stacks issue

Just create an empy folder named " " (just a space). When sorted by name, it will be the first item in Applications and appear to not have a name. Then just copy the icon from the Get Info window of Applications and paste it to the icon of your folder named " ".

 

You wouldn't be seeing clutter on your dock. All you'd see on your dock would be the typical Applications folder, with just a tiny bit of the Address Book showing at the top.

Granted, you would have a completely useless folder at the very top of your Applications folder, but that's the price you pay for having a static icon in a stack at the moment.

 

Agreed. Stacks, in their current form, are inherently flawed. Here's hoping we'll see some necessary improvements in future point updates. Stacks have their uses, but they are much, much more limited than they should be.

 

Sorry for being dumb but how do you copy the icon from applications to another folder? i tried right clicking on icon but no context menu

 

You've got the right idea, but you can't use the mouse. You must use the keyboard shortcuts. Use Apple-C to copy, then highlight the icon it's replacing and use Apple-V.

 

ive got a feeling im being REALLY stoopid here but it still doesnt seem to be working... do you mean the small icon or the preview icon in get info?


UPDATE: Ahh, got it! its the small icon you must work on!

 

Yup, it's the small one under the Get Info window. Should have been a bit clearer about that.

 

Thats cool, thanks for the info.. my dock looks much neater now!

 

Time To Break Old Habits

Listen, the whol idea of the dock is getting outdated anyway. Especially placing folders in it. I know it's hard when you have to give up an old habit, BUT IN THE END IF YOU REPLACE THAT HABIT WITH A BETTER WAY OF COMPUTING, IT'LL BE A BENFIT TO YOU.
I seriously suggest you all take a look at Quicksilver. It is a far superior, and far more advanced way to call up files, folders, and especially apps, you can even manipulate quite powerfully the files inside of quicksilver. Like find a file anywhere zip it and e-mail it all with a few quick key presses never leaving Quicksilver. And it's pluginnable! I suggest you all ditch your application folder in the dock approach and start quicksilvering. It's smart too, it starts to learn which things you open the most and makes them even quicker to get at. For instance, I open firefox all the time, so now if I just type an "f" and hit return firefox pops right up! If you use the "bezel" display look, you get huge tasty icons as a great visual feedback.
Truly guys, use stacks for what it's great for, quick, transient organization without cluttering your desktop, it's like a hidden desktop. And use quicksilver for everything else! you could even use spotlight for all that, it's just not quite as fast as QS. HAPPY LEOPARDING!