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how do i change the "@" bookmark in dock

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siggybert

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Jun 15, 2009
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i have some websites bookmarked in my dock but they all show like this "@" on a spring ... is there an easy way to change am into something diff ...

i am running os snow leopard and use firefox ...


tnx
 
maybe my english is bit bad , but its NOT about any icon on ur desktop its about the bookmark icon in your dock

there is no " info" there, just "remove from doc " and "open "

any more hints pls !
 
do i have to make application of it first , seem like stupid lot of work just to change " @ -springy" into something usefull...

hehe first time sinds i have my imac i must say, windows how simple , mac wake up !!!

this can be done more simple!!! no ?
 
siggybert said:
do i have to make application of it first , seem like stupid lot of work just to change " @ -springy" into something usefull...

hehe first time sinds i have my imac i must say, windows how simple , mac wake up !!!

this can be done more simple!!! no ?
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First off I think you need to ask the question in the proper forum this is the iMac forum this would be more suited to the OS X forum. Also there are tons of apps and information out there you can use to accomplish this. Give www.google.com for a spin it will change your world :)
 
first of all i am on imac thats why i posted it here and yes i spent my time on google , since no one has posted any " simple " answer doesnt seem to be so simple to find ... if so pls give it a try ....:p
 
That's a lot of work, considering you just drag and drop the URL, or, you know, put it in the favorites bar of your browser.
 
Rampant.A.I. said:
In your web browser, there will be a little icon to the left of the URL of the page you're on.

Click and drag that icon into your dock.

Rinse and repeat for any other pages you want there.
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You mean drag the small "favicon" to the dock?
Nope. That doesn't work… you still get the spring-loaded @ icon…
And I think the OP's question was how to change that icon, not how to get a bookmark onto the dock. ;)
 
Drag the address favicon to the desktop rather than the dock.
Finder > Get Info on the webloc and whatever icon you want to use
Copy and paste from the icon to the webloc..
Put webloc with the new icon into a folder in finder then drag the icon to the dock.

Note you cannot drag the dock spring icon to the desktop just open it in firefox first.

You could of course save the bookmarks in firefox like most users do.
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arkitect said:
You mean drag the small "favicon" to the dock?
Nope. That doesn't work… you still get the spring-loaded @ icon…
And I think the OP's question was how to change that icon, not how to get a bookmark onto the dock. ;)
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You caught me!

I realized what he was saying and edited the post as you were quoting, apparently :p
 
Ashka said:
Drag the address favicon to the desktop rather than the dock.
Finder > Get Info on the webloc and whatever icon you want to use
Copy and paste from the icon to the webloc..
Put webloc with the new icon into a folder in finder then drag the icon to the dock.
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Brilliant! Works like a charm, on the icons in the upper left corner, not the one in Preview.
 
:D FINALLY! all the internet searches didn't work they were all for changing the icon on the desktop or somewhere else and not the Dock itself. Thanks for this, didn't think about doing it this way. Now I'm really curious as to where that actual spring icon is stored/hidden away.
 
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