Leopard Tricks Tips and Tools » dock

Hide the Dock

James — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:07:06 +0000

from Klara:

Alt+Cmd+D hides the dock and pressing the same brings it back.

Quick google search trick

James — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:36:27 +0000

You can drag text onto the Safari dock icon to perform a quick google search

Exposé trick – Desktop

conorjs1224 — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:54:38 +0000

I found this handy little trick on macosxhints.com. Most people use Exposé quite frequently, I know I do. I have one of my hot corners set to “show desktop” which I like to do if I want to make sure something has downloaded correctly. However, all of my windows get shoved off the screen and there’s that annoying black border. So when I found this terminal command, I was delighted.

Open terminal and type in:
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-olddesktop -bool false

Then, restart the dock by typingkillall DockThis way, when you “show desktop” (default F11) all of your windows combine into a little window on your desktop.

Reminder: 10.5.2 Has Been Released

rockmsockm — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:45:01 +0000

Apple has released their largest software update to date: the highly anticipated version 10.5.2 of Leopard. The update addresses a sprawling variety of issues, including general operating system fixes, stability issues, compatibility adjustments and security enhancements. In other words, it is–as MacDailyNews puts it–the “mother of all Mac OS X updates.”

Of particular note in this update are the enhancement to Stacks (which basically eliminates the need for several useful workarounds submitted here–including my own!), the vast list of Mail fixes, and the stability issues many have been questioning for months.

10.5.2 can be accessed via Software Update, as usual. For a complete list of what’s in the update (it’s a LONG one), you can visit MacDailyNews, or, of course, the Apple Site.

Note: According to MacDailyNews, once the update is installed, users will be expected to install a separate graphics driver update for Leopard.

Third Party Software to change Leopard Dock

conorjs1224 — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:43:45 +0000

Check out http://www.blocksoft.net/docker.html and download “Docker.” It’s a great little app to change your leopard dock from 2D to 3D. The new version lets you add spaces between your docks, so you can have application groups. You can even change the color of the dock. Check it out.

Show only one window

insane-dreamer — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:51:21 +0000

Hold the option key while selection an application in the dock, and all other windows will be hidden automatically (though I found that it doesn’t hide Finder windows all the time).

Dock Trick – Hide

clikoman — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:55:44 +0000

Pressing Option + Command + D hides the dock. Move the mouse to the bottom of the screen to show it. It Will ide again when your mouse moves away.