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Create a fully functional Volumes folder in 10.3's dock
Authored by: JJCortes on Oct 01, '04 06:27:27PM

I have another solution allowing me to navigate inside my volumes : a little shareware named Launch Items X. With this shareware you will find a menu extra named Launch Items Menu. This menu extra adds an icon on your bar menu, and clicking on it gives you an access to the content of all your mounted volumes and network volumes. Launch Items X costs US$15 and can be downloaded at this URL :
http://www.naratt.com/LaunchItems.html



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Create a fully functional Volumes folder in 10.3's dock
Authored by: mnb on Oct 01, '04 08:48:17PM

I didn't need a script at all for an auto updating dock icon on 10.3.5.

Find needs to be launched to make this...

Make an alias of a folder
do a get info on that alias
select new original
shift-command-G type in /Volumes
click Choose.

You can paste a custom icon on it (unlike with a symbolic link)

It allows browsing and updates when volumes are added or removed.

You can drag the network icon from / to the dock for the same functionality, but you need to open one sub folder first before it will populate. It MAY have problems updating dynamically (just like Finder does with those elements), but I haven't used it long enough to know for sure.




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Create a fully functional Volumes folder in 10.3's dock
Authored by: PCheese on Oct 02, '04 07:03:27PM

But again, only the root volume can be browsed from the Dock using your solution...



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Create a fully functional Volumes folder in 10.3's dock
Authored by: macondo on Oct 02, '04 06:37:57PM

The simplest of all solutions is to get A-Dock and install it and use it as a both an application switcher PLUS the added benefit that it will allow just about any amount of folders added to it.

I keep the Dock as the launch pad in it's normal position lower part of the screen , and keep A-dock in OS9-like Application Switcher size, to the right of the screen, as I used to have the App Switcher in OS9, so I can rapidly check all open applications plus the access to as many folders from my HD as I want to, do Home, Applications Folder,Documents, and any other Folder I am using in some particular project, are kept in the A-Dock for as long as I need, to thenbe removed as my need declines.

No terminal, no scripts, just use it.

Best



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Create a fully functional Volumes folder in 10.3's dock
Authored by: Lunatic Prods on Oct 05, '04 06:35:36AM

A cool hint, and a great nag to learn more Applescripting ... for which many thanks!

Just a note that this browsable volumes listing feature is built into Default Folder X from http://www.stclairsoft.com/ ... (I wouldn't buy it for that alone, but find it indispensable anyway).

It doesn't match the satisfaction for little me of having scripted it myself ...err, I mean, having followed the original hint ;o) ... but it's another option.



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