how does one make the taskbar at the screen bottom appear 2D?
Open Terminal and enter
defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES; killall Dock
This means that you say no to glass (you get semi-translucent black instead). The "killall" part is to restart the dock with its new appearance.
If you don't like the result, just write
defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean NO; killall Dock
to return to the 3D dock.
Awesome! I do like the 2D look better
Take a look at my image again. It's not the normal 2D Dock. It has a glass bezel around it (like the menus) instead of just a white line. It also has triangle indicators for running apps.
Hmm. How come in my 2D version I still have the shining blue ball as indications for running apps? My dock doesn't have the triangular indicators.
Take a look at my image again. It's not the normal 2D Dock. It has a glass bezel around it (like the menus) instead of just a white line. It also has triangle indicators for running apps.
How did you do that?
I'm the opposite. I keep it on the bottom because I need more horizontal space than vertical space in my browser.I keep my dock on the right... I never need Safari to extend all the way across the screen horizontally, but vertically there's always a need for more room. It just makes sense.
I'm curious to see where MB(P) users keep their dock. I've traditionally kept mine right at the bottom, but I'm wondering if there's a benefit to moving it to one of the sides, so you can use more screen space???
Let me know where you keep yours!
Open Terminal and enter
defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES; killall Dock
This means that you say no to glass (you get semi-translucent black instead). The "killall" part is to restart the dock with its new appearance.
If you don't like the result, just write
defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean NO; killall Dock
to return to the 3D dock.
I just did this and lost my stacks window. (Actually, I always had my dock on the left, so I don't know if stacks ever opened in a translucent window from the bottom since I upgraded to SL.)
Now I'm stuck with the old leopard-style stacks and can't drill in. Anyone help?