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How to Run Dockless (get rid of the dock)
Authored by: dirtymouse on Apr 22, '04 12:15:26PM

After months of searching for anti dock advice, i stumbled across this thread.
I came up with my own solution which i'll share here, because i think
there really are millions of closet dock haters, but they are too afraid to
dispose of it. I even added this to my book.

Here is my 2cents, but first, what are the repercussions?

Notable problems running Dockless in Jaguar or Panther:

• The Dock is required to use the DVDplayer (Jaguar)
• The Finder and the desktop background will not load until after the Dock starts
• Exposé will not work unless the dock is running (Panther)
• You cannot use hotspots to activate or disable the screensaver
• You cannot use Application switching without the dock (require a replacement like liteswitch X)

So, how do I get rid of the Dock?

• I use OMC (on my command) to create an always available
contextual menu item. And use this Command:

kill `ps awwx | grep Dock | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'`

In OMC, set ‘Activation Mode' to ‘Always' and ‘Execution Mode' as ‘Silent'


• Copy the Dock from the location: System > Library > Core Services, to
anywhere else on your Macintosh. Preferably the Applications Folder.

• Delete the original Dock after you have transferred its Owner permissions
to yourself (me) using the Get Info Ownership & Permissions.

• In the Apple Menu > System Preferences > Accounts > Select User(s),
go to StartupItems and Add the Dock (now located in Applications folder) as
your first startup item. This will enable a trouble free login for that(those) User(s).

• After Login, you can Kill the Dock at will, using the contextual menu.
If you need to launch the Dock again, launch it as you would any program
from the Applications folder.


References:
http://free.abracode.com/cmworkshop/
http://fixa.troubledmac.com
http://www.proteron.com/liteswitchx/


Have fun dockless, i do everyday.


dirtymouse

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Author of "fix a troubled Mac'
(A Macintosh Troubleshooting PDF book)



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