Mac OS X 10.5.3

Mac OS X 10.5.3 is an update for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) that was released by Apple on May 28, 2008. It has the build number 9D34 and included the following changes:
===General===
*Includes recent Apple security updates.
*Fixes a font issue that could result in Helvetica Narrow being used in applications instead of Helvetica.
*Addresses an issue with stuttering video and audio playback in certain USB devices.
*Resolves stability issues with Word of the Day, iTunes Artwork, and Slideshow screen savers.
*Fixes an issue in which certain attached hard drives may not show up in the Finder.
*Addresses an issue with .Mac syncing of Dashboard widgets over multiple Macs that use different screen resolutions.
*Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras.
*Improves the accuracy of the Software Update progress bar indicator.
*Addresses an issue in which Finder may not be available if the computer name is blank in Sharing preferences.
*Improves Active Directory binding and login.
*Eliminates a delay when logging in as an Active Directory user in a .local domain.
*Improves Spotlight searches on a AFP file server volumes.
*Clients can now change their password at the login window when bound to a Mac OS X 10.4 Open Directory server.
*Improves Safari reliability when connecting to the Internet through a Microsoft ISA proxy.
===Address Book===
*Addresses reliability issues when searching for contacts using built-in search.
*Resolves issues with mapping addresses that contain an ampersand character (&).
===AirPort===
*Improves 802.1X behavior and reliability. 
*Improves reliability when using Time Capsule.
===Automator===
*Addresses an issue in which some actions may not work with the "Show When Run" option enabled.
*Resolves an issue in which the "New iCal Event" action may not work.
*Resolves an issue that prevents workflows from being saved in the Finder's contextual menu.
*Fixes reliability issues for Automator scripts that search for files by date. 
*Resolves an issue that prevents workflows from being saved in the Finder's contextual menu.
*Addresses an issue in which Automator workflows as Finder plugins do not work when the workflow begins with the "Get Selected Finder Items" action.
*Fixes an issue in which the "Copy Files" action does not reliably work when added from Automator’s warning dialog.
===iCal===
*Addresses potential privacy issues by allowing events to be marked as private.
*Resolves an issue in which the inspector does not show capacity and availability info for conference rooms within a building.
*Addresses an issue in which the current day could appear in the left-most column of the weekly view.
*Addresses reliability issues with meeting alarms, invitations and attachments.
*Resolves issues with reliability when restoring from iCal backups.
*Fixes accuracy issues with auto-completion, availability data and location names.
*Resolves an issue in which iCal may send cancellation notices for events in the past after a calendar is deleted.
*Fixes reliability issues with iCal syncing.
===iChat===
*Addresses reliability issues with screen sharing.
*Resolves an issue in which saved chat transcripts may reported as "still in use" after opening and closing them in iChat.
*Resolves an issue with group chats not being indexed in Spotlight.
*Only the last 250 messages of an active chat are saved.  Fixed to save unlimited number of lines.
*Addresses issues with echo cancellation that may occur on portable Macs.
===Mail===
*Resolves an issue in which Mail may prevent idle sleep when set to automatically check for new messages every minute.
*Addresses stability issues that may be encountered when dragging large attachments into an email message.
*Fixes an issue that could occur if two compose windows are open when dragging a file to the Mail icon in the Dock.
*Addresses reliability issues when changes are made to a mailbox while offline.
*Resolves wrapping issues that may be found with consecutive spaces in plain text.
*Fixes issues with certain web pages appearing garbled when emailed from Safari.
*Fixes an issue in which the Sent, Drafts, and Outbox mailboxes incorrectly list the "cc" recipients in the "To" column.
*Addresses reliability issues with attachments added to plain text notes.
*Fixes reliability issues with authenticated RSS feeds.
*Resolves an issue in which attaching an alias to an email message may not send the actual file.
===Parental Controls===
*Addresses reliability issues with application logging and time limits.
*Resolves an issue in which Parental Controls may prevent forced sleep. 
*Addresses performance issues with web content filters.
*Fixes an issue with managed accounts in which iChat transcripts may not be created.
*Addresses issues with 4-byte files and whitelist.
===Spaces===
*Resolves an issue in which switching to a different space and returning back to the original space may reorder the application windows with a different active window.
*Resolves an issue in which activating an application from the Dock switches to a different space, even if there is a window for that application in the current space.
*Fixes an issue in which Command-Tab may incorrectly switch to a new space.
*Addresses reliability issues with Spaces when syncing preferences over .Mac.
===Time Machine===
*Includes fixes for Time Machine compatibility with Time Capsule.
*Resolves certain issues when backing up a portable Mac that is on battery power. 
*Addresses compatibility issues with Aperture 2.
*Addresses reliability issues when performing a full restore from a Time Machine backup.
*Fixes an issue in which certain function keys may be disabled after using Time Machine. 
*Fixes a possible alert message that incorrectly states a backup volume does not have enough space. 
*Updates Time Machine to reliably restore attachments and messages in Mail.
===VoiceOver===
*Includes Braille Update 1.0 which enables GW Micro, HandyTech, HIMS, Nippon, and Papenmeier Refreshable Braille displays.
*Addresses an issue with Braille dot 7 and 8 underlining.
*Fixes an issue in which HTML page anchors may be ignored by the VoiceOver cursor.
*Fixes an issue that prevented Hot Spots from being used in text areas.
*Resolves an issue with spell checking in which VoiceOver may only announce the first misspelled word if there are multiple words spelled incorrectly.
==External links==
*About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update
*Download Mac OS X 10.5.3 – Apple 
Category:Mac OS X 10.5
Category:2008 introductions