Mac OS X Leopard 9A581's Dock Visual Tweaks

[MrCrowbar]

... 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...

Err... you can do this in Tiger...

 

[jboyzh]

Would be nice at the bottom, too...

 

[Skylor]

Damnit OiNK for being shut down.
I could be downloading the build right now. =(

 

[atari1356]

I prefer the 3D look (although I've never seen how that would look on the side). This flat 2D look seems poorly designed... what's with the thick white border around it? I like the Tiger 2D dock better.

 

[notsofatjames]

I wonder how macrumors got this screenshot ? I was sure that Apple hadn't released this build to developers yet ? Or have I missed something. I had read that it had leaked though.... I Wonder how long before iLegal get here.

 

[pknz]

Damnit OiNK for being shut down.
I could be downloading the build right now. =(

Yeah, don't do that.

 

[61132]

I want that option on the bottom too!

 

[odo]

I have my dock always on the side so I'm glad that is still possible and without the cheap 3D look. Is there any change to the dock on the side that wasn't there before? My dock is now a bit whiteish and on the screenshot looks more blackish, or is that because of the backgroundpicture?

 

[artpease]

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

Amen!

I don't think this has anything to do with listening at all or we would have a 2d Dock preference...it's just clean-up of Apple knows best!

 

[InLikeALion]

I want to know where MacRumors got this screen-shot, too!

Arn, do you have access to the GM and there hasn't been any stories of it yet? I looked at the Desktop page at apple.com briefly and didn't see the side-shot??

 

[InLikeALion]

Amen!

I don't think this has anything to do with listening at all or we would have a 2d Dock preference...it's just clean-up of Apple knows best!

This is what I suspect/fear also. But as someone else said, I feel it is pretty unfinished seeming - the border and bevel appear not too polished.

 

[crossifixio]

Thats excellent! Well done apple for listening to us nagging and picky customers

 

[iJawn108]

I want!

 

[pyn]

Yay! Now I just need this for the bottom dock!

 

[Sbrocket]

I want to know where MacRumors got this screen-shot, too!

Arn, do you have access to the GM and there hasn't been any stories of it yet? I looked at the Desktop page at apple.com briefly and didn't see the side-shot??

Where do you think MacRumors gets any of its news that should otherwise be secret? People send in stuff.

 

[manu chao]

This change was first reported by John Gruber at daringfireball yesterday.

 

[illegalprelude]

i dont get it....any before and after shots?

 

[jasontm1]

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

Actually they didn't have to make it possible for windows to slide under the dock as you say. When sliding a window into a Space above, the window will stop at the menu bar while the mouse pointer will continue until it stops at the top of the screen. At that time you will slide into the Space above. So you see, the window does not need to follow along with a pointer to the edge of the screen for the slide into a new space to occur.

 

[TheSpaz]

I want this on the bottom as well. Count me in! I HATE the new 3D Dock. PLEASE SOMEONE COME OUT WITH A HACK THAT LETS YOU HAVE IT ON THE BOTTOM!

Wait... I wonder if it will be a defaults hack to com.apple.dock.plist. That would be sweet!

 

[me_94501]

i dont get it....any before and after shots?

In previous Leopard builds it looked something like this:
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/posts/Thoughts/sidedock-2007-08-29-16-00

 

[jholzner]

Err... you can do this in Tiger...

Wow, you don't follow forms much, huh?

Everyone is happy about HOW it is now displayed on the side, not that it CAN be displayed on the side.

 

[brianus]

I prefer the 3D look (although I've never seen how that would look on the side). This flat 2D look seems poorly designed... what's with the thick white border around it? I like the Tiger 2D dock better.

I agree, the lighter, frosted dock from Tiger looks better. This 2D Leopard dock looks like one of those floating iLife palettes, like something that should only be onscreen temporarily. I don't like it.

What thick white border though? I don't see any border at all.

 

[Kaspers]

Damn I don't like it.. the 3d dock with it's reflections was much nicer !

 

[Mac OS X Ocelot]

I would like to see a screenshot of the old side Dock look that everyone complained about to compare the two.

 

[brianus]

Wow, you don't follow forms much, huh?

Everyone is happy about HOW it is now displayed on the side, not that it CAN be displayed on the side.

He was referring to a previous comment in which someone expressed surprise that a window could be slid under the Dock, as though that were not possible in Tiger.