dock dividers Lion

SR 7 · Jul 26, 2011, 08:58 PM

are there any out there for OS X Lion? my old ones dont work with Lion apparently.

Snookerman · Jul 27, 2011, 04:07 AM

Mine work fine, I used a terminal command I found on this forum, try searching for it.

BJMRamage · Oct 4, 2011, 08:58 AM

any fix for this?
I cannot find a terminal command and they are now big "NO" signs...circle with diagonal line.

george-brooks · Jan 4, 2012, 02:21 PM

I would really like the code for this too! Miss my elegant dock dividers!

MWhiskerton · Jan 4, 2012, 02:29 PM

I would love to know the answer to this question also. I am afraid of the Terminal, though. LOL.

chrf097 · Jan 4, 2012, 02:37 PM

If you upgrade, I think it messes up, but the method to get them is exactly the same as Snow Leopard. Open the terminal and enter the following commands.

For left side (Application side):

Code:

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{tile-data={}; tile-type="spacer-tile";}'

For right side (Folder/Trash side):

Code:

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{tile-data={}; tile-type="spacer-tile";}'

Every time you enter it a new spacer is added. They won't show up until you reset the dock. Once you've done the command as many times as you want, type:

Code:

killall Dock

and the dock will reset. If you need to add more then just do the commands again. To take them out, drag them out like applications.

george-brooks · Jan 4, 2012, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrf097

If you upgrade, I think it messes up, but the method to get them is exactly the same as Snow Leopard. Open the terminal and enter the following commands.

For left side (Application side):

Code:

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{tile-data={}; tile-type="spacer-tile";}'

For right side (Folder/Trash side):

Code:

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{tile-data={}; tile-type="spacer-tile";}'

Every time you enter it a new spacer is added. They won't show up until you reset the dock. Once you've done the command as many times as you want, type:

Code:

killall Dock

and the dock will reset. If you need to add more then just do the commands again. To take them out, drag them out like applications.

I did some googling and this was all I could find. Not exactly what I had before, but arguably better! I think this is the way to go in Lion.

greeneyestyle · Dec 30, 2012, 01:08 AM

!!!Caution!!!

It may just be me, but I ran this and lost control of finder and many functions on my computer. The dock quite and did not restart and would not even after rebooting my computer. I thought I was going to have to re-install os x but managed to find another terminal command that fixed the problem.

I think this may be a problem only with os x 10.8.2 since that's what I'm running. It could also be because I mistakenly pasted the first command and then the killall dock command, skipping the second.

Idk anyways if anyone has a similar problem run the code below in terminal. To do this you may need to open terminal with spotlight using the shortcut command+space and typing in terminal then hitting "enter".

Code:

killall -KILL Dock

Then restart your computer after the screen turns grey and it should be working just fine when you log back in. I hope this helps someone!

P.S. I found the code by searching "killall dock mountain lion" in google and finding this link: http://bencollier.net/2012/08/mounta...g-active-apps/

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Dec 30, 2012, 01:08 AM	#8
greeneyestyle macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	!!!Caution!!! It may just be me, but I ran this and lost control of finder and many functions on my computer. The dock quite and did not restart and would not even after rebooting my computer. I thought I was going to have to re-install os x but managed to find another terminal command that fixed the problem. I think this may be a problem only with os x 10.8.2 since that's what I'm running. It could also be because I mistakenly pasted the first command and then the killall dock command, skipping the second. Idk anyways if anyone has a similar problem run the code below in terminal. To do this you may need to open terminal with spotlight using the shortcut command+space and typing in terminal then hitting "enter". Code: killall -KILL Dock Then restart your computer after the screen turns grey and it should be working just fine when you log back in. I hope this helps someone! P.S. I found the code by searching "killall dock mountain lion" in google and finding this link: http://bencollier.net/2012/08/mounta...g-active-apps/
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Jul 27, 2011, 04:07 AM	#2
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