27-06-2003 07:20									#1
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Here's a fun trick.

Ever wished that OS X could have that cool feature of 9's where you could have tabs at the foot of the screen. Well you can do something similar. I've been using this all day and it is quite nifty. It's an alternative to minimizing stuff that's always on in the Dock.

First make your Mail window small. Then drag it to the foot of the screen. It won't let you drag it off.

The result looks like this:

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	27-06-2003 07:22									#2
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Now use the green button to maximize the window (this is my junk folder - no sarcasm please) You can flip between the states with the green button.

Maximized it looks like this.

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	27-06-2003 07:22									#3
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You can do this with any app you like.

	27-06-2003 11:53									#4
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Cool.

	27-06-2003 19:14									#5
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Interesting trick... though I like where my dock is...

Why is it so many people have such long docks, anyway? I don't get it.

	27-06-2003 19:57									#6
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tried it and i liked it, thought my dock is in the default posistion, so it kinda conflicts(may have to move my dock).

flameflash, i've been wondering the same thing my self about these huge docks that people seem to have. i just put the apps i use all the time on my dock, have my app folder on it and just right click on the app folder and find what i need(either that or the short cut) so i see little need for these huge docks(but i understand that somepeople use more programs than i do, one reason why expose is not as big of a thing to me as it is to some people), but huge docks baffle me anyway.

	27-06-2003 22:27									#7
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Works better for some apps than others.

	27-06-2003 22:39									#8
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If the Dock is too big and you don't want to stick your apps folder in the Dock (if it's like mine, the apps lists runs the length of the screen and then some), then use the favourites folder (user/Library). You can stick anything in this merely by selecting its icon and clicking command-T.

Gives you a much shorter and more useful list when placed in the Dock.

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	27-06-2003 23:24									#9
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Does anyone here use Candybar?

I can't live without it.

	27-06-2003 23:49									#10
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I thankfully have a short list of applications(20-30 plus subdirectories), so for me its never been a problem to have my apps folder on the dock, but i think i may give the favorites folder suggestion to my father. I love the flexibility of the dock, hands down my favorite feature of OSX(next to stability).

BTW candybar is a great app, i've used the shareware version of it before and its great way to change your icons easiley(since osx is some what of a chore to do sometimes).

	28-06-2003 01:13									#11
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quote: Originally posted by CivPatriot I thankfully have a short list of applications(20-30 plus subdirectories), so for me its never been a problem to have my apps folder on the dock, but i think i may give the favorites folder suggestion to my father. I love the flexibility of the dock, hands down my favorite feature of OSX(next to stability).

I really like the control features of the Dock. I almost never have my Mail Window open on the Desktop and I always use the "Compose Message" option from the Dock icon to send mail.

I wish more apps were Dock aware.

quote: BTW candybar is a great app, i've used the shareware version of it before and its great way to change your icons easiley(since osx is some what of a chore to do sometimes).

I love the icontainers feature. I have a couple of different ones and it makes it easy to swap them all at once.

	30-06-2003 04:55									#12
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quote: Originally posted by CivPatriot flameflash, i've been wondering the same thing my self about these huge docks that people seem to have. i just put the apps i use all the time on my dock, have my app folder on it and just right click on the app folder and find what i need(either that or the short cut) so i see little need for these huge docks(but i understand that somepeople use more programs than i do, one reason why expose is not as big of a thing to me as it is to some people), but huge docks baffle me anyway.

I've attached a screenshot of my current dock... As you can see, I have my active apps running on the left (can that even be changed?), and folders running on the right. I was a big Apple Menu Item nut back in Classic and do the same basic thing here.

Rather than just use favorites, the first folder is Office X, next has all of my Internet apps, next have utilities or just useful apps I find I use often (Photoshop, iTunes, iPhoto, and the like), and then last is my games folder, because of course I want quick access to all of them.

quote: Does anyone here use Candybar? I can't live without it.

What is CandyBar?

quote: I thankfully have a short list of applications(20-30 plus subdirectories), so for me its never been a problem to have my apps folder on the dock, but i think i may give the favorites folder suggestion to my father. I love the flexibility of the dock, hands down my favorite feature of OSX(next to stability).

Ugh, between Classic and my X-Native apps I have way too many, instead I'll just drop something into my "usefuls" folder if I find I use it more often. For some reason, I'm just favorites-phobic.

quote: BTW candybar is a great app, i've used the shareware version of it before and its great way to change your icons easiley(since osx is some what of a chore to do sometimes).

eh? So it's an icon editor?

quote: I really like the control features of the Dock. I almost never have my Mail Window open on the Desktop and I always use the "Compose Message" option from the Dock icon to send mail. I wish more apps were Dock aware.

* FlameFlash shudders at Mail.

I do have to agree though, more apps being Dock aware would be great. Right now I've only seen the true Apple apps doing anything really well with the Dock.

quote: I love the icontainers feature. I have a couple of different ones and it makes it easy to swap them all at once.

So it's not just an icon editor?

	30-06-2003 05:00									#13
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* FlameFlash grumbles something incoherent about pdfs not showing up like agathon's screenshots and being sorry for it.

	02-07-2003 01:51									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon Does anyone here use Candybar? I can't live without it.

hi ,

same , most people do it

have a nice day

	02-07-2003 02:44									#15
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Candybar, by Panic, is a shareware program that enables you to easily change all the system and device icons using drag and drop.

Of course you can do this manually for each icon, but that takes time and using the Terminal to hack files. Candybar does it with one click.

It looks like this:

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	02-07-2003 02:52									#16
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And if you are having trouble with pictures then you absolutely must go to http://pixture.com/macosx.php and download the free Quickimage utility. This adds items to the contexual menus (accessed by ctrl-clicking) of pictures. You can then view them, convert them and do various other things without opening any application.

It is so quick and easy that this is a piece of freeware that everyone should have.

Here's what it adds to the menu:

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	02-07-2003 02:53									#17
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And here's what you get when you click "view image" in the menu:

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	02-07-2003 02:59									#18
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quote: Originally posted by FlameFlash Rather than just use favorites, the first folder is Office X, next has all of my Internet apps, next have utilities or just useful apps I find I use often (Photoshop, iTunes, iPhoto, and the like), and then last is my games folder, because of course I want quick access to all of them.

It depends how many apps you use. I keep all my frequents like Mail in the left hand side of the Dock.

quote: Ugh, between Classic and my X-Native apps I have way too many, instead I'll just drop something into my "usefuls" folder if I find I use it more often. For some reason, I'm just favorites-phobic.

What's wrong with the favourites folder? All you do is control-T and it's done.

quote: eh? So it's an icon editor?

No, explained above.

quote: * FlameFlash shudders at Mail.

What's wrong with Mail? It's certainly better than Entourage at picking up junk and that's what matters most to me.

quote: I do have to agree though, more apps being Dock aware would be great. Right now I've only seen the true Apple apps doing anything really well with the Dock.

You'd think they'd wake up

Here's my dock

	02-07-2003 03:04									#19
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Also, check out ican from

http://www.kanzu.com/index.html

Puts the trash back on the desktop and let's you customize it.

See:

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	02-07-2003 03:10									#20
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This is an unadvertised Safari feature.

Most browsers have a multifunctional back button on the browser toolbar. For example IE and Omniweb. You can see when it is operating by the small arrow display under the button.

Safari doesn't show this, but the functionality is still there. Control click the button and a list of previously visited pages will pop up.

Like this:

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	06-07-2003 20:33									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon What's wrong with the favourites folder? All you do is control-T and it's done.

I think that would be my feeling that "Favorites" is too Micro$oft so I'd rather do it manually so I can also organize it further.

quote: What's wrong with Mail? It's certainly better than Entourage at picking up junk and that's what matters most to me.

Seriously? I've had really good luck with Entourage's junk mail filter. Granted, it marks almost everything junk but I've set it up so I can have it send out a "you've been bounced message... if in err... blah blah." Maybe it's just that I'm used to Entourage from using OE for so long before. In Mail, for instance, can I check multiple addresses at the same time, etc.? When Mail first was out it just seemed so... shoddy... and I haven't been tempted to go and check it out to see if it improved any. I take it it has?

	07-07-2003 00:38									#22
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quote: Originally posted by FlameFlash I think that would be my feeling that "Favorites" is too Micro$oft so I'd rather do it manually so I can also organize it further.

Anything to stay away from Redmond, eh?

quote: Seriously? I've had really good luck with Entourage's junk mail filter. Granted, it marks almost everything junk but I've set it up so I can have it send out a "you've been bounced message... if in err... blah blah." Maybe it's just that I'm used to Entourage from using OE for so long before. In Mail, for instance, can I check multiple addresses at the same time, etc.? When Mail first was out it just seemed so... shoddy... and I haven't been tempted to go and check it out to see if it improved any. I take it it has?

I don't use Entourage because it keeps my POP and IMAP accounts separate. Mail puts everything in one Inbox. Mail's Junk Mail filter is much better. But Entourage has lots of other good features though.

Junk really bothers me though. And Mail manages to filter out all but one or two a day without making any mistakes.

	08-07-2003 05:20									#23
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found a good place to get some nice looking themes(one of theme Aqua Extreme looks alot like the panther screenshots that i've seen, so i'm using it and i like it alot better than i thought i would).

Here's the place:
www.maxthemes.com

A little side note this place just has the themes, but it has a links to some theme managers on the site under the support>getting started area.

try some

	09-07-2003 20:10									#24
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OK - thanks for the tip. I'd been thinking about themes, but was too scared to **** up my computer. Thankfully most of the problems with themes seem to have been fixed by now.

I have a question, is your installed theme working with Safari. So far all my apps work, but Safari uses the old striped theme.

Anyway, here are some pics of Smoothstripes.

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	09-07-2003 20:14									#25
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And an open folder in Smoothstripes:

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	09-07-2003 20:16									#26
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A Panther copy theme is available at:

http://www.resexcellence.com/themes/

Anyway, one more. If anyone thinks the desktops look like a cheezy ripoff of Aqua it is because they are. And they were ripped off by Microsoft for it's new Longhorn OS.

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	10-07-2003 09:08									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon Anything to stay away from Redmond, eh?

Absolutely!

quote: I don't use Entourage because it keeps my POP and IMAP accounts separate. Mail puts everything in one Inbox. Mail's Junk Mail filter is much better. But Entourage has lots of other good features though.

I hate IMAP and refuse to use it. The only IMAP box I have is my wife's and I only look at that in an emergency when she wants me to check her e-mail which is rare so I'm glad I don't get the IMAP in my inbox. Especially since it's hotmail.

quote: Junk really bothers me though. And Mail manages to filter out all but one or two a day without making any mistakes.

I get most of the junk filtered out that way too... through Entourage. Only a little gets through, and it's not like it was, so I'm happy.

	10-07-2003 14:38									#28
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	10-07-2003 19:22									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten And I raaaannnn, I raaaannnn so far awaaaayyyy...

And no, I don't have the FOS haircut.

	11-07-2003 00:24									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon I have a question, is your installed theme working with Safari. So far all my apps work, but Safari uses the old striped theme.

Safari on mine seems to have the same problem, it removed the brushed metal, but it seems like i have the old striped aqua as well. Wish it would fully apply on to Safari.