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Re: quit the dock - possible?
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Re: quit the dock - possible?


  • Subject: Re: quit the dock - possible?
  • From: Paul Skinner <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:24:12 -0400

Despite the rumors to the contrary it's not so hard to get rid of the Dock entirely. Save this...

on run
try
set p to (path to startup disk as text) & "System:Library:CoreServices:Dock.app:"
tell application p
quit
end tell

tell application "Finder"
activate
end tell
end try
end run
on idle
return 60
end idle

as a application and name it 'Dock.app'.

Run it and you'll be Dock-free, As others have pointed out you do lose some functionality. Alerts can't bounce up to get your notice, but I consider that a bonus. The only thing that's critical is that you'll need a new way to minimize windows as they have nowhere to hide. But that's another script entirely. : )

Paul

On Jun 17, 2004, at 4:17 PM, Armin Egginger wrote:

Hi Scripters,

I want to quit the Dock, but there is a automatic restart in it. Is it
possible to quit it by AppleScript?
Why? I want to have a "FileMakerRuntime Station" only on a exibition,
but the Finder always give the Option "Command + Tab" to change from
the Kiosk Runtime to the Finder. I want to quit these option.

--don't work
tell application "Dock" to quit

Thanks for your help

happy filemaking

Armin

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