OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/18817/Mac_OS_X_Leopard_Gets_Last_Minute_Tweaks Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:07:50 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Little late to the game on this one http://osnews.com/thread?280317 http://osnews.com/thread?280317 And yes, the dwrite/defaults write system ala NeXT has a bunch of little addons to turn on and off. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (tyrione) Comments Suite http://osnews.com/thread?280328 http://osnews.com/thread?280328 That is so sweet. I put the dock on the left hand side today after I read this from another site to try and get used to it. I'm glad I won't have to now :-) Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (thavith_osn) Comments Splendid! http://osnews.com/thread?280329 http://osnews.com/thread?280329 Excellent news that we'll be able to retain the 2D Dock! Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DevL) Comments Good ! http://osnews.com/thread?280335 http://osnews.com/thread?280335 I have never been fond of the dock in OS X. I've always found the 3D dock horrible, but the 2D one is tolerable.The dock is one of those things I would have prefered more NeXtish. One of my wishes (another is an option to deactivate the menubar and replace it with the old vertical menus) is some option to disable it : with something like Dragthing it becomes totally useless, and even annoying. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Manik) Comments Who says http://osnews.com/thread?280337 http://osnews.com/thread?280337 Who says Apple doesn't listen to user feedback. This will sure prevent a lot of bitching in the reviews. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Tyr.) Comments Cool http://osnews.com/thread?280351 http://osnews.com/thread?280351 I happen to be a fan of the dock and I love the new dock -- I'm an unabashed lover of eye candy -- but I'm glad Apple decided to listen to its users. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Phuqker) Comments yeah http://osnews.com/thread?280358 http://osnews.com/thread?280358 I don't know what I like more Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (SK8T) Comments Here nor there... http://osnews.com/thread?280363 http://osnews.com/thread?280363 Some people wouldn't be happy if you hung them with a new rope. That being said, I can't believe Apple doesn't have an applet whereby folks can customize the appearance of the darn thing to whatever they like. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (cmost) Comments Dock http://osnews.com/thread?280365 http://osnews.com/thread?280365 I love the new Dock. I just uninstalled my Cleardock APE just to prep for Leopard. I think Apple is changing their UI, which is good, it shows progress. The idea of depth in the UI is awesome, and it shows in Coverflow, Expose, the Dashboard, and the new Dock. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Adam S) Comments Great! http://osnews.com/thread?280366 http://osnews.com/thread?280366 I always put the dock to the left side and love it! so no 3D for me ;) Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Ishan) Comments But, it's..... http://osnews.com/thread?280371 http://osnews.com/thread?280371 the Dock?! Is it really that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things? Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Phloptical) Comments RE: But, it's..... http://osnews.com/thread?280375 http://osnews.com/thread?280375
Is it really that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things?


Yes it is. It is one of the prime elements of the UI - there where you load and manage running applications. Any changes there affect the way you use your computer. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom_Holwerda) Comments Uh yeah. http://osnews.com/thread?280379 http://osnews.com/thread?280379 Now it's uglier than Tiger's. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Buck) Comments RE[2]: But, it's..... http://osnews.com/thread?280381 http://osnews.com/thread?280381 Agreed. But is the new dock functionally deficient from the old one, or is this really about fearing change? Though, I do agree with the saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

If the new Dock is that unappealng to users, the Apple should allow for a GUI based setting in Preferences so the dock can easily be switched back to the old skin. More simple than resorting to CLI, that is.

Some people hated the new Start menu in XP, while others (myself included) preferred it over digging through icons on the desktop. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:43:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Phloptical) Comments Meh http://osnews.com/thread?280384 http://osnews.com/thread?280384 I don't use the dock much due to Quicksilver. And with 'spaces' I'll probably use it even less (less need to minimize apps). Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (openwookie) Comments RE[3]: But, it's..... http://osnews.com/thread?280386 http://osnews.com/thread?280386
Some people hated the new Start menu in XP, while others (myself included) preferred it over digging through icons on the desktop.


The old menu wasn't broken, look like creativity and the will to add some amelioration served you well on this one Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sanctus) Comments Not the same as Tiger's Dock http://osnews.com/thread?280395 http://osnews.com/thread?280395 The problem is this new "Classic Dock" that can be turned on using the command line, is not the same as the Dock from Tiger.

It is transparent grey, rather than transparent white (as, things underneath it are darker, and not lighter), and its outline is very in-your-face compared to Tiger's.

Finally, the indicators for the currently running App are imho much worse than Tiger's. Tiger's were simple black triangles that got out of your way when you don't need them (as in, they don't stick out).

The new globes of light (just like in the 3D dock), are very distracting, on the other hand. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Myrd) Comments RE: Not the same as Tiger's Dock http://osnews.com/thread?280408 http://osnews.com/thread?280408 Actually I find them to be just the opposite. the lights are very easy to tune out. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:10:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Anim8me2) Comments more whine please http://osnews.com/thread?280418 http://osnews.com/thread?280418 As a Mac user, this whole brouhaha over the new appearance of the dock reminds me that I'm surprised we still aren't hearing people bitch about the colors being more saturated on new "traffic light" control buttons, which is something only slightly more petty. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:36:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kittynipples) Comments Transparent and Hidden ? http://osnews.com/thread?280427 http://osnews.com/thread?280427 Question for me is can i still make the dock 100% transparent and only show the icons like some app i have doing this under Tiger and also can i choose to hide the doc and only appear when my mouse is at bottom of the screen .. It will make me sad if the answer is no . Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Cass) Comments I don't have a problem with the new dock http://osnews.com/thread?280452 http://osnews.com/thread?280452 but I've only seen it on screenshots. I've never cared for putting it on the side of the screen (though on the right side you get the NeXT-step feel a little more).

I think I'll be happy with the glass 3-D look. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (yakirz) Comments cool http://osnews.com/thread?280565 http://osnews.com/thread?280565 The person who figured that 2D tweak for the bottom Dock is quite smart. ;) Edited 2007-10-25 07:02 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:01:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Macintosh Sauce) Comments