Skin a Dock 1.0b

G4scott · Nov 3, 2002, 08:59 PM

This is an interesting little app. In my opinion, it's the coolest thing you can do to your dock. You can actually play with your dock

get it here!

job · Nov 3, 2002, 09:21 PM

Wow, that's pretty funny.

I also like their Snoe app.

irmongoose · Nov 4, 2002, 04:38 AM

Well sounds cool.. but I tried downloading it and all I got was a disk image with a Readme about the Beta software...

irmongoose

gandalf55 · Nov 4, 2002, 07:12 AM

same here... what a bummer - looks like it could be pretty interesting.

irmongoose · Nov 4, 2002, 08:31 AM

Well I saw the ratings at VersionTracker by the people who actaully managed to download it... and it doesn't sound that good. Seems as if it causes major conflicts with Mail, iChat, Candybar.... looks like it's caused by the APE framework... so.. guess we'll have to wait for a new version.

irmongoose

DavisBAnimal · Nov 4, 2002, 09:55 AM

I just downloaded and installed it - pretty cool stuff. I right now have skinned my dock to be covered in frost - looks pretty cool with that Sno appplication that was mentioned above.

My one complaint with the Skin a Dock is that those visual dock cues - at least the ones in Adium, that let you know who has IMed you, who has just signed on, etc. - don't show up when the icon is skinned.

Oh well.

Davis

mac15 · Nov 4, 2002, 09:43 PM

make sure, you turn off Transparent dock before doing this, it stuffed my ssytem bad, I needed to reinstall........and it makes my dock look like a-dock for OS9

G4scott · Nov 4, 2002, 10:45 PM

well, this program is still beta, and it is a haxie, so I didn't expect it to work all of the time, but for what it does, it's cool. I've never seen a program that could skin the dock like that before. I don't seem to be having any major problems, just some weird looking dock stuff, but nothing too bad...

cb911 · Nov 5, 2002, 03:23 AM

whoa!! this is cool. i remember them first announcing it, i'll have a look at it... but i'm always careful with beta versions.

gandalf55 · Nov 5, 2002, 09:24 AM

what the hell? all i still get is a .rtf file...

Fezwick · Nov 5, 2002, 12:40 PM

Get it here .

cb911 · Nov 6, 2002, 01:15 AM

all i got was the .rtf as well. and it looks like they're having serever problems.

has anyone got a copy that we could all get?

Beej · Nov 6, 2002, 02:52 AM

Looks cool. How does it handle docks on the side? I keep mine on the right. Does it turn the grass sideways or just have tufts of grass under each icon?

G4scott · Nov 11, 2002, 09:48 PM

it turns all of the icons sideways, depending on which side of the screen it's on. The only thing that doesn't look so nice is when you have magnification on... It doesn't magnify smoothly, but I don't think there's any way to truly do that.

Unfortunately, though, I think this program may have done something weird to my beloved iBook...

scem0 · Nov 16, 2002, 02:48 PM

I looks really cool, but if it messes up computer then I'm not going
to dl it. I like the fire one. I have the perfect background to go
along with it too....

time to wait patiently

.

Wes · Dec 14, 2002, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by G4scott
it turns all of the icons sideways, depending on which side of the screen it's on. The only thing that doesn't look so nice is when you have magnification on... It doesn't magnify smoothly, but I don't think there's any way to truly do that.

Unfortunately, though, I think this program may have done something weird to my beloved iBook...

Hehe I can tell it's beta. On my mac it doesn't rotate to fit my left-aligned dock. Also for some reason it rotated some of my icons. But still looks good for when it's final release.

mnkeybsness · Jan 1, 2003, 02:43 PM

i still haven't been able to even get it to skin..i've turned everything related to changing the dock off and it still doesn't work...i tell it to apply the "skin" and i get the spinning beachball forever...nothing happens at all

Nov 3, 2002, 08:59 PM	#1
G4scott macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX	Skin a Dock 1.0b This is an interesting little app. In my opinion, it's the coolest thing you can do to your dock. You can actually play with your dock get it here! __________________ Hook 'em Horns!

Nov 3, 2002, 09:21 PM	#2
job macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in transit	Wow, that's pretty funny. I also like their Snoe app. __________________ flickr

Nov 4, 2002, 04:38 AM	#3
irmongoose macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sometimes Tokyo, sometimes California	Well sounds cool.. but I tried downloading it and all I got was a disk image with a Readme about the Beta software... irmongoose __________________ A Film and Artwork Portfolio

Nov 4, 2002, 07:12 AM	#4
gandalf55 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: boston	same here... what a bummer - looks like it could be pretty interesting. __________________ Mac Pro 2.66Ghz 2GB Ram 1.5TB ATI X1900 XT AE/BT 23" ACD

Nov 4, 2002, 08:31 AM	#5
irmongoose macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sometimes Tokyo, sometimes California	Well I saw the ratings at VersionTracker by the people who actaully managed to download it... and it doesn't sound that good. Seems as if it causes major conflicts with Mail, iChat, Candybar.... looks like it's caused by the APE framework... so.. guess we'll have to wait for a new version. irmongoose __________________ A Film and Artwork Portfolio

Nov 4, 2002, 09:55 AM	#6
DavisBAnimal macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Hampshire	I just downloaded and installed it - pretty cool stuff. I right now have skinned my dock to be covered in frost - looks pretty cool with that Sno appplication that was mentioned above. My one complaint with the Skin a Dock is that those visual dock cues - at least the ones in Adium, that let you know who has IMed you, who has just signed on, etc. - don't show up when the icon is skinned. Oh well. Davis

Nov 4, 2002, 09:43 PM	#7
mac15 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney	make sure, you turn off Transparent dock before doing this, it stuffed my ssytem bad, I needed to reinstall........and it makes my dock look like a-dock for OS9 __________________ Check out my guiKitting at the theflanneleffect

Nov 4, 2002, 10:45 PM	#8
G4scott Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX	well, this program is still beta, and it is a haxie, so I didn't expect it to work all of the time, but for what it does, it's cool. I've never seen a program that could skin the dock like that before. I don't seem to be having any major problems, just some weird looking dock stuff, but nothing too bad... __________________ Hook 'em Horns!

Nov 5, 2002, 03:23 AM	#9
cb911 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BrisVegas, Australia	whoa!! this is cool. i remember them first announcing it, i'll have a look at it... but i'm always careful with beta versions. __________________ Thankyou Mr George Hotz for the 1.1.2 & 1.1.3 OTB iPhone unlock solution!

Nov 5, 2002, 09:24 AM	#10
gandalf55 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: boston	what the hell? all i still get is a .rtf file... __________________ Mac Pro 2.66Ghz 2GB Ram 1.5TB ATI X1900 XT AE/BT 23" ACD

Nov 5, 2002, 12:40 PM	#11
Fezwick macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Rhode Island	Get it here .

Nov 6, 2002, 01:15 AM	#12
cb911 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BrisVegas, Australia	all i got was the .rtf as well. and it looks like they're having serever problems. has anyone got a copy that we could all get? __________________ Thankyou Mr George Hotz for the 1.1.2 & 1.1.3 OTB iPhone unlock solution!

Nov 6, 2002, 02:52 AM	#13
Beej macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Buffy's bedroom	Looks cool. How does it handle docks on the side? I keep mine on the right. Does it turn the grass sideways or just have tufts of grass under each icon? __________________ Hardcore newborn. (Thanks to mcrain for the idea) "You're a lot smarter than you look. Of course, you look like a retard..."

Nov 11, 2002, 09:48 PM	#14
G4scott Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX	it turns all of the icons sideways, depending on which side of the screen it's on. The only thing that doesn't look so nice is when you have magnification on... It doesn't magnify smoothly, but I don't think there's any way to truly do that. Unfortunately, though, I think this program may have done something weird to my beloved iBook... __________________ Hook 'em Horns!

Nov 16, 2002, 02:48 PM	#15
scem0 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: back in NYC!	I looks really cool, but if it messes up computer then I'm not going to dl it. I like the fire one. I have the perfect background to go along with it too.... time to wait patiently . __________________ GradientCreator.com - Gradiented Text on Forums

Jan 1, 2003, 02:43 PM	#17
mnkeybsness macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Moneyapolis, Minnesota	i still haven't been able to even get it to skin..i've turned everything related to changing the dock off and it still doesn't work...i tell it to apply the "skin" and i get the spinning beachball forever...nothing happens at all __________________ Scribbls - a collaborative drawing community designed to combine drawings into outcomes—no talent required.

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