Failing Dock (was Re: Stacks - a part of the Finder or just the Dock?)

[Andrew Merenbach]

Hi, Ashley (et al.),

I've checked out your previous posts and you do make sense, but I'm  
not sure why Apple couldn't retain a multi-type-of-item Dock and put  
tabs in it such that running apps appeared in one tab, files and  
folders in another, and minimized windows in another.

It's all a matter of opinion, to be sure, and perhaps I haven't  
thought things through properly.  I'll go reread your earlier posts.

Thanks for the response, though.

Cheers,
	Andrew

On Jun 19, 2007, at 6:46 PM, Ashley Aitken wrote:

>
> Hi Andrew (et al.),
>
> On 18/06/2007, at 10:26 AM, Andrew Merenbach wrote:
>
>> I can't understand why on earth Apple hasn't implemented a tabbed  
>> dock yet.  It makes so much sense--much like the launcher in OS 9  
>> and before--and has been implemented by third-parties.
>
> But I don't think a tabbed dock will work when Apple's Dock is  
> really three docks in one - running applications + files & folders  
> + minimised windows.
>
> I believe Apple also wants to give people quick access to running  
> applications and minimised windows, having to switch tabs to see  
> and select them is not so good.
>
> Checkout my previous posts if you haven't already heard my  
> suggestion on how to fix this (including tabs for files, folders etc).
>
> You can see what it looks like with DragThing (with all docks open  
> - not something that normally happens) here:
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> <http://www.hatken.com/Quick/Docks.jpg>
>
> Note how I have the minimised windows dock displaying their full  
> names - this is (obviously) an option that not everyone will use  
> but I find it helps me select them quicker.
>
> And with all docks hidden (you can still see the tabs of the bottom  
> files & folders dock) here:
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> <http://www.hatken.com/Quick/DocksHidden.jpg>
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> So you can do this *now* with DragThing but it would be nice if we  
> could get the more complete integration (and a touch of style and  
> dynamics) that Apple could provide.
>
> Cheers,
> Ashley.
>
> --
> Ashley Aitken
> Perth, Western Australia
> mrhatken at mac dot com
> Skype Name: MrHatken (GMT + 8 Hours!)
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