Leopard Tweaks
21/11/07 12:16 Filed in: Tips &
Tricks
Some people
aren't really fans of the new Leopard dock with its 3D
look, but there are ways to change it if you wish. I'm
not a Leopard user as of yet, but here are some tips
I've gleamed:
If you like the way the Leopard dock looks when on the side, then you can have that look at the bottom, just follow the instructions here. There are many other tweaks you can make to the 3D dock. Play around to see what you like.
Whilst we're talking about the Dock, with it came Stacks, which look to be useful, but some would still like Tigers old hierarchal view. Quay is a utility that can bring this functionality back. I can't say I'd miss it, whenever I was feeling industrious I'd put folders in the dock, then just forget to use them, so it's likely I'd prefer Stacks.
There is also another problem with stacks that the top icon is the icon it uses which can become confusing. There is a solution you can try from Japan which solves the problem with overlay icons.
Also the new translucent menubar can be changed to something more like tiger, or just more opaque.
The other complaint are that the folders aren't as easily recognisable as their Tiger counterparts. At a glance it's not quite so obvious what's what; you can of course change your folders, one you might want to try are these.
If you like the way the Leopard dock looks when on the side, then you can have that look at the bottom, just follow the instructions here. There are many other tweaks you can make to the 3D dock. Play around to see what you like.
Whilst we're talking about the Dock, with it came Stacks, which look to be useful, but some would still like Tigers old hierarchal view. Quay is a utility that can bring this functionality back. I can't say I'd miss it, whenever I was feeling industrious I'd put folders in the dock, then just forget to use them, so it's likely I'd prefer Stacks.
There is also another problem with stacks that the top icon is the icon it uses which can become confusing. There is a solution you can try from Japan which solves the problem with overlay icons.
Also the new translucent menubar can be changed to something more like tiger, or just more opaque.
The other complaint are that the folders aren't as easily recognisable as their Tiger counterparts. At a glance it's not quite so obvious what's what; you can of course change your folders, one you might want to try are these.