How to hide minimized windows from the dock?

[0graham0]

Hey all.

Sorry if this doesn't make much sense...its a pretty complicated question:

1. I was able to track down information on how to prevent an application's icon from showing up in the dock by editing the app's Info.plist.

2. However, the changes to the Info.plist made it impossible for me to hide the running program within the finder.

3. The application I am running quits when I close the main window, and without the ability to hide the program, the only way to reveal my desktop, is by minimizing the main window.

4. When I minimize the window, an icon for that window shows up in the dock.

Any ideas on how to keep minimized windows from showing up in the dock?

 

[nixgeek]

Without having to modify any plist files, you can hide an application from view entirely. If you select the window of the application you're using and then click on the desktop while holding down Option, the application will hide from view. YOu'll only know that it's running by looking at the icon on the Dock (it will have a little black triangle underneath it).

Clicking on the hidden app's icon on the Dock will bring the window back to view.

 

[0graham0]

Thanks, but the root of the problem is, after editing the plist, the application can no longer be hidden (Cmd+H, Option-Clicking on the desktop, etc.).