that kind of a thing is hard to articulate... those "screenshots" explain this concept very well...
this would be a really cool feature... you could organize apps in the dock much more efficiently...
what would be even better is if they were likened to "playlists" ála iTunes... so you can have an app in more then one pile... and even smart piles... (any app that connects via port 80 for example... or any app that does not reside on the main partition...)
So, it is like a more graphical pop-up menu, except that the pile is not a real folder?
I think what the future may hold is that all of your personal files are in an index, and from that you make playlists and smart playlists of it. The future is iTunes..... today.
So, it is like a more graphical pop-up menu, except that the pile is not a real folder?
I think what the future may hold is that all of your personal files are in an index, and from that you make playlists and smart playlists of it. The future is iTunes..... today.
Who says Smart Piles isn't a possibility? :P
Though.. that would be annoying. I personally think we should have 100% -direct- control over our docks. Smart Piles would.. Get sorta messy. o_O
So, it is like a more graphical pop-up menu, except that the pile is not a real folder?
I think what the future may hold is that all of your personal files are in an index, and from that you make playlists and smart playlists of it. The future is iTunes..... today.
i've been waiting for this for a long time. for instance, when you're working on a lot of layouts, you end up copying a single source file all over the place just to make sure you have everything in one place. although this has been minimized since "collect for output" features have been put in, i never understood why we couldn't have a more abstract form of file reference.
That would be so cool! I really want that... right now I have a number of application "groups" that I use. Not often, but when I use one, I usually use almost all of them. There's the Fetch/Graphic Converter/Preview/iPhoto combination I use when putting images on my web server, the Toast/DVD2oneX/MacTheRipper/DVD Player combination I use for backing up DVDs. I would love also having an IM clients pile, a browsers pile, a games pile, and a desk accessory (TextEdit, Terminal, Calculator, System Prefs, Stickies) pile.
Actually, does this "dock pile thing" has something to do with that "piled folder thing", which has been discussed earlier? As far as i can recall piled folders placed on the desktop, right?
Thats not all there was to piles. Piles would automagically collect files according to what you specified, They where basically like smart playlist for files. But they looking inside the file aswell. They could read lines from text documents and such. So if you wanted a pile for all pictures that where 800x600 it would put them in that pile on its own once the picture entered your computer. Self organizing.
Of course this COULD be done with some heavy applescripting as it stands now
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that kind of a thing is hard to articulate... those "screenshots" explain this concept very well...
this would be a really cool feature... you could organize apps in the dock much more efficiently...
what would be even better is if they were likened to "playlists" ála iTunes... so you can have an app in more then one pile... and even smart piles... (any app that connects via port 80 for example... or any app that does not reside on the main partition...)
this is a really good idea...
I think what the future may hold is that all of your personal files are in an index, and from that you make playlists and smart playlists of it. The future is iTunes..... today.
Originally posted by Nebagakid
So, it is like a more graphical pop-up menu, except that the pile is not a real folder?
I think what the future may hold is that all of your personal files are in an index, and from that you make playlists and smart playlists of it. The future is iTunes..... today.
Who says Smart Piles isn't a possibility? :P
Though.. that would be annoying. I personally think we should have 100% -direct- control over our docks. Smart Piles would.. Get sorta messy. o_O
- Xidius
Originally posted by Nebagakid
So, it is like a more graphical pop-up menu, except that the pile is not a real folder?
I think what the future may hold is that all of your personal files are in an index, and from that you make playlists and smart playlists of it. The future is iTunes..... today.
i've been waiting for this for a long time. for instance, when you're working on a lot of layouts, you end up copying a single source file all over the place just to make sure you have everything in one place. although this has been minimized since "collect for output" features have been put in, i never understood why we couldn't have a more abstract form of file reference.
Originally posted by Arbernaut
What would happen if you had, say, a 100 or 200 items in your pile?
Then they'd shrink, like in the Dock.
I'd really like something like that, it looks cool.
Actually, does this "dock pile thing" has something to do with that "piled folder thing", which has been discussed earlier? As far as i can recall piled folders placed on the desktop, right?
http://homepage.mac.com/rdas7/piles.html
Originally posted by macanoid?
Here's an animated version of the original Piles idea ::
http://homepage.mac.com/rdas7/piles.html
wow, this is compelling stuff. Is apple still working behind the fence? Or abandoned ... ?
Originally posted by Vox Barbara
wow, this is compelling stuff. Is apple still working behind the fence? Or abandoned ... ?
Probably abandoned since it offers nothing compelling over folder the way it's shown in that Flash demo.
Apple could probably make it much more usable than that. Or offer something even better.
Originally posted by Arbernaut
What would happen if you had, say, a 100 or 200 items in your pile?
Then you would then have a cluttered windows computer (the start menu)
It sounds more like some Dog Piles.
Of course this COULD be done with some heavy applescripting as it stands now
Originally posted by macanoid?
Visual feedback perhaps?
Just to clarify: This is a different implementation of the piles (un)feature.
- Xidius