The Dock
The dock gets in peoples way...
today we had a class in a computer room.... there were like 20 Powerbook G4 1 GHz machines with 512 RAM... a very nice sight...
the only problem was, IE was the default browser, and it would not respect the dock... i had to hide the dock for a bunch of my classmates because they couldn't see what was behind it...
a pleasant experience with macs that 90% of that class probably never gets was usurped because of IE...
The dock needs some work... I bet this happens in every class in there.... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
today we had a class in a computer room.... there were like 20 Powerbook G4 1 GHz machines with 512 RAM... a very nice sight...
the only problem was, IE was the default browser, and it would not respect the dock... i had to hide the dock for a bunch of my classmates because they couldn't see what was behind it...
a pleasant experience with macs that 90% of that class probably never gets was usurped because of IE...
The dock needs some work... I bet this happens in every class in there.... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
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That's why Apple released Safari.
I think *every* other browser on OSX respects the Dock properly...
<strong>Not quite. Put your Dock on the left vertical edge, then run Safari. D'oh.</strong><hr></blockquote>
yeah thats what i Do....
i did the best that i could i guess
The fact that all mounted drives are shown on my Desktop is, um, pure nostalgia...
Anyway... IE violates many of the Human Interface guidelines anyway, the dock is just one example.
<strong>It doesn't matter if you put the dock on the left, bottom or right. Just press the Green button and Safari will move out of the way</strong><hr></blockquote>
My problem is that Safari opens up too far to the right with the Dock (hidden) on the left - it leaves a gap for the invisible Dock, and then the right-hand scroll bar is off the screen to the right. I know Safari is still technically a Beta, but this seems like pretty basic window-management.
BTW, I have my own Dock problem - it won't unhide sometimes (I keep it on the left edge of my monitor). I move the cursor to the left edge, and nothing happens. I finally have to select "unhide Dock" from the Apple menu to get it to pop out. Doesn't happen often, and I haven't figured out a pattern to it yet. Anyone else see this and/or know what the cause is?
<strong>Why don't Spring Loaded Folders work in the Dock? If they did I could remove drive icons from my Desktop and be a Happy Camper.? </strong><hr></blockquote>
this is true, i'd love to be able to get rid of my HD on the DT
I also hate the way it sits in the middle of the screen. It wastes screen space unless it's loaded with stuff so if fits all the way across the screen or if you have it on autohide. Of course on autohide, you then have to move the mouse over near the edge to see what's going on...
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this is true, i'd love to be able to get rid of my HD on the DT</strong><hr></blockquote>
Why not just uncheck Hard Disks, Removable Media, and/or Conncted Servers under Show these items on the Desktop in Finder Prefs?
It looks like I can store my FW drive (mounted via AFP), as well as other network volumes in my dock. Clicking on one will restore the connection if I've unmounted it.
-Rob
edit -> I forgot the meat of the original post about spring-loaded folders in the dock.. What about just keeping a finder window around? Or just pressing cmd-n to crack one open when you need to move stuff around?
Perhaps a step out of the way, but it gets the job done...
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- spring-loaded folders in the dock
- lock the dock (as an admin user) -> no moving target.
you never know what some 1 year old little hands can do when playing with your mouse... poof, poof, poof !!!
- close windows from right-click menu
- hide window from right-click menu
- show drive in the Finder icon when you right-click.
-etc.
<strong>Amorph is right. IE is the problem here, not the Dock.
I think *every* other browser on OSX respects the Dock properly...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Chimera has some problems with the Dock, actually. When resizing, it respects the Dock, but I can move the entire window under the dock, and it stays, unlike some apps, that bounce out from under the docd. Of course, it could just be something wrong with my computer.