I wish the Apple UI peops would view these threads to see how people are using the doc in the real world. Two words...."Holy Bjebus".
You can group things in the doc right? (e.g. an office icon that when clicked displays icons for all office apps in separate window). I couldn't stand having a minescule single hierarchy doc with 40+ apps.
Is there a UI guide on what should be in the doc as opposed to the desktop?
I just place my most used apps in there....everything else gets an alias in an Apple Menu-esque folder (the one with the ti Apple logo.) People with docks that are forced to have icon sizes ~16x16 are insane and need to be put in a padded room for a few days.
I use LaunchBar to launch applications and I have a couple of folders in my Dock. Only the application I have running show in the Dock, I find it easier to see witch applications are running and the alt-tabbing is easier and faster to.
<strong>And .tiff is *not* a recomended format to put on the web. </strong><hr></blockquote>Agreed.
If you want to post a high-quality picture, use a lossless compression format like PNG. That should shave several KB off the total size, making it easier for everyone to download.
<strong>Murbot, that is a nice background. Could you post it without the desktop.</strong><hr></blockquote>Are you referring to the ladybug picture? It actually is included with Mac OS X. Check your /Library/Desktop Pictures/Nature/ directory. Or if you've accidentally deleted that, you can also pull the image from the Forest screen saver in /System/Library/Screen Savers/.
<strong>Are you referring to the ladybug picture? It actually is included with Mac OS X. Check your /Library/Desktop Pictures/Nature/ directory. Or if you've accidentally deleted that, you can also pull the image from the Forest screen saver in /System/Library/Screen Savers/.</strong><hr></blockquote>
What is that grass at the bottom? Is it some utility? How did you do that?</strong><hr></blockquote>
That's an icon set called grass in the dock made by iheartny.com You use photoshop to apply grass to your icons or use thiers to make it look like you have vegitation in the dock.
<strong>How did you get the dividers in the dock to appear as black dotted lines?</strong><hr></blockquote>Huh? What? Where? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
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You can group things in the doc right? (e.g. an office icon that when clicked displays icons for all office apps in separate window). I couldn't stand having a minescule single hierarchy doc with 40+ apps.
Is there a UI guide on what should be in the doc as opposed to the desktop?
cheers,
Justin
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[qb]Testing....
<hr></blockquote> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
Dude, you can't link to something on your hard drive.
[ 06-23-2002: Message edited by: Jonathan ]</p>
Hmm.. <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
And .tiff is *not* a recomended format to put on the web.
<strong>And .tiff is *not* a recomended format to put on the web.
If you want to post a high-quality picture, use a lossless compression format like PNG. That should shave several KB off the total size, making it easier for everyone to download.
<strong><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/atomic_riot/.Pictures/dtnow.jpg"; target="_blank">It's sorta big...</a></strong><hr></blockquote>Ah, so some people do still like Iridium over those other newer themes.
Brings a tear to me eye.
That said, here's my pimp new desktop showcasing a clip from my latest animated project (yeah, same piano from the <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=001470&p=4"; target="_blank">previous page</a>):
<a href="http://brad.project-think.com/images/desktop-snap3.jpg"; target="_blank">
Click 4 teh biggar!
[ 06-07-2002: Message edited by: starfleetX ]</p>
<strong><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/murbot/grassfull.jpg"; target="_blank">
Grew it this evening...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Murbot, that is a nice background. Could you post it without the desktop.
Edit: This isn't the desktop, but a good placeholder for now.
[ 06-07-2002: Message edited by: Fran441 ]</p>
<strong>Murbot, that is a nice background. Could you post it without the desktop.</strong><hr></blockquote>Are you referring to the ladybug picture? It actually is included with Mac OS X. Check your /Library/Desktop Pictures/Nature/ directory. Or if you've accidentally deleted that, you can also pull the image from the Forest screen saver in /System/Library/Screen Savers/.
<strong>Are you referring to the ladybug picture? It actually is included with Mac OS X. Check your /Library/Desktop Pictures/Nature/ directory. Or if you've accidentally deleted that, you can also pull the image from the Forest screen saver in /System/Library/Screen Savers/.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sorry, I do not have a Mac yet.
But it is coming any day now.
[ 06-07-2002: Message edited by: Pennywise ]</p>
<strong>Sorry, I do not have a Mac yet.
Here, I've uploaded them for ya to use on you rPeeCee until then:
<a href="http://brad.project-think.com/images/Ladybug_1280x1024.jpg"; target="_blank">http://brad.project-think.com/images/Ladybug_1280x1024.jpg</a>;
<a href="http://brad.project-think.com/images/Ladybug_1600x1024.jpg"; target="_blank">http://brad.project-think.com/images/Ladybug_1600x1024.jpg</a>;
<strong>Ah, no sweat.
Here, I've uploaded them for ya to use on you rPeeCee until then:
<a href="http://brad.project-think.com/images/Ladybug_1280x1024.jpg"; target="_blank">http://brad.project-think.com/images/Ladybug_1280x1024.jpg</a>;
<a href="http://brad.project-think.com/images/Ladybug_1600x1024.jpg"; target="_blank">http://brad.project-think.com/images/Ladybug_1600x1024.jpg</a></strong><hr></blockquote>;
Thanks, it is all green and peaceful now on my desktop.
<strong><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/murbot/grassfull.jpg"; target="_blank">
Grew it this evening...</strong><hr></blockquote>
What is that grass at the bottom? Is it some utility? How did you do that?
<a href="http://www.jamesmeister.com/postimg/desktop.jpg"; target="_blank">
Cleek for a big wun.
Mac Guru
[ 06-09-2002: Message edited by: Mac Guru ]</p>
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What is that grass at the bottom? Is it some utility? How did you do that?</strong><hr></blockquote>
That's an icon set called grass in the dock made by iheartny.com You use photoshop to apply grass to your icons or use thiers to make it look like you have vegitation in the dock.
Mac Guru
Edit: Now I see the original divider is still there...
[ 06-10-2002: Message edited by: apple.otaku ]</p>
<strong>How did you get the dividers in the dock to appear as black dotted lines?</strong><hr></blockquote>Huh? What? Where? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">