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Old 09-23-2002, 02:03 PM   #1
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Kill the Dock?

I use DragThing (who doesn't?) and wonder if there would be any performance boost if I could quit Apple's Dock for good and just rely on DT. I have looked for a method or advice, but nada. Anyone?

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Old 09-23-2002, 02:16 PM   #2
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Who doesn't use DragThing?

I don't.

:-P

People harp on the Dock, but it's only as "buggy" as people say because it's really the single most-used piece of software in OS X, when you think about it.

It's simple, clean, and organized. Go minimalism! :-)


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Old 09-23-2002, 02:48 PM   #3
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The Dock sucks and yes you can kill it for once and for all, and I recommend that you do so.

Simply move it from its location in System\Library\CoreServices. From then on it will cease to launch when you restart. You will still be able to launch it manually if for some reason you decide you want it running momentarily.

I don't use DragThing, so I don't know what it does or doesn't do. To run Dockless, you'll need an app launcher, an app switcher, a window minimizer of some sort (optional), and a means of opening the trash can for those occasions when you want to rescue something back out of it. If DragThing comes short of any of these capabilities, I'll be glad to post the s/w or tricks that I use.
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Old 09-23-2002, 03:17 PM   #4
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rather than moving the dock.app out of it's context, i suggest you just rename it:

$ cd /System/Library/CoreServices/

$ sudo mv Dock.app Dock.app.deactivated
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Old 09-23-2002, 03:20 PM   #5
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Thanks!

(Mikey-San: I like the Dock, I just like DragThing better. I currently have 77 items in it and while minimized it takes up an 1" X .25" on my desktop)

AHunter3:

Thanks a ton! I use Fruit Menu and ASM, but I also use DragThing's Process Dock which does pretty much what an App Switcher would do. Plus the things you can do with DragThing as far as switching, hiding, copying, etc would astound you. Its customizing aspects alone beat the Dock hands down. I even use AppleScript "droplets" for further doc and app processing (it is AppleScriptable, Dock is not).

Thanks again for quick reply!
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Old 09-23-2002, 03:22 PM   #6
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Rename...

Even better, Merv!
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Old 10-03-2002, 12:18 AM   #7
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I just set the Dock to auto-hide, then use a combination of DragThing 4.5, MaxMenus and WindowShadeX (though I'm using it less and less these days). DragThing is the key for me because if you set it up correctly you can get the key functions of the Dock, OS 9's App Switcher, and Window minimization.

All I do is set everything but the foreground app to hide, activate the process dock (and have *it* hide when not in the foreground, as well as use the alt-tab keystroke for switching), and away I go. Every app at my fingertips, no window clutter and if I need to have two app windows open at once, I "raise" the Dock and click the second one manually.

I also like having the Dock active (if not always visible) to hold a few app icons that I don't want in my DT dock, and for seeing what windows are minimized there if any.

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