Feb 26, '10 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: nperry
I use docked folders together with the List view option to create pop-up folders with navigable menus. I then create a folder of aliases (e.g. of applications), dock it, and set the List option. This works well apart from the ugly (at least on a 16x16 icon) alias badge.
The alias badge is defined in /System » Library » CoreServices » CoreTypes.bundle » Contents » Resources » AliasBadgeIcon.icns and contains 16x16, 32x32, 128x128, 256x256 & 512x512 versions of the alias badge. If you replace the 16x16 version with nothing, then alias badges will only be shown on icons from 17 to 512 pixels. Result: nice dock menus.
Here's one way to do this:
- Make a copy of the original file as a backup.
- Create a 16x16 transparent PNG file -- I used Photoshop (Photoshop won't let you Copy nothing, but it can Save nothing.)
- Open the 16x16 PNG in Preview, Select All, Copy.
- Open a second copy of the AliasBadgeIcon.icns with Icon Composer (installed as part of the Xcode Dev Tools in 10.6).
- Paste the clipboard onto the size 16 icon.
- Test icon in Preview mode of Icon Composer.
- Save file.
- In Finder, move your edited copy into /System » Library » CoreServices » CoreTypes.bundle » Contents » Resources -- you will need to supply an admin password.
- Reboot (restarting Dock may work).
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]
