Comments on: Found Freeware: Dock Dividers (OS X)

By: manniemx

manniemx — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:30:06 +0000

::m

I tried that and my file is automatically renamed with .jpg after the .app I gave it. Let me mess around with it a little bit longer, see what´s up… it would be awesome to make my own dividers!

thanks,

mannie.

By: ::m

::m — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:50:04 +0000

Hey! Did you know that you can create your OWN dock dividers?!!

Simply…

01 Create a new Photoshop image, say 10×10px.

02 Save it as .jpg on say, desktop

03 Rename desktop file as .app

04 Drag new .app image into the dock!

Et voila!

:o)

::m

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:14:11 +0000

Thank you, Brandon! Such a simple and effective solution. I, myself, have most of my applications in my dock, primarily because it’s quicker than opening up the Applications menu every time.

By: oipurplepenguin

oipurplepenguin — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:32:00 +0000

haha these are pretty cool! Thanks Bitt! and thanks Brandon :)

By: fatherdom

fatherdom — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:29:59 +0000

If you find them annoying, then don’t download them. There is not just one way to use the dock.

By: Esben Thomsen

Esben Thomsen — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:25:15 +0000

typically, people that use dividers in dock have to many apps in there..

Dock is for a fast launch for programs that you on a very regular basis, otherwise use spotlight, quicksilver or any other app launcher.

I find dividers extremly annoying..

By: Brandon Kelly

Brandon Kelly — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:31:11 +0000

Glad you guys like them! The feedback has been very encouraging!

By: sarah_cA

sarah_cA — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:33:54 +0000

you rock. i knew there had to be a way to do that. after all, it is a mac.

By: TwisterMc

TwisterMc — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:07:38 +0000

I love these. Such a simple idea yet my dock looks so much nicer.

By: quells

quells — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:40:18 +0000

@Jwo

Er… I think he meant the memory use of the app itself, which ought to be roughly nil. If you don’t believe it, you can always use Activity Monitor (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder) to view the currently used memory and the memory use of all open apps.

By: Jwo

Jwo — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:35:36 +0000

“Right about now you might be asking yourself about memory”

How exactly do you test for memory used by dock items. Is it similar to custom icons and docs on your desktop?

Thanks for any insight. And thanks for all the BittBox goodies.

By: David

David — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:19:06 +0000

THANK YOU!!! I had tried Adam Betts’ solution quite some time ago and found it didn’t quite have the look/feel that I was looking for. This looks to be a much better solution. I’m definitely gonna give this one a go.

By: quells

quells — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:39:49 +0000

I don’t know about anyone else, but I prefer an icon with a single pixel at 0% opacity - I find it rather more elegant. But that’s just me, and it’s just an idea, and you’d have to make it yourself - I don’t know if there are any downloadable ones that fit that description. Perhaps download the blank apps, and change the icons.

Excellent web site, by the way. Really enjoy your comments, tips, freebies, etc.