Mac OS X 10.5.2

Mac OS X 10.5.2 was released on February 11, 2008. It has the build numbers 9C31, and 9C7010 and included the following changes:

Active Directory

 * Addresses issues which could hinder or prevent binding Mac OS X 10.5.x clients to Active Directory domains.

AirPort

 * Improves connection reliability and stability
 * Includes 802.1X improvements.
 * Resolves certain kernel panics.

Back to my Mac

 * Adds support for more third-party routers, as detailed in this article.

Dashboard

 * Improves performance of certain Apple Dashboard widgets (such as Dictionary).
 * Addresses an issue in which Dashboard widgets may no longer be accessible after switching to or from an account that has Parental Controls enabled.

Dock

 * Updates Stacks with a List view option, a Folder view option, and an updated background for Grid view.

Desktop

 * Addresses legibility issues with the menu bar with an option to turn off transparency in Desktop & Screen Saver preferences.
 * Adjusts menus to be slightly-less translucent overall.

iCal

 * Improves iCal so that it accurately reflects responses to recurring meetings.
 * Addresses an issue in which a meeting may remain on the calendar after being cancelled.
 * Addresses stability issues related to .Mac syncing of iCal calendars.
 * Resolves an intermittent issue in which editing an event with attendees would cause the event to shrink and not register that the event was updated.

iChat

 * Addresses an issue with simultaneously-logged in accounts in which iChat sounds generated from one account might be heard in another account.
 * Fixes an issue in which iChat idle time is affected by Time Machine backups.
 * Improves connectivity when running iChat behind a router that doesn’t preserve ports.
 * Enables logged chats from previous versions of iChat to open faster and more reliably.
 * Addresses an issue with text chats in which users may be unable to receive messages from the sender.
 * Addresses an issue that may prevent rejoining an AIM chat room without reopening iChat.
 * Addresses video chat compatibility issues with AIM 6 and third-party routers.
 * Fixes an issue with case-sensitivity of AIM handles.

iSync

 * Adds support for Samsung D600E and D900i phones.

Finder

 * Addresses an issue in which Finder could unexpectedly quit when displaying folder contents in Column view.
 * Addresses an issue in which Finder could unexpectedly quit when accessing Users and Groups in a Get Info pane.
 * Resolves an issue that prevented setting permissions on a folder alias.
 * Resolves an issue in which the Eject command could write to a disc in the optical drive.
 * Fixes an issue in which the scroll bar might disappear when deleting a file within a folder that includes files that are out of view.
 * Fixes an issue in the Sharing & Permissions section of Get Info windows, in which the gear icon appears to be gray/disabled after authentication.
 * Addresses an issue in which the Show Icon Preview preference might not be not saved when turning it off.
 * Fixes an issue that could occur when trying to print an image from the Finder.

Mail

 * Addresses an issue with Message menu's Mark > As Read choice.
 * Fixes an issue in which duplicate On My Mac folders may appear in the sidebar after upgrading to Leopard.
 * Improves the accuracy of the Data Detectors feature.
 * Resolves an issue with scrolling through a Note that is displayed using the split view in the message window.
 * Fixes an issue with deleting messages located in the Drafts folder.
 * Fixes an issue in which dragging the icon in the Safari URL field into a Mail message creates an attachment instead of a link.
 * Addresses an issue found when opening a item in the Notes folder that is not a Note.
 * Fixes an issue that may prevent RSS feeds from being delivered in Mail.
 * Resolves an issue in which a selected message could "flash" from blue to gray when in Organize by Thread mode.
 * Fixes an issue with scrolling between multiple To Dos in an email message.
 * Fixes an issue in which the body of email messages with certain MIME structures may not be displayed.
 * Improves performance with America Online (AOL) account-based messages in Mail.
 * Addresses issues with some ISPs during automatic set-up in Mail.
 * Addresses an issue in which Mail might not send mail on some networks to some SMTP servers.
 * Mail now automatically disables the (unsupported) third-party plugin GrowlMail version 1.1.2 or earlier to avoid issues.
 * Adds an option to view large icons in the Mailbox list.

Networking

 * Addresses a hanging issue that may occur when connecting to an AFP network volume.

Parental Controls

 * Improves stability when opening the Parental Controls System Preferences pane.
 * Fixes an issue that may prevent changes to the email address for permission requests.
 * Addresses an issue with printer administration for a guest account enabled with Parental Controls.
 * Addresses an issue with setting printer administration privileges from another Mac on the local network.
 * Fixes an issue that could prevent certain applications from being allowed.
 * Addresses accuracy issues with the web content filter.

Preview

 * Improves stability when scrolling through a PDF document.
 * Fixes an issue that prevents tabbing within a PDF document after clicking on the PDF.
 * Improves the Mail Document feature so that email attachments are more reliably created from Print Preview.

Printing

 * Addresses an issue in which remote printers may be deleted when the computer is put to sleep.
 * Improves printing performance when using some Microsoft Office applications.
 * Resolves an issue with some printing options, such as landscape orientation, number of copies, two-sided printing, and so forth that may not have functioned with some printers shared by Microsoft Windows.
 * Adds support for certain printers connected to the USB port of an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express base station.
 * Resolves a stalling issue that could occur when installing certain Canon printing software from a disc.

RAW Image

 * Adds RAW image support for several cameras, as detailed in this article.

Safari

 * Addresses issues with Safari reliably resolving certain domains.

Login and Setup Assistant

 * Addresses an issue in which Setup Assistant could unexpectedly appear each time Mac OS X 10.5 starts up.
 * Improves stability and performance during log in.

System

 * Improves the accuracy of the grammar checker.
 * The computer will now shut down if an automatic disk repair does not succeed during startup.

Time Machine

 * Adds a menu bar option for accessing Time Machine features (the menu extra can be enabled in Time Machine preferences). The status menu appears by default.
 * Improves backup reliability when computer name contains slash or non-ASCII characters.
 * Fixes an issue in which the backup disk displayed in the Finder may be out of sync with the disk chosen for Time Machine.
 * Addresses issues in which some external drives are not recognized by Time Machine.

Other

 * Improves general stability when running third-party applications.
 * Addresses an issue in which the incorrect search results may be displayed for certain Automator Find/Filter actions.
 * Addresses an issue with the Latvian and Russian keyboard layouts.
 * Addresses an issue in which the backlight could turn off before Energy Saver's backlight setting.

External References
About the Mac OS X 10.5.2 Update

Mac OS X 10.5.2 Combo Update