For any of the Mac fans here who have upgraded to Leopard and want:
1. A little more sex appeal to the 3D dock
2. A consistent icon to represent each Stack
See below. I've redesigned my dock with a Tinted glass effect, new indicators and separators, and 'bins' to hold each stack of applications/files. I can provide source files and instructions for install (VERY easy) to anyone interested.
Sport73
"Can't we all just get along? I'll turn this car around RIGHT now!"
These are easy files to edit; essentially you just have to look in the ..\System\Library\CoreServices\Dock.app package resources and change a few PNG's. Designing them so they look good when laid on the '3D plane' is the trick.
For those interested in my Dock design, you can download it along with instructions here:
This is a website I'm starting to provide myself an outlet for all of my tech obsessions. Let me know what you think of the basic site design etc.; it's obviously far from finished.
Sport73
"Can't we all just get along? I'll turn this car around RIGHT now!"
I tried it and it looks pretty cool. I like it better than the default dock. Is it possible to keep the little "lights" that show up under an open program? Perhaps that might look cool on the black background.
EDIT: I figured out how to use the original "indicators" but I'm not sure I like it. If they were a more vibrant blue, like an LED light, maybe they would look better. I'll stick with the arrows now
Sport73 wrote:Sorry for the delayed response.
These are easy files to edit; essentially you just have to look in the ..\System\Library\CoreServices\Dock.app package resources and change a few PNG's. Designing them so they look good when laid on the '3D plane' is the trick.
For those interested in my Dock design, you can download it along with instructions here:
This is a website I'm starting to provide myself an outlet for all of my tech obsessions. Let me know what you think of the basic site design etc.; it's obviously far from finished.
Last edited by LAking on Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"Be tolerant of those who describe a sporting moment as their best ever. We do not lack imagination, nor have we had sad and barren lives; it is just that real life is paler, duller, and contains less potential for unexpected delirium." -Nick Hornby
Spooky wrote:Thanks for the info Sport. One BIG question though...If I do this, is it easy to revert back to the original dock if I want to?
Just make sure to back up the files the instructions tell you to delete. You can than use your backups to revert back to the old dock.
"Be tolerant of those who describe a sporting moment as their best ever. We do not lack imagination, nor have we had sad and barren lives; it is just that real life is paler, duller, and contains less potential for unexpected delirium." -Nick Hornby
It's as easy to go back as is it to put the new ones in place; all you're doing is replacing some image files. Even if you didn't back them up, you can easily get them on the web or from a fellow DSP'r.
Glad the group is enjoying the dock. Let me know if you have any suggestions for phase 2.
Sport73
"Can't we all just get along? I'll turn this car around RIGHT now!"
Sport73 wrote:It's as easy to go back as is it to put the new ones in place; all you're doing is replacing some image files. Even if you didn't back them up, you can easily get them on the web or from a fellow DSP'r.
Glad the group is enjoying the dock. Let me know if you have any suggestions for phase 2.
Like i said in an earlier post. Maybe some vibrant blue indicators?
"Be tolerant of those who describe a sporting moment as their best ever. We do not lack imagination, nor have we had sad and barren lives; it is just that real life is paler, duller, and contains less potential for unexpected delirium." -Nick Hornby
