 |
A-Dock X is a complete rewrite of A-Dock for Mac OS X.
It features a side-dock, close to Apple's Dock, with some different features:
- skinning
- built-in separators
- support for labels
- modules (desktop, trash, volumes, Classic...)
- a desktop-trash
- 10 level-deep folders
- high level of customization
- and more...
Version 1.5:
- Added support for Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5).
- Added an option to automatically check for updates.
- Added an option to set the size of the icons while browsing favorite-folders contents.
- Added an option to choose the size of icons from the System Preferences module.
- Major rewrite of the XSetApplicationIconImage bundle, to fix bugs, and to support more badged icons (like Mail's unread counter for instance).
- The Classic module is now disabled on Leopard or Intel-Mac running Tiger.
- The System Preferences module is also available in the Finder's contextual menu.
- Improved behavior while dropping items in spring-loaded menus.
- Improved grab&drag from folder-contents menu. To grab&drag any item from the menu, press the Tab key (while the mouse is pressed).
- The dock was sometimes failing to auto-close after invoking a contextual menu in A-Dock. Fixed.
- Fixed an issue ejecting drives when dragging the drive onto A-Dock's trash if the drive had a window opened in the Finder.
|
|
|
 |
|  |
 | |  |
| A-Dock X User Reviews (44 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Oct 2 2008 |
TUISHIMI Wow! It is great to see that the author is still maintaining this. Downloading and firing up as we speak. Thank you for not abandoning the product.
(Version 1.5) | |
| [ Reply ] | |
| Jun 22 2008 |
DANA SUTTON A-Dock has some features (such as delayed-action activation) that the Apple Dock ought to have. But something important is missing. It ought to supply some instructions, or something like an Apple-Script, that would allow the user to turn off the Apple Dock. I have no idea how to do that, and I bet a lot of other users don't either. And yet if I am going to use A-Dock this is a very obvious need I'm going to have.
(Version 1.4.7b3) | |
| [ 2 Replies - Reply ] | |
Replies:
 | Jul 20 2008 |
1987MACPLUSDUDE You can manually shrink the dock to its smallest scale, then use a dock-hacking app like SuperDocker to change its location to an area of the screen you don't click much, and set its visibility to Hidden. It might pop up briefly every once in a while when you mouse all the way to that edge, but you shouldn't even notice most of the time. Turning the dock completely "off" is difficult since it's coded right into the OS.
(Version 1.4.7b3) | |
 | Sep 14 2008 |
TIJEJ I don't recommend turning off Apple's Dock. A-Dock is NOT a replacement for Apple's Dock. I've never claimed it was. It's just a complimentary dock with some different features. A-Dock cannot emulate some of the features Apple's Dock provides, which I cannot live without : windows minimization, desktop background customization.... So you'll probably understand I'll never provide any built-in way to disable Apple's Dock. You can do it, but at you own risk !
(Version 1.4.7b3) | |
 | Nov 7 2007 |
EMET1 I started using A-Dock in OS 9, as soon as it was released. I reviewed it when I moved to OS X, remarking on how much I respect the developer for keeping this marvelous software alive and improving it every step of the way. As I was researching Leopard, one web site mentioned that A-Dock was a great replacement for the 3-D Apple Dock in 10.5. This was before this new version of A-Dock! Since then people have figured out how to mod the new dock to 2-D, but A-Dock is still a great alternative if you want the control-click expansion of docked folders, something I use all the time. It's flexible, it's fast, it's cheap. It's an essential part of my OS X experience and I find myself looking for it when I'm using other people's Macs. And no, I'm not in any way connected to the developer.
(Version 1.4.7b3) | |
| [ Reply ] | |
| Jul 9 2006 |
PHILSH Great piece of software. I use it probably more often than Apple's dock because of its ability to contain folders. Very low CPU usage and no crashes are also definite pluses. Now it's even better with the ability to show System Prefs in the dock!
(Version 1.4.6) | |
| [ 1 Reply - Reply ] | |
Replies:
| Feb 13 2007 |
MACERIC Apple's Dock allows folders that you can navigate if you right-click on the icon.
(Version 1.4.6) | |
| Jul 9 2006 |
APPLECRYPT great program but i personally have two problems. Minimised apps don't shrink down to the A-Dock and we need more themes! Otherwise 8.5/10 !! :D
(Version 1.4.5) | |
| [ 2 Replies - Reply ] | |
Replies:
| Jul 9 2006 |
PHILSH Uhh... minimised apps show up in Apple's dock. Why would you want them in both places?
(Version 1.4.6) | |
| Jul 9 2006 |
APPLECRYPT bcos i don't use Apple's dock anymore..
(Version 1.4.6) | |
 | May 16 2006 |
COBRACLUTCH Isn't there some sort of preference pane? Or is that not available in the demo version?
(Version 1.4.5) | |
| [ Reply ] | |
| Feb 28 2006 |
TUXFORD Essential interface upgrade lacks support from developer. One major flaw is the use of the "Shift key" to move the dock. The Shift key is used by ASM as suppression key for special features: Single Application Mode, etc. Can't use A-Dock with this ASM feature since it A-Dock reserves the important Shift key for an unimportant function better served through the preferences. Who moves his dock often to justify the use of the shift key for this function??? If he would fix this, we could turn on Single Ap mode in ASM, and have the ability to automatically hide others when switching using A-Dock, with a simple override: Don't hide others when clicking in A-Dock with the shift key depressed. Fabulous. I have asked the developer to fix this for nine months. He just doesn't get it. I give him low marks.
(Version 1.4.3) | |
| [ Reply ] | |
| Sep 16 2005 |
CJJ You cant trash it can you? 1 dock is enough.
(Version 1.4.2) | |
| [ Reply ] | |
| Aug 28 2005 |
MERLIN One thing that apple's dock really lacks: spring loaded folders! And I like how it shows track,artist,album for itunes, definitly more clear with icons.
(Version 1.4.1) | |
| [ Reply ] | |
| Jun 21 2005 |
ANONYMOUS Bread is better with butter. A-Dock is the butter. In my case, it improves my "Aqua" experience. Keep up the good work..brutha!
(Version 1.4) | |
| [ Reply ] | |
|
| View all 44 posts >> |
|
