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10.5: How to keep folders, not Stacks, in the Dock
Authored by: DanFrakes on Oct 31, '07 01:28:15PM

One of the bedrocks of a good UI is that it takes advantage of memory: with a consistent interface, you learn the locations of interface elements and become more efficient because of it.

Once Dock icons start changing their appearance based on their contents or which enclosed file was most-recently accessed, you lose that interface consistency -- every time you look at the right-hand side of the Dock, the icons may have changed.

This feature of Stacks is most useful for people who have only one or two folders in the Dock. Once you add several folders (and documents) to the Dock, it breaks down.

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Dan Frakes / Senior Editor, Macworld / Senior Reviews Editor, Playlist



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