Delaying the Dock

LTD · 10-26-2008, 11:11 AM

I've come to accept the Dock but I have issues with it instantly popping up when my cursor touches the edge of the screen. Is there a way to adjust the delay of the Dock popping open?

macosnoob · 10-26-2008, 12:30 PM

I doubt it. There was no solution for users who wanted a shorter delay:

http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=71901

One user's "instant" is another's eternity.

DeltaMac · 10-26-2008, 01:38 PM

Work-arounds:
Leave your Dock showing

Make your Dock as small as possible, and pin in a corner, rather than in the middle, and on a side where you don't often mouse.
Probably others I don't think of right now....

HazyJMac · 10-26-2008, 08:33 PM

A few more options. Put the dock at the too of your screen via the terminal. Ditch the dock alltogether and give some dock alternatives a shot.

NaOH · 10-26-2008, 10:42 PM

In Leopard, it's not possible to put the Dock to the top of the screen beneath the menu bar (I wish I could). In Tiger it can be done with this Terminal command:

defaults write com.apple.dock orientation -string top

The Dock then needs to be restarted for the change to take effect: killall Dock

Mikey-San · 10-27-2008, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaOH


	The Dock then needs to be restarted for the change to take effect: killall Dock

Don't kill the Dock unless it's misbehaving. Just log out.

NaOH · 10-27-2008, 12:50 AM

Thanks for correcting me, Mikey-San.

LTD · 10-27-2008, 12:55 AM

Thanks for the tips. I'm constantly moving the Dock around and resizing it. It just gets in the way ALL THE TIME. I think I'm going to have to resort to using DockBlock and kill the thing completely. Which is a pity because the Dock can be useful at times.

VirtualTracy · 10-27-2008, 02:29 AM

The Dock *can* be annoying ... I use it to store Apps that I need reminding on to test out ... then if I don't like 'em I 'smoke' 'em .... other than that I don't keep much on it ... I use Spotlight to launch stuff ....

This is an app going up in smoke 'cos I didn't like it much ...

10-26-2008, 11:11 AM	#1
LTD Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	Delaying the Dock I've come to accept the Dock but I have issues with it instantly popping up when my cursor touches the edge of the screen. Is there a way to adjust the delay of the Dock popping open?

10-26-2008, 08:33 PM	#4
HazyJMac Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 464	A few more options. Put the dock at the too of your screen via the terminal. Ditch the dock alltogether and give some dock alternatives a shot. __________________ Do you love it, Do you hate it, There it is the way you made it. FZ

10-27-2008, 12:55 AM	#8
LTD Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	DockBlock Thanks for the tips. I'm constantly moving the Dock around and resizing it. It just gets in the way ALL THE TIME. I think I'm going to have to resort to using DockBlock and kill the thing completely. Which is a pity because the Dock can be useful at times.

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10-26-2008, 12:30 PM	#2
macosnoob MVP Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,751	I doubt it. There was no solution for users who wanted a shorter delay: http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=71901 One user's "instant" is another's eternity.

10-26-2008, 01:38 PM	#3
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,958	Work-arounds: Leave your Dock showing Make your Dock as small as possible, and pin in a corner, rather than in the middle, and on a side where you don't often mouse. Probably others I don't think of right now....

10-26-2008, 10:42 PM	#5
NaOH Hall of Famer Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,642	In Leopard, it's not possible to put the Dock to the top of the screen beneath the menu bar (I wish I could). In Tiger it can be done with this Terminal command: defaults write com.apple.dock orientation -string top The Dock then needs to be restarted for the change to take effect: killall Dock

10-27-2008, 12:50 AM	#7
NaOH Hall of Famer Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,642	Thanks for correcting me, Mikey-San.

10-27-2008, 02:29 AM	#9
VirtualTracy Major Leaguer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oceania Posts: 395	The Dock can be annoying ... I use it to store Apps that I need reminding on to test out ... then if I don't like 'em I 'smoke' 'em .... other than that I don't keep much on it ... I use Spotlight to launch stuff .... This is an app going up in smoke 'cos I didn't like it much ...