Changing the look of your Dock!
A great tip submitted by Nessuno: Changing the look of your Dock! There was a tip previously about how to get back the 2D look of your Dock on Leopard. That is great if you want to get back the "Tiger look", but what if you want to keep the 3D dock, but with more customization options. I know a lot of people are afraid of modifying the OS, because it could cause problem with later updates (Application Enhancer was problematic with the Tiger to Leopard update). I think this is different though, because the only thing you are doing is changing the images of the Dock. Here is how it is done:
1. Download or create in Photoshop the new look of your Dock. You can find many new looks at http://www.leoparddocks.com/
2. Go to /System/Library/CoreServices/
3. Right-click on "Dock" and select "Show Package Contents".
4. Go to /Contents/Resources/
5. Backup the file you are about to replace in case you want to go back to the original Dock style. You can do this by comparing the files you downloaded to the ones in this folder.
6. Move the files you downloaded to that folder.
7. Open Terminal and enter "killall Dock" (without the quotes).
8. View your new dock!
Nessuno's Dock:
Thanks for the tip Nessuno!
1. Download or create in Photoshop the new look of your Dock. You can find many new looks at http://www.leoparddocks.com/
2. Go to /System/Library/CoreServices/
3. Right-click on "Dock" and select "Show Package Contents".
4. Go to /Contents/Resources/
5. Backup the file you are about to replace in case you want to go back to the original Dock style. You can do this by comparing the files you downloaded to the ones in this folder.
6. Move the files you downloaded to that folder.
7. Open Terminal and enter "killall Dock" (without the quotes).
8. View your new dock!
Nessuno's Dock:
Thanks for the tip Nessuno!
posted by Frederic Tremblay at
11/17/2007
25 Comments:
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There is 107+ files/folders in the Contents/Resources Folder. Which file(s) which you replace? Which file(s) would you back up so you could use the default dock style again?
Mikey, go off to www.leoparddocks.com and download one of there replacement docs. Look in the file you download. There is also documentation on the website and probably in the downloads that describe what needs to be replaced in order to make the dock look different.
I have done it myself. It's pretty easy to do and the dock can look way better than it does to start with.
this is pretty cool.. i can't wait until people make more!
p.s. just look at the names of the files you download.. those are the ones you have to replace they are called scurve-s, scurve-m, etc..
thanks its really cool.how can i post a tip on your site
shiv
how do you change it back?
Dave, Thanks for the info.
If you want to avoid all that extra stuff just use this little gem. It changes dock, dock indicators, color, and it also saves the original files so switching back is a piece of cake. I don't have any connection with it other than I use it and it works as advertised.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26125/dockchanger
Sorry I didn't include the name.duh.
DockChanger. It can be had at MacUpdate
Is leoparddocks.com down? I can't access the website.
i'm guessing tiger is just benched for this whole dock manipulation game then, huh?
JOHN to switch back to your original dock just put your backup images (the original ones) and you'll have the original dock back. If you don't backup the original images you can find them at www.leoparddocks.com
For all: there are some little apps to do the work without have to do it manually, I use a little applescript done by myself.
Doesn't work for me. I follow the steps exactly and still get the original dock every time.
There is a automator script on the LeopardDocks site you can download by clicking on the "Automatically Switch Dock Designs" link. All you have to do is choose which folder/dock theme you want to use. That's It!!!
http://callmegoon.blogspot.com/
Go there for better directions of exactly what to do (scroll down, its at the bottom)
In the process of switching docks I entered the killall dock into terminal like it told me to and after restarting my dock was gone!!!! Is there a command that I can use to reverse this.
ilious: It sounds like you lost the graphics files that make up the Dock image when attempting to change the look. If you backed up the images that you were to replace, I suggest restoring those images and try the killall Dock again. If not, get a copy of the Dock application from backup assuming you are using Time Machine or another backup method.
The Dock application is stored at:
/System/Library/CoreServices/Dock
Once you restore the older backup, do the killall Dock and you should get the original Leopard Dock back.
yea it worked thank you Dave
i'm sorta new to macs so this may seem like a silly question but...where is the "Terminal"??
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Eliz: terminal can be found in spot light which is located in the upper right hand corner of you menu bar. Type in terminal and click on the application that pops up.
I always enjoy coming to this blog and always seeing a new tip everyday. This tip is so cool. I actually took pieces of different docks on leoparddocks.com and pieced my own dock with little things I liked about each design.
Thank you for the tips and if I find others I'll share them with you.
what is the name of the style nessuno used for the dock?
I changed the look of my doc but i didnt save the original dock?? i like the new look of it, but is there any way that i can get the original dock back?? or can i get it from someone else??
Sadly, it didn't work. Every day I have to rearrange my dock because as soon as I log off, it goes back to the way I don't want it. Should I remove dockmenus.plist? or maybe dock.icns?
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