices and Full Restore from Time Machine
  • Fixed issue with FileSync and incomplete syncing
  • Fixed issue with TextEdit and color palette
  • Fixed Networking download load issue with NAT host
  • Fix to Text Services Manager
  • Issue with CoreText Layout and neutral character runs resolved
  • Fix to SearchKit
  • Fix to CUPS admin.cgi
  • Issue with non-unicode clients and SMB File Server resolved
  • Fixed issue with SpotlightIndex
  • Recursive GIF interface issue with Networking fixed
  • Fixed kernel panic issue problem with Dashboard
  • Fixed kernel panic issue with smbfs.kext
  • Issue with BootCache resolved
  • Fixed issue with Spotlight and Time Capsule backups
  • Issue with LaunchServices and GuardMalloc resolved
  • Issue with server-side agent and rPFS fixed
  • Issue with copying to FileVault user’s desktop resolved
  • MLTE crash after applying URL attribute fixed
  • SMB panic when doing directory listing ACLS resolved
  • Resolved issue with reset sync and Sync Services
  • PPDs with cupsPortMonitor keywords issue fixed
  • Fixed Mac OS Kernel random crashes with physical addresses >4GB
  • Issue with iCal AppleScript and due date resolved
  • SSHD and BSD Kernel hanging issue resolved
  • DO-over-TCP problem with multiple connections to same address issue fixed
  • Fixed issue with inconsistent iCal syncing
  • Fixed application launch crash in _CFURLCacheCopyCacheDirectory
  • NSSocketPort no longer crashes when used in GC enabled application
  • Fix to HLTB Appearance and ThemeTextColor CoreUI
  • Fix to HICocoaView and HIWindowToolbarView
  • Drag and Drop problem with HLTB DataBrowser issue resolved
  • Fixed menu corner issue with HLTB Menus
  • HIViewGetOptimalBounds now returns correct baseline for HIRadioButton
  • HLTB DataBrowser type selection in choose from list dialog now enables default button
  • HLTB DataBrowser type-select in ‘choose from list’ issue fixed
  • Fixed ImageIO sips issue
  • Fixed NSNavigationServices stripping suffix from file name issue
  • Issue with libresolv fixed
  • Fixed issue with iCal HI and invited events
  • BaseWritingDirection and CoreText Layout now works correctly
  • HLTB Windows: Resizing a window with a drawer now draws correctly
  • Space activation feature now works correctly in HLTB Windows
  • Fix to HLTB Menus and iTunes Help Menu
  • Fix to CFURLConnection
  • Fix to Text Services Manager and CGEventKeyboardSetUnicodeString
  • Issue with CUPS and identical USB printers resolved
  • Resolved issue with ImageKit and GC
  • HLTB Control Manager and file-based image content resolved
  • Fixed issue with Accessibility API and HLTB Menus
  • Issue with Fast User Switching and input method resolved
  • Fixed issue with Page Setup/Print Dialogs and 64-bit applications
  • kThemeAdornmentDefault now works correctly
  • FindControl now returns correct value for control at negative vertical coordinate
  • Issue with HIShrinkToFit and window width fixed
  • Fixed preference syncing issue with Sync Services Engine
  • Issue with SpotlightIndex and finder comments resolved
  • Problem with Proxy Authentication and CFURLAuthentication fixed
  • Fixed freezing issue with Accounts pref pane
  • Fixed filtering issue with Sync Services Engine
  • NSImageBitmapRep now returns correct bytesPerRow
  • Fixed issue where Cocoa apps may crash if carbon events handled prior to NSApplication instance
  • Issue with iCal Invitations and email invitations
  • CoreImage: CILinearGradient now works correctly
  • Fixed hanging issue with Preview application and QuickDraw Manager
  • Resize volume issue with Disk Utility during install resolved
  • Implementation of recurrence rules in VEVENTs now works correctly
  • Issue with RTF Handling and certain file types fixed
  • Fix to CreateLocalIsochPort
  • Issue with migrating backup.backupdb fixed
  • Read Only flag issue fixed with iCal Synchronization
  • Issue with NSMenu resolved
  • Fixed issue where Cal UI wouldn’t update with API changes after window is closed
  • Fixed issue with CoreFoundation and uppercase letters in urls
  • CoreGraphics: Issue with clipping to scaled images resolved
  • Issue with Time Machine Preferences and stated available space fixed
  • Fixed issue with SMB and Kerberos reconnects
  • CoreText Layout: CTRunDelegate advance width now applied correctly
  • Issue with Expose/dashboard invoke keys and HLTB Menus fixed
  • Fixed issue with CFURLCookies
  • Fixed problem with iCal To Do List and Preferences
  • RRULE now interpreted correctly in .ics import