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10.5: How to keep folders, not Stacks, in the Dock
I understand wanting the old functionality back, but I find the complaint about the changing icon weird. Part of the original idea was that the icon should give hints about the content of the stack, instead of just being a faceless folder. The changing icon is a feature, not a bug. Color me puzzled.
10.5: How to keep folders, not Stacks, in the Dock
The problem is that the download icon keeps changing, based upon what you last downloaded. This is NOT good form. As you say, the icon should reflect its purpose, but if it changes constantly (trying to be helpful) it's not helpful to me at all. It's sorta like trying to find a moving target.
10.5: How to keep folders, not Stacks, in the Dock
Is it really that difficult to keep track of? I doubt you suddenly forget what's in a pile on your desk if someone adds to it, especially if it's a dedicated inbox like the downloads folder is meant to be. Why is this different?
10.5: How to keep folders, not Stacks, in the Dock
Obviously it greatly annoys me and it doesn't greatly annoy you.
10.5: How to keep folders, not Stacks, in the Dock
I love custom icons. I use them everywhere and they allow me to identify, at a glance, which folder it is. If the icon keeps changing on me based on the folder's contents, then I have no idea which folder I'm looking at.
10.5: How to keep folders, not Stacks, in the Dock
As I asked the other respondent: is it really that difficult to remember which stack is which? Presumably you are not baffled when someone puts a piece of paper on a stack on your desk, especially if its your inbox.
10.5: How to keep folders, not Stacks, in the Dock
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