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How to work in OS X without using the Dock
Authored by: themexican on Mar 19, '04 06:48:43PM

I do all of the above except when it comes to minimized windows. I, like many designers like a clean desktop and using expose to manage windows for a bunch of applications quickly leads to clutter. Anyway I swear by windowshade using it's minimize feature. http://www.unsanity.com

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The one system enhancement from OS 9 I still miss is taskmenubar allowed one click access to all your running apps without taking up any desktop space. The process dock in drag thing is a close approximation, but it still takes up desk space (taskmenubar went up in the menu which was great if you have a big screen).



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How to work in OS X without using the Dock
Authored by: Ganymede on Mar 20, '04 12:14:09AM

You can make DragThing's Process Dock minimize in the background. I experimented with that, but I prefer to keep it maximized on my second monitor, so I can see all the processes all the time. I'm not quite sure how to make it snap open when you mouse over it, perhaps try it as a drawer. Snapping open unbidden was one of my biggest complaints about the dock.



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How to work in OS X without using the Dock
Authored by: William McCallum on Mar 20, '04 10:52:56AM
In response to the person missing the task menubar, there is a shareware utilitiy that does this, ASM.

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ASM
Authored by: powerbookg3user0 on Mar 21, '04 10:05:36PM
ASM costs $ so I use X-Assist. Even if it is at v0.7, it's FREE! (or should I say, donationware)

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