Customizing the Leopard Dock

daffy_duck · October 27, 2007 2:20PM

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Originally Posted by Rich-Myster

how do you unlock the files to edit them? i tried to in get info but i couldn't.

This is how to change icons: http://macs.about.com/od/osx/a/change_icons.htm

SpamSandwich · October 27, 2007 2:50PM

Apple has really screwed up the Dock... and the Dock was screwed up to begin with.

rich-myster · October 27, 2007 3:22PM

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Originally Posted by Daffy_Duck

This is how to change icons: http://macs.about.com/od/osx/a/change_icons.htm

to change the dock itself, not the icons on it.

daffy_duck · October 27, 2007 3:46PM

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Originally Posted by Rich-Myster

to change the dock itself, not the icons on it.

> mkdir ~/Documents/DockBackup

> mkdir ~/Documents/DockBackup/Edited

> cp /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/scu* ~/Documents/DockBackup

> cp /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/scu* ~/Documents/DockBackup/Edited

Then after editing the files in Edited folder (or replacing with ones you downloaded):

> sudo cp ~/Documents/DockBackup/Edited/scu* /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resource

Enter the Admin password when prompted then:

> killall Dock

rich-myster · October 27, 2007 3:54PM

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Originally Posted by Daffy_Duck

> mkdir ~/Documents/DockBackup

> mkdir ~/Documents/DockBackup/Edited

> cp /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/scu* ~/Documents/DockBackup

> cp /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/scu* ~/Documents/DockBackup/Edited

Then after editing the files in Edited folder (or replacing with ones you downloaded):

> sudo cp ~/Documents/DockBackup/Edited/scu* /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resource

Enter the Admin password when prompted then:

> killall Dock

i've decided i'm not even going to bother with it. i keep the dock on the side of the page anyways. haha.

Marvin · October 27, 2007 6:55PM

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Originally Posted by Rich-Myster

i've decided i'm not even going to bother with it. i keep the dock on the side of the page anyways. haha.

You don't have to use the terminal at all if you're not comfortable with it.

Just go to the Dock.app in your CoreServices folder inside the System folder.

Right-click it and do show package contents.

Then go to Contents/resources.

Some of the PNGs in there are what you edit.

To make a backup first, just drag the resources folder anywhere and then don't edit it at all - put a lock on it if you want.

Then take another copy that you will be editing on your desktop or something.

Open one of the files in that copy, edit and save it.

In the system folder, move the corresponding file to trash.

Then drag in the one you've saved and it will ask for your password.

Finally restart the dock as mentioned above with killall Dock.

sc_markt · October 27, 2007 8:30PM

Why can't the dock highlight the running apps a little better. Maybe a glowing box around them? That LED is hard to see.

[email protected] · October 29, 2007 2:49PM

Can someone post Tiger's triangle PNGS? I want to use those to replace the blue orbs...

[email protected] · October 29, 2007 3:05PM

Hey people viewing this thread. Anyone has the tiger dock's pngs? Can extract from your OS?

msantti · October 29, 2007 3:22PM

I try not to let stuff like this bug me.

But obviously, thats just me.

ke^in · October 29, 2007 3:59PM

I might try this dark dock... I like the look of it.

ke^in · October 29, 2007 4:17PM

I like the whiter look better on dark backgrounds, and the black on whiter ones. It would be nice to be able to adjust the tint of that.. .Should be easy to do using core animation.

Apple never takes advantage of this stuff.

tb6387 · October 29, 2007 10:07PM

Daffy, is there anyway you can post or send me your dark dock files, I really like how yours work but I can't get photoshop working at the moment...

Thanks

mangosquash · October 31, 2007 2:08AM

here's some fun docks I came up with. Some ideas worked better than others, but editing and replacing images did not prove to be too difficult at all.

I can upload the .png files for any of them if anyone is interested.

cato988 · October 31, 2007 2:12AM

oh i really like the grass one! how did you do it?

edit: you should do one with the crisscross metal design on firetrucks. That'd be cool

maybe wood floor?

i could go on forever

amg7 · October 31, 2007 7:44AM

Hey, i love the dock on the far bottom, without the grey 3d floor but keeping the reflections. very nice!

Would it be possible for you to upload it somewhere? Great work

mangosquash · October 31, 2007 10:49AM

Instead of loading them all individually, I just zipped them all up! There's actually a couple more sets in here as well. Enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/?3lyxzcxe2tw

daffy_duck · October 31, 2007 11:35AM

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Originally Posted by mangosquash

Instead of loading them all individually, I just zipped them all up! There's actually a couple more sets in here as well. Enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/?3lyxzcxe2tw

Nice work mango!

coreymac · October 31, 2007 2:20PM

Added some sepia to the mix to go with my wallpaper on the dock.....I like it atleast ;]

teedoff087 · October 31, 2007 10:29PM

Wooooaaaahhhh, very nice. Can you upload that wallpaper? One of the nicest ones I've seen.

Customizing the Leopard Dock

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