Mac OS X Leopard 9A581's Dock Visual Tweaks

MacRumors · Oct 23, 2007, 04:26 PM

Apple's Gold Master (Retail) version of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has at least one visual tweak over the developer seeds. It appears Apple has listened to user feedback about the visual inconsistency with dock items appearing on a 3d shelf on the Left and Right side of the screen.

Apple has updated the Dock so that it has a 2-Dimensional appearance when it resides on the side of the screen. When residing on the bottom of the screen, the Dock retains the 3d shelf appearance.

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard will officially launch on October 26th at 6 p.m. If you haven't already ordered online, MacRumors readers are organizing meetups in their local regions.

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koobcamuk · Oct 23, 2007, 04:27 PM

Awesome!!!! It's so good when Apple listen to us. Microsoft never listened to people like this (in my opinion).

10.5 seems all the sweeter.

And my first first post.

mozmac · Oct 23, 2007, 04:27 PM

I love it when they listen to the users. That's who they develop for anyways.

Matthew Yohe · Oct 23, 2007, 04:27 PM

That looks nice.

It's nice when Apple listens.

Simmerl · Oct 23, 2007, 04:27 PM

Awesome!

Looks much better that way

wngraham · Oct 23, 2007, 04:28 PM

To all the naysayers - here's your "top secret feature"

Sky Blue · Oct 23, 2007, 04:29 PM

awesome, looked weird on the side

Jon'sLightBulbs · Oct 23, 2007, 04:29 PM

Sounds more like a glitch than a prophetic revolution in interface.

jboyzh · Oct 23, 2007, 04:29 PM

Now that's nice to hear :-)

Oirectine · Oct 23, 2007, 04:30 PM

Wow, I actually kinda liked how it looked on the side--and that's where I use it :-P honestly not a big deal for me, though (I can get used to this look as well)

notjustjay · Oct 23, 2007, 04:31 PM

... but is it supposed to let you slide your apps underneath the dock like that?

I can't do that when the dock is at the bottom of the screen...

Cheruman · Oct 23, 2007, 04:31 PM

They should have this as an option for when the dock is in the default position - looks much better IMHO

infectbda · Oct 23, 2007, 04:31 PM

I'm glad they did this, but did they add an option to the dock prefs to switch between the two looks? I think if people want to use the 3D on the side or the 2D on the bottom they should be able to choose to.

russell.h · Oct 23, 2007, 04:31 PM

Shame they didn't listen to the majority of users who keep the dock on the bottom and don't want it 3d.

me_94501 · 04:43 PM

Nice!

Now if someone can hack it (haxie or otherwise) so that it can look like this on the bottom, I will be ecstatic.

InLikeALion · Oct 23, 2007, 04:32 PM

I would LOVE to be able to have this look for the bottom, too. I really just don't like the fake 3Dness of the new dock, but the idea of using it on the side just to get this matte goodness (to which I seriously gave thought) makes me a little sick to the stomach. Side-docking always gives me the queasies

Matthew Yohe · Oct 23, 2007, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notjustjay

... but is it supposed to let you slide your apps underneath the dock like that?

I can't do that when the dock is at the bottom of the screen...

Since you can now "nudge" applications to other spaces, they had to make this possible.

rendezvouscp · Oct 23, 2007, 04:33 PM

I'm glad that they did this for people who use it on the side, but I love the dock hidden and at the bottom and I would've loved my dock to look like this. I hope it becomes a preference in the future.
-Chasen

twoodcc · Oct 23, 2007, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mozmac

I love it when they listen to the users. That's who they develop for anyways.

i agree. now i just can't wait for leopard!

aitala · Oct 23, 2007, 04:33 PM

And there was much rejoicing...

EMA

Simmerl · Oct 23, 2007, 04:34 PM

Now, if we just had "fan out" stacks even with the Dock on the side, I would run out of things to complain about. XD

darthraige · Oct 23, 2007, 04:36 PM

That's so sick! I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!

LondonMacs · Oct 23, 2007, 04:37 PM

It is so cool when Apple listens.

Can't wait for release!

jstad · Oct 23, 2007, 04:39 PM

Yay! no more being forced to keep the dock on the bottom on leopard!

bdkennedy1 · Oct 23, 2007, 04:39 PM

That is excellent news! It looks a lot better.

Oct 23, 2007, 04:26 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Mac OS X Leopard 9A581's Dock Visual Tweaks Apple's Gold Master (Retail) version of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has at least one visual tweak over the developer seeds. It appears Apple has listened to user feedback about the visual inconsistency with dock items appearing on a 3d shelf on the Left and Right side of the screen. Apple has updated the Dock so that it has a 2-Dimensional appearance when it resides on the side of the screen. When residing on the bottom of the screen, the Dock retains the 3d shelf appearance. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard will officially launch on October 26th at 6 p.m. If you haven't already ordered online, MacRumors readers are organizing meetups in their local regions. Article Link

Oct 23, 2007, 04:27 PM	#2
koobcamuk macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2006	Awesome!!!! It's so good when Apple listen to us. Microsoft never listened to people like this (in my opinion). 10.5 seems all the sweeter. And my first first post. __________________ \|\| Get Dropbox! \|\| Photos \|\| My Ph.D \|\|

Oct 23, 2007, 04:27 PM	#3
mozmac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California, Utah, Colorado...wherever I happen to be at the moment	I love it when they listen to the users. That's who they develop for anyways. __________________ Blurt Daily: Opinion and More Opinion

Oct 23, 2007, 04:28 PM	#6
wngraham macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nashville, TN	To all the naysayers - here's your "top secret feature" __________________ MacBook, 2.0 GHz, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HD 3G 16 GB iPhone, 160 GB iPod Classic, 8 GB iPod Nano TV

Oct 23, 2007, 04:31 PM	#11
notjustjay macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada, eh?	... but is it supposed to let you slide your apps underneath the dock like that? I can't do that when the dock is at the bottom of the screen... __________________ MRoogle

Oct 23, 2007, 04:27 PM	#4
Matthew Yohe macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Iowa City, IA	That looks nice. It's nice when Apple listens.

Oct 23, 2007, 04:27 PM	#5
Simmerl macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2007	Awesome! Looks much better that way

Oct 23, 2007, 04:29 PM	#7
Sky Blue macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2005	awesome, looked weird on the side

Oct 23, 2007, 04:29 PM	#8
Jon'sLightBulbs macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago	Sounds more like a glitch than a prophetic revolution in interface.

Oct 23, 2007, 04:29 PM	#9
jboyzh macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2003	Now that's nice to hear :-)

Oct 23, 2007, 04:30 PM	#10
Oirectine macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wuxi, China	Wow, I actually kinda liked how it looked on the side--and that's where I use it :-P honestly not a big deal for me, though (I can get used to this look as well)

Oct 23, 2007, 04:31 PM	#12
Cheruman macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2007	They should have this as an option for when the dock is in the default position - looks much better IMHO

Oct 23, 2007, 04:31 PM	#13
infectbda macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2004	I'm glad they did this, but did they add an option to the dock prefs to switch between the two looks? I think if people want to use the 3D on the side or the 2D on the bottom they should be able to choose to.

Oct 23, 2007, 04:31 PM	#14
russell.h macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	Shame they didn't listen to the majority of users who keep the dock on the bottom and don't want it 3d.

Oct 23, 2007, 04:31 PM	#15
me_94501 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alameda, CA	Nice! Now if someone can hack it (haxie or otherwise) so that it can look like this on the bottom, I will be ecstatic. __________________ Let's Go A's! Last edited by me_94501 : Oct 23, 2007 at 04:43 PM.

Oct 23, 2007, 04:32 PM	#16
InLikeALion macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oh... its no good.	I would LOVE to be able to have this look for the bottom, too. I really just don't like the fake 3Dness of the new dock, but the idea of using it on the side just to get this matte goodness (to which I seriously gave thought) makes me a little sick to the stomach. Side-docking always gives me the queasies

Oct 23, 2007, 04:33 PM	#18
rendezvouscp macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Long Beach, California	I'm glad that they did this for people who use it on the side, but I love the dock hidden and at the bottom and I would've loved my dock to look like this. I hope it becomes a preference in the future. -Chasen __________________ Santa Rosa 2.4 15" Matte MacBook Pro Iron Money

Oct 23, 2007, 04:33 PM	#20
aitala macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2000	And there was much rejoicing... EMA

Oct 23, 2007, 04:34 PM	#21
Simmerl macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2007	Now, if we just had "fan out" stacks even with the Dock on the side, I would run out of things to complain about. XD

Oct 23, 2007, 04:36 PM	#22
darthraige macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston, MA	That's so sick! I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ MacPro 2 x 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Harpertown" 6GB RAM, 4TB, 2600XT, 1 SuperDrive, 1 Blu-Ray Burner MacBook 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Oct 23, 2007, 04:37 PM	#23
LondonMacs macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2007	Excellent Idea Apple! It is so cool when Apple listens. Can't wait for release!

Oct 23, 2007, 04:39 PM	#24
jstad macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	Yay! no more being forced to keep the dock on the bottom on leopard! __________________ Black Macbook \| 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo \| 4GB DDR2 \| 160GB HD \| OSX 10.5 \| Windows Vista Software Development isn't that hard

Oct 23, 2007, 04:39 PM	#25
bdkennedy1 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2003	That is excellent news! It looks a lot better.

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