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October 11th, 2008, 05:31 PM
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You are certainly not alone. Thankfully, there's a website with user-created replacements for Leopard's dock: leoparddocks.com. You can even get a program called ChangeDock to help you swap them out easily here: http://leoparddocks.com/download/ChangeDock.zip or change out your dock manually with these instructions: http://leoparddocks.com/instructions/
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#3
October 12th, 2008, 11:05 AM
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Yep, changing to the 2D view certainly helps a lot. At work, all our Macs are more or less in default state, and I've certainly grown accustomed to the look, but I still prefer the 2D view for my Dock on all my personal Macs.
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#4
October 12th, 2008, 12:32 PM
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Or keep the dock on left or right for getting the 2d... I can't use the default on bottom either as it takes too much effort to see which apps are open.
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October 12th, 2008, 05:49 PM
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"Fixed" is relative, though, and insinuates that something is broken. A personal preference over whether black arrows or a shining LED light indicate an open application is not something that can "broken," and, hence, cannot be "fixed." I, personally, like the little LED light indicator, although I can see how some would not.
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#7
October 13th, 2008, 04:39 AM
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If I may throw my penny in here? I very much like the 3D dock and all the bells and whistles that go with it. My grumble is that you lose the 3D effect when positioning the dock on the left or right screen (I like to place it top right using Onyx).
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October 13th, 2008, 05:06 AM
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Didn't know about the led thing .... The more I read, the more I don't want to buy Leopard ... think I'll wait till 10.6 ... why not ... By then I would be ready for a change. Tiger is roaring on my iMac C2D and the eye candy hasn't become jaded just yet ... my dock is 2D, transparent and I like it that way. I care not for Time Machine, Spaces, Stacks ... not that they aren't great features for some, it's just that I think that this OS version (Tiger) isn't quite redundant (for want of a better word) yet. Maybe in the future I'll get the chance to play with Leopard a little and grow to enjoy it for what it is rather than buying it because I can. |
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