Re: Dock position and size
Re: Dock position and size
- Subject: Re: Dock position and size
- From: Steven Degutis <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:59:59 -0500
This sounds like a pretty challenging task, especially given the fact that
the Dock itself is so tightly coupled with many other OS X technologies
(Spaces, Exposé, etc). Probably the closest utility to achieving this goal
and still maintaining compatibility with these OS X niceties is Docks,
formerly distributed by Thoughtful Tree Software and soon by Big Nerd Ranch.
(There are other similar utilities, but I recommend Docks, on the basis that
I wrote it and am thus biased.) But by all means if you want to try and
write a new solution, go for it. Just remember how tightly integrated into
OS X the Dock is, because a lot of people count on that fact.
-Steven
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Sandro Noël <email@hidden>wrote:
> Well the application I'm trying to do is a something I like to call a
> Dock-Stack.
> No it's not like those folders stacks.
>
> It's docks that would autohide and appear right under the dock window, but
> pop up just above the current dock.
> kind of an extension to the dock. (in the case my application is configured
> to be on the same screen edge as the OS Dock)
>
> I love the Dock but I find it limited.
> I've always wanted to have the option to have multiple docks live.
> without having to change the configuration like other applications offer,
> I want to have another dock either as a stack or as an independent one on
> other screen edges.
> and i have not found an application that does it like i want it to be.
>
> So i'll do it :)
>
> Voila. the secret is out.
>
>
> Sandro Noël
>
>
> On 2010-02-14, at 8:48 PM, Matthew Lindfield Seager wrote:
>
> On 15 February 2010 11:03, Sandro Noël <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> the reason why i want to know the position of the dock is because i want
>> to latch on to it, over it.
>>
>
> I might be wrong and you may have a great reason for wanting to do this but
> it doesn't seem very "Mac-like"... There's possibly (probably?) a better way
> to design your interface that doesn't require "latching on" to the Dock.
>
> Remember:
> - the dock may be on the left, right or bottom of screen (or even the top
> of screen for those who like messing about with unsupported preference
> settings)
> - the dock may be set to auto-hide
> - the dock may be set to grow when the mouse moves over it (will your
> window resize every time these users mouse over the dock)?
> - the dock will grow and shrink as apps are added/removed/launched/quit
> - the dock will grow and shrink as windows are minimised and restored
> - users can (and will) resize the dock on a whim
> - users can (and will) change their dock hiding settings regularly
> (particularly those on lower res screens such as laptops or older machines)
>
> Of course if you're just trying to do this for an app for yourself go nuts!
>
> Matt
>
>
>
--
Steven Degutis
http://www.thoughtfultree.com/
http://www.degutis.org/
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