Nov 05
I stumbled across this whilst searching for something else. I thought it’d be interesting for the site. Custom Dock Indicators. Basically you can alter the look of the dock by changing or replacing the images that make up the dock’s features.
Files are here: system>library>core services>dock.app>contents>resources (right click “dock” and show package contents)
some downloadable replacement images to alter your indicators, seperators, etc:
http://www.theehlebrachts.com/DockIndicators/Home.html
I’m not responsible for anything you mess up!
November 5th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
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November 5th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
I found the folder and changed all of the png files but nothing changed on my dock
November 5th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
andy, I think you need to restart the dock, or finder, or your machine…
you could fire up terminal and try killall -HUP Finder. or just reboot perhaps
November 6th, 2007 at 12:38 am
I cannot find the folder, in the system>library>core services> folder there is only dock.app no other sub folder.
I also searched indicator_large.png in the entire disk and did not found anything.
How can I do?
thank you
November 6th, 2007 at 1:19 am
You will need to right click on the dock.app and view the package contents. You’ll find the png files located inside.
November 6th, 2007 at 5:23 am
thanks Chevy
November 7th, 2007 at 5:27 am
I cannot find the core services folder in system/library
November 7th, 2007 at 5:32 am
Never mind I found it - sorry!
November 12th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
How has the ‘platform’ that the dock icons sit on been erased? The screen shots of the dock look so much nicer without the dreadful grey platform and the reflections are deeper. The png files that refer to the platform are easily identifiable in the dock folder, but I don’t want to remove or rename these if it’s going to mess things up - or if there is a simpler way.
November 13th, 2007 at 9:07 am
I replaced the images and rebooted but nothings happened. For some reason it holds on to the old images. What are the exact steps you took to make this work?
November 17th, 2007 at 7:38 am
yes, please give step by step explanation if possible… i got to the point where you said, but you didn’t tell us enough to change the indicators…
November 24th, 2007 at 10:22 am
i cannot find core services, and i’ve looked for a while. I went to library, but i cannot find this folder. Where is it?
November 25th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
i found it never mind
November 29th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
yeah i agree with gary how is it that you delete the “platform”?? it looks way nicer and in a way smoother than with it
December 3rd, 2007 at 4:41 pm
to restart dock pull up terminal and type “killall Dock” without the quotes
May 1st, 2008 at 5:14 am
I just installed Leopard and have nothing but the most bizarre dock phenomena ever since, and this includes not being able to customize my dock despite following all the above instructions to the letter or even using the Pimpmydock app etc. Nothing changes no matter what I do. The one thing I am wondering about is that I use “DockMover” to pin my dock to the start (i.e. bottom left) position on the screen, but I moved it to the standard Apple places and still nothing changed. Should I re-install the Dock from my Leopard disc? Could it be that corrupted from the git-go? I want to join in on the fun with customizing my dock — any ideas out there?