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- liquisoft, on 10/24/2007, -2/+29Nice that they listened. It didn't look horrific, but it also didn't look quite right.
- MonkeyFarts, on 10/24/2007, -0/+25I like the new dock, when it's on the bottom. I'm not too terribly fond of the soft blue "LED light" markers, or the "highway" divider, but I know that it'll grow on me. People just take time to adjust to change. I remember thinking that Leopard looked hideous when first seeing it. But now I like it. I'm sure a lot of other people will grow accustomed to it as well. I will say, though, they they're right about the 3D dock on the sides. It's a visual effect that just doesn't work. It makes it look like all your icons should be falling right off the platform and onto the floor.
- superkendall, on 10/24/2007, -1/+25New dock looks great on the bottom. New dock looks odd on the side. That's why at the bottom it still has the new cool look, only when the dock is on the sides do you get the more classic look which doesn't look so odd with reflections that are all strange.
- laserob, on 10/24/2007, -4/+27This is great news! I can have my cake and eat it too! Now if I could only get laid.
- fluidfoundation, on 10/24/2007, -2/+14It may be the cake you're eating thats causing you not to get laid.
- drlha, on 10/24/2007, -0/+11You might find it difficult to believe, but it was/is true, at lesat in the 9A559 build, no word if they changed/fixed it in GM.
- darkalias, on 10/24/2007, -7/+18The top secret feature, is that it?
- whitlock, on 10/24/2007, -0/+11Thank Graud! I'm glad I don't have to deal with finding a dock hack on day 1.
- FHKE, on 10/24/2007, -0/+11OMG, It is leaked!
- Refrag, on 10/30/2007, -0/+9I'm sure you'll be able to set this style via the defaults command in Terminal. To learn more, just type "man defaults" in Terminal.
- superkendall, on 10/24/2007, -6/+15The cake is a lie!
- kiensoy, on 10/24/2007, -2/+10Like Windows Vista taskbar?
- rspeed, on 10/24/2007, -4/+12All hail Gruber!
- stalefries, on 10/24/2007, -3/+10I want to know if they modified the dock angle so that it matches the angle for icons prescribed in the HIG. Apple really needs to update the HIG, so much of what they have done recently is not covered in the HIG.
- inactive, on 10/24/2007, -0/+6... they're not even comparable in their purpose.
- compwizz, on 10/24/2007, -0/+6I hear quite a few people saying that they don't like the soft blue "LED light" markers, but I haven't heard anyone say why. I'm just curious, what is it about them that people don't like?, I think they look really nice.
- tuxracer, on 10/24/2007, -3/+9It looked really cool on the side. I hope Apple allows the user to enable the effects when the dock is on the side as well.
The complaint was it looked weird because it looked like the icons were just "floating" in space. I guess the next thing these people will complain about is why the icons on your desktop don't fall into a pile on the bottom of your screen. It doesn't "look right" with them just floating in space like that, right? - FDL1, on 10/24/2007, -2/+6In the previous build, 9A559, Stacks would only work in grid-view (not fan) if the Dock were on the sides of the screen. I wonder if they resolved this problem (though it would probably make the text be sideways for it to work).
- benjic, on 10/24/2007, -0/+4Die in a fire.
- inactive, on 10/24/2007, -0/+4Go away.
- inactive, on 10/24/2007, -0/+4I sure hope not.
- dustinmacdonald, on 10/24/2007, -0/+3If you think the new 3D Dock was ever meant to match the "on the desk" perspective that the HIG references, you're gravely mistaken. Not all icons have/should have that perspective.
- NeoRicen, on 10/24/2007, -0/+3I agree with you on the running indicators but disagree with everything else. The reflections don't reduce usability, they don't enhance it either, it's just a nice effect.
- lukee, on 10/24/2007, -0/+3The cake is DELICIOUS and MOIST.
- d3designs, on 10/24/2007, -0/+3Yes
- MonkeyFarts, on 10/25/2007, -0/+3Well it probably varies from person to person. I feel that the black triangle was simple & subtle, while the blue dot just feels kind of out of place to me. Again, I know that I'll get used to it, especially since it's not like a glaring red pimple or anything. It looks nice enough; it's just different. :P
- fluidfoundation, on 10/24/2007, -0/+3Apple likes reflections more than blurs
- thunderer, on 10/24/2007, -0/+2Anyways, aren't blurs more GPU/CPU intensive?
- drzeus, on 10/24/2007, -0/+2I was looking forward to having my dock appear in 3D on the side. Now I'm going to have to make a lose-lose decision. A) Put the dock on the bottom so that it looks good, but lose some of my screen real estate, or B) keep it on the side, but continue to bothered by the boring flatness of it. Maybe I could start auto-hiding it.
- NeoRicen, on 10/25/2007, -1/+3*****, I like Apple but they are one of the few Companies that DOESN'T listen to its customers.
- superkendall, on 10/23/2007, -0/+2They are held in place by the Grey Goo that surrounds them, obviously. :-)
Actually I wasn't that bothered either way, so I figure good for Apple for giving people a sort of a choice. Perhaps though we'll even be able to chose the 3D look independently from the edge.
I modded you up actually because I thought your comment was interesting but there are a number of people with a powerful aversion to visual inconsistency without rationalization - I can't help you beyond that. - padfoot, on 10/24/2007, -0/+2But putting it on the side also makes you lose screen real estate, doesn't it?
- DigitalKNK, on 10/23/2007, -1/+3Hopefully they will allow you to use either style. This style looks nice for a bottom dock also. I am excited they have finally fixed that eye candy for left and right hand docks.
- PathDaemon, on 10/24/2007, -0/+2Last time I checked, a shiny glass shelf didn't blur the things behind it.
- tizz66, on 10/25/2007, -0/+2Like Vista? That pisses me off, you go to grab the title bar and should you hit the wrong pixel, you start resizing it instead of moving it. Great idea.
Sorry, I think the OSX way is fine as it is. - meatmcguffin, on 10/24/2007, -1/+3Compared to the black triangles, they're harder to spot at a glance, especially if you have the dock hidden
- seventoes, on 10/24/2007, -0/+2Not obvious spam at all. blockd'd
- rspeed, on 10/24/2007, -0/+2I wouldn't count on it. Things were so messed up it would look very different if they fixed it.
- d3designs, on 10/24/2007, -0/+2Yes, but with modern wide-screen monitors, you have much more room on the sides, so therefore it makes more sense to put the dock on the side of the screen.
That's where I have my dock as well. - Wander2000, on 10/24/2007, -0/+1And the torrent is where?
- ismith, on 10/25/2007, -0/+1I got dugg down for liking DragThing? ...wow...
I do like the visual tweaks, but DragThing is much more capable and customizable– perfect for whatever I don't want to use Quicksilver for (process dock, temporary bookmarks) - inactive, on 10/24/2007, -0/+1There are WAY bigger problems for Apple's interface people to address.
- p4r4d0x, on 10/24/2007, -0/+1There is no cake.
- Refrag, on 10/26/2007, -0/+1I was right.
http://lime.quickshareit.com/share/picture1d2a37.p ... - inactive, on 10/24/2007, -0/+1I'm sure it can be re-enabled from a preference, hidden or otherwise. Or, at the very least, there'll be a utility (like TransparentDock.app) to enable hidden dock features.
- creamy, on 10/24/2007, -0/+1What the hell is wrong with http://digg.com/apple/Mac_OS_X_Leopard_9A581_s_Doc ... ?
- diggSJaustin, on 10/24/2007, -0/+1Also, for whatever reason, the MacRumors article "digg" link lands on this one.
- obeythefist, on 10/24/2007, -0/+1Anybody can have their cake and eat it too. The hard part comes when you try to eat your cake and have it too.
- NeoRicen, on 10/24/2007, -0/+1I love the new dock, and agree with what you said, it's like Time Machine, it's a but much but I'd hardly say it looks bad. And Since when did ANYONE assume computer desktops had gravity?? Did I miss something??
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