@ on a spring link

johnrpjohnrp
Posted:
in macOS edited January 2014
How many of you still have the @ sign on a spring (that links to apple) in their dock ?



Mine is still there, I want to throw it away but somehow can't.



j.
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  • Reply 1 of 22
    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    just drag it off the dock. That's the first thing I did when I installed OS X.
  • Reply 2 of 22
    johnrpjohnrp Posts: 357member
    when I say I can't I don't mean I "can't" I mean I can't make myself. :-)



    thanks for the help anyway



    j.
  • Reply 3 of 22
    andersanders Posts: 6,523member




    Massive spring obsession?
  • Reply 4 of 22
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Anders





    Massive spring obsession?



    or feitsh
  • Reply 5 of 22
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by johnrp

    when I say I can't I don't mean I "can't" I mean I can't make myself. :-)



    thanks for the help anyway



    j.



    all you gotta do is drag a URL to the "folder" side of the dock...
  • Reply 6 of 22
    johnrpjohnrp Posts: 357member
    No No No guys.. thanks for the help but you misunderstand me.



    I know how to delete the spring, I just don't want to and I din't know why.



    I was wondering who else has kept it (even though there is absolutley NO reason to keep it in there).



    j.
  • Reply 7 of 22
    superkarate monkeydeathcarsuperkarate monkeydeathcar Posts: 2,407member
    if you've kept it this long, then i say......

    "ride on, my son, ride on"
  • Reply 8 of 22
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    He can't delete it for a few reasons, some of which may be...



    1) Having the icon there maintains a sense of purity in the OS; that is since the Mac OS X installer places it there after a fresh install... it is sort of like an air freshener with that 'new car' scent.



    2) He really digs the way the icon looks, even though he will never click it. Copying that icon onto another URL just wouldn't be the same.



    3) He has a fetish for springs. I've seen British porn, you people are just as kinky as Americans



    4) He fears that as soon as he deletes it, he will for some reason either need the icon or need to click it.
  • Reply 9 of 22
    johnrpjohnrp Posts: 357member
    LoCash



    I think you have hit the nail on the head.



    ALL 4 of you reasons are totaly true (especially no 3)



    I don't realy understand why there is an @ sign on a weblink but hay who am i to question apple.



    j.
  • Reply 10 of 22
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by johnrp

    LoCash



    I think you have hit the nail on the head.



    ALL 4 of you reasons are totaly true (especially no 3)



    I don't realy understand why there is an @ sign on a weblink but hay who am i to question apple.



    j.



    You realize that any link you drag to the dock will come with an @ on a spring, don't you?
  • Reply 11 of 22
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    I just tried it, totally untrue. It's a standard document icon with "@ http" on it.
  • Reply 12 of 22
    agent302agent302 Posts: 974member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by LoCash

    I just tried it, totally untrue. It's a standard document icon with "@ http" on it.



    Probably depends on the web browser. Dragging a Safari link from a webpage to the folder side of the dock gave me the @ with a spring. Plus, dragging Safari links is so damn elegant.
  • Reply 13 of 22
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by LoCash

    I just tried it, totally untrue. It's a standard document icon with "@ http" on it.



    What browser are you using?



    The @ spring is created by Safari, OmniWeb, Camino, and Mozilla when you drag a link to the Dock.



    Moving to Mac OS X.
  • Reply 14 of 22
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by torifile

    You realize that any link you drag to the dock will come with an @ on a spring, don't you?



    thats what I was getting at...
  • Reply 15 of 22
    code mastercode master Posts: 344member
    I'm sorry, but the spring's deletion is the first change I make to any installation of X
  • Reply 16 of 22
    johnrpjohnrp Posts: 357member
    Dohh... sorry Brad you are right OS X

  • Reply 17 of 22
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    I'm using Safari, and that does not happen on my box.
  • Reply 18 of 22
    agent302agent302 Posts: 974member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by LoCash

    I'm using Safari, and that does not happen on my box.



    That's odd. \
  • Reply 19 of 22
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    Control- or right-click on it. Does the menu say "URL" (grayed out) or "Show In Finder"? If it says "Show In Finder", what happens when you click that? Filepath? Also, when you click the icon does it open the in Safari without changing apps or does it flash to the Finder then back to Safari to open the link?
  • Reply 20 of 22
    h228h228 Posts: 26member
    Quote:

    Quote:

    Originally posted by LoCash

    I'm using Safari, and that does not happen on my box.



    Originally posted by agent302

    That's odd. \



    Dragging a URL from Safari's address bar to the Desktop creates a document looking icon, while dragging the URL directly to the Dock produces the spring looking icon.
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