The BIG OS 10.2 thread...

[SCrossman]

Re: You all are wrong!, Originally posted by simX
First off, let me say this. In OS 9, you could open an app in ONE CLICK. Click and hold on the Apple menu, drag down to the application you want, and release the mouse button. 1 click

Hey Sim, "we" are not all wrong. I never said that, in fact have the same subjective opinion you do. So some of them are wrong, not all.

[efoivx]

honestly I thought the thing about the apple menu was over already... come on people move beyond OS 9. it's old news now and X has proven it's usability and worth.

I did exactly what the last person wrote and have had it that way for nearly a year now.

who needs an apple menu it works exactly the same!
these are my dock menus
Launcher (apple type menu)
Projects holds current work in progress
Junk folder holds junk from the DT
and SlashDock

Personaly I find this better than any apple menu

have a look http://jupitermultimedia.com/1235648762.gif


cheers

[simX]

Originally posted by SCrossman


Hey Sim, "we" are not all wrong. I never said that, in fact have the same subjective opinion you do. So some of them are wrong, not all.

Thanks for turning this into a debate about semantics.

You know what I meant. Again, .

[Javintosh]

the problem with the dock is that the delay for a popup menu is too long...

Of course, the answer to this is not to bring back the apple menu, but to make this delay into a preference that can be changed.

[kingLatency]

Originally posted by Javintosh
the problem with the dock is that the delay for a popup menu is too long...

Of course, the answer to this is not to bring back the apple menu, but to make this delay into a preference that can be changed.

Or make the directory smaller, or adding sub folders. That's what I did.

efoivx, I like your Dreamweaver icon, where did you get it?

[hazmat]

Originally posted by Javintosh
the problem with the dock is that the delay for a popup menu is too long...

Of course, the answer to this is not to bring back the apple menu, but to make this delay into a preference that can be changed.

Mine comes up instantly.

[simX]

Originally posted by Javintosh
the problem with the dock is that the delay for a popup menu is too long...

Of course, the answer to this is not to bring back the apple menu, but to make this delay into a preference that can be changed.

The delay is about 3/4 of a second, and is there to make sure that you don't actually mean to single-click on it. *gasp* I have to wait 3/4 of a second!

You can also control-click on your "Apple menu" to get it to pop up instantly in the Dock, if you really need to save 1/2 of a second.

[Javintosh]

Is it really 3/4 of a second!?

boy it sure seems like an eternity...

I used finder pop under OS 9. I had the popup speed on contextual menus set faster than the current dock popup speed. I used finder pop as a launcher because I though going all the way to the apple menu was too inefficient. (plus with finder pop you can add, and delete menu items by hitting keyboard shortcuts while the contextual menu was open).

Anyhow, the dock just feels slower than finder pop. I don't know, it is not the delay as much as the pause (does that make any sense? ). By the time I click on the dock, I am already thinking about where to go to open the app/URL/finder window; the current delay is jarring because it makes me stop and wait for the dock. (yes, I am a little OC about efficiency. )

I'd really like he delay to be somewhere between 1/4 to 1/2 a second (leaning to 1/4). I can click and release in much less time than that (I think), but a slider (like MouseZoom) would be great to finding out just where my individual sweet spot is for popup menu delay.