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Improve the appearance of the dock shelf

My favorite is just the black version of the default dock, but here's a Burberry one I did just for fun.
 

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NtotheIzoo said:
that's uber sweet...can you link those indicators...my g/f really wants em and i dont want to go into the trouble of making them myself...

thanx :D
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Sure:
 

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I feel like a complete idiot here asking this, but I can't seem to figure this out. Can somebody tell me what I'm NOT doing right in terminal to get this to work? Currently I'm typing the following:

sudo cp /Users/Nickeleye/(Folder Location)/scurve-l.png /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/scurve-l.png

I'm changing the "l", "xl", etc. accordingly for the source file and destination on all four .png files then run the "killall Dock" command in terminal, but nothing on my dock seems to have changed!

It can't be that hard! :mad:
 
You can't copy over the assets that are loaded into the running dock, so you need to move or delete them, then copy your new images in their place.

So you could do this:

sudo rm -f /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/scurve-*.png
sudo cp /Users/Nickeleye/(Folder Location)/scurve-*.png /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/
killall Dock

...and it should work for you.

Disclaimer: Running rm -f as root is dangerous, and if used improperly can hose your system and/or cause feet to grow out of your face.
 
ndriver182 said:
I feel like a complete idiot here asking this, but I can't seem to figure this out. Can somebody tell me what I'm NOT doing right in terminal to get this to work? Currently I'm typing the following:

sudo cp /Users/Nickeleye/(Folder Location)/scurve-l.png /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/scurve-l.png

I'm changing the "l", "xl", etc. accordingly for the source file and destination on all four .png files then run the "killall Dock" command in terminal, but nothing on my dock seems to have changed!

It can't be that hard! :mad:
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Also in addition to the above post, you might want to switch docks to the 2d then the images aren't active. You can then replace your files easily, then switch back to the 3d dock and all should be working again.
 
Thanks for all the compliments!

For the separator, I just did it with trial and error until it lined up. Unfortunately it's still not perfect at some scales (there is a 1 pixel overlap with the top of the boarder when the dock is at a certain size).

Also, I'm not sure how to make the corners colourless AND unreflective. Right now, they're completely transparent, so they still reflect windows, which doesn't look right.

So far I've only made this theme for the medium size dock as I have a 12” PowerBook and never have the dock any other size anyways. I didn’t spend much time on it I was just playing around with some ideas. Since there seems to be such a positive response, I’ll see if I can refine it when I get home from work and post it up.
 
slicecom said:
Also, I'm not sure how to make the corners colourless AND unreflective. Right now, they're completely transparent, so they still reflect windows, which doesn't look right.
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Set your opacity to 100% to make them unreflective.

The only problem with this is that it makes the center unreflective too. So a duh moment came to me the other day, make the borders 100% and the center 60%. I was going to give it a shot on my neon ones, but have yet to have any time to give it a go.
 
brbubba said:
Set your opacity to 100% to make them unreflective.

The only problem with this is that it makes the center unreflective too. So a duh moment came to me the other day, make the borders 100% and the center 60%. I was going to give it a shot on my neon ones, but have yet to have any time to give it a go.
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The problem with doing that is then you have black sharp corners sticking out of the nice curved ones. I was trying to avoid this. So I guess the only options are a non reflective black corner, or a highly reflective clear corner. :(
 
roblogic said:
You can't copy over the assets that are loaded into the running dock, so you need to move or delete them, then copy your new images in their place.

So you could do this:

sudo rm -f /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/scurve-*.png
sudo cp /Users/Nickeleye/(Folder Location)/scurve-*.png /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/
killall Dock

...and it should work for you.

Disclaimer: Running rm -f as root is dangerous, and if used improperly can hose your system and/or cause feet to grow out of your face.
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Got it working. Just one more question about the front line image - what is the actual name for the file. The file I have as a backup is "frontline 16-36-41.png". Is that right?
 
Has it been posted that you can use CandyBar 3 to modify leopard icons as well as the dock? It's pretty easy to use it looks like. Just drag and drop image files into the dock wells, and then you can instantly restore it if you want. About to try it out in a moment.
 
I have been searching for the files that have a small neon light that is circular underneath the icons. Instead of having the small dot it is a little larger, looks kind of neon lightish.. Does this ring a bell with anyone.....
 
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