OS 10.6 - How do I get my dock to look like this?

Chessh2036 · Chessh2036 #1 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 03:41 PM

Snow Leopard review

If you notice in the pictures and videos there dock is black kind of and such, How do I get mine to look like that? is it a hack or something? i have snow leopard but cant figure it out

Kash · Kash #2 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 03:48 PM

That's the standard Dock. Are you sure you have Snow Leopard?

Chessh2036 · Chessh2036 #3 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 03:52 PM

yea I am positive, I installed it and everything..

if you see in this picture - http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget....09-08-26sl.jpg

there dock is black on the bottom, black background I mean.. How do I get mine like that?

Nethfel · Nethfel #4 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 04:00 PM

That looks like the older 2d dock look - I don't know if this would work, and it's a use at your own risk, but here's a link that might help (refers to leopard, but might work in SL)

Change the 10.5 Leopard Dock from 3D to 2D - OS X Daily

leopard-user1 · leopard-user1 #5 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 05:02 PM

Yes, it looks 2D.... There is a dashboard widget, called Dock Doctor, that can change it for you, but I prefer 3D.

Hope that helps.

todd51 · todd51 #6 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 05:36 PM

Yea it's the 2D dock, I have that running right now in 10.5. I'm sure the command would still be the same in terminal.

the8thark · the8thark #7 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 05:48 PM

Agreed the terminal command

"defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES; killall Dock"

Still works. And replace the YES with a NO to change back to 3D

todd51 · todd51 #8 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 05:52 PM

I don't know why but I just don't like the 3D dock, I have always used the 2D. I guess I just like the darker background of it.

iPod Nano · iPod Nano #9 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 05:52 PM

So the default is 2D now? Believe it or not, I actually liked the 3D dock.

todd51 · todd51 #10 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 05:57 PM

No I'm pretty sure the default is still the 3D dock. I'm sure the reviewers at Engadget (link in original post) had changed it.

Kash · Kash #11 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 06:00 PM

Just finished installing Snow Leopard. The default Dock is indeed 3D, exactly how it was in Leopard. What Engadget has is the 2D Dock, which I personally find to be very good looking in Snow Leopard. Yes, the Terminal command works in SL.

iPod Nano · iPod Nano #12 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 06:01 PM

Okay, thanks!

Kash · Kash #13 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 06:03 PM

Hmm, the default font seems to have changed across the system. It's much...smoother

cwa107 · cwa107 #14 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by todd51

I don't know why but I just don't like the 3D dock, I have always used the 2D. I guess I just like the darker background of it.

You know, you can change that background rather easily. It looks very slick in black and the dots show up better.

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #15 (**permalink**)

08-28-2009, 08:11 PM

The initial pic shows all open windows per F9 or laptop fn F9 which always dims the screen.

Kash #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	08-28-2009, 03:48 PM That's the standard Dock. Are you sure you have Snow Leopard? June 2007 July 2009
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Nethfel #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 2,084 Mac Specs: 2012 Non-retina MBP, 2.6GHz i7, 8GB RAM, Antiglare Screen	08-28-2009, 04:00 PM That looks like the older 2d dock look - I don't know if this would work, and it's a use at your own risk, but here's a link that might help (refers to leopard, but might work in SL) Change the 10.5 Leopard Dock from 3D to 2D - OS X Daily My Macs: 2012 Non-Retina 15" MBP; Mac mini G4, 1.25 GHz, 512m ram (server); Late 2011 11" MBA, 1.8GHz i7, 4Gig Ram, 256Gig SSD, HD3000; Powerbook 12" G4 1.33GHz running Debian as a server; Apple TV (1080p version)
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leopard-user1 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2009 Location: New York, NY Posts: 531 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro, 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, not unibody	08-28-2009, 05:02 PM Yes, it looks 2D.... There is a dashboard widget, called Dock Doctor, that can change it for you, but I prefer 3D. Hope that helps. (from scienceteecher.com) 17" MacBook Pro, OSX 10.6.2 Snow Leopard
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iPod Nano #9 (permalink)
Member Since: May 15, 2009 Posts: 1,094 Mac Specs: White MacBook. iLife '09. iWork '09. Mac OS X 10.6	08-28-2009, 05:52 PM So the default is 2D now? Believe it or not, I actually liked the 3D dock. Chris K.
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Kash #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	08-28-2009, 06:00 PM Just finished installing Snow Leopard. The default Dock is indeed 3D, exactly how it was in Leopard. What Engadget has is the 2D Dock, which I personally find to be very good looking in Snow Leopard. Yes, the Terminal command works in SL. June 2007 July 2009
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Chessh2036 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 28, 2009 Posts: 3	08-28-2009, 03:41 PM Snow Leopard review If you notice in the pictures and videos there dock is black kind of and such, How do I get mine to look like that? is it a hack or something? i have snow leopard but cant figure it out
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todd51 #6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	08-28-2009, 05:36 PM Yea it's the 2D dock, I have that running right now in 10.5. I'm sure the command would still be the same in terminal.
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the8thark #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 5,658 Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac (5,1) with 3GB DDR2 RAM, X1600 (128MB memory) GPU - OSX 10.6.3	08-28-2009, 05:48 PM Agreed the terminal command "defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES; killall Dock" Still works. And replace the YES with a NO to change back to 3D
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todd51 #8 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	08-28-2009, 05:52 PM I don't know why but I just don't like the 3D dock, I have always used the 2D. I guess I just like the darker background of it.
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todd51 #10 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	08-28-2009, 05:57 PM No I'm pretty sure the default is still the 3D dock. I'm sure the reviewers at Engadget (link in original post) had changed it.
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iPod Nano #12 (permalink)
Member Since: May 15, 2009 Posts: 1,094 Mac Specs: White MacBook. iLife '09. iWork '09. Mac OS X 10.6	08-28-2009, 06:01 PM Okay, thanks! Chris K.
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Kash #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	08-28-2009, 06:03 PM Hmm, the default font seems to have changed across the system. It's much...smoother June 2007 July 2009
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Collin Bl #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	08-28-2009, 08:11 PM The initial pic shows all open windows per F9 or laptop fn F9 which always dims the screen.
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