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DESCRIPTION
Dock Detox is a haxie that will remove application icon bouncing in the Dock. You can turn off the application launch bounces, but not when a particular application is requesting your attention. Dock Detox detoxicates the Dock from this excessive bouncing. Additionally, it includes a development kit for third-party developers to intercept the Dock icon bounce requests and display visual feedback in their applications.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.2:
  • Updated Dock Detox for Application Enhancer 1.4.1
  • Updated Dock Detox for Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther"
  • Dock Detox will now only be loaded for applications you provide in the APE Manager preference pane
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.2 or later.

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Developer:Unsanity LLC
Downloads:5,682
  - Version d/l:2,364
Utilities:System
License:Free
Date:08 Mar 2004
Platform:PPC
RATING
***½.
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    Dock Detox User Reviews (17 posts)Write A Review
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    Sep 21 2004

    KMI  Control Freak does the trick (and much more apparently), it actualy works (except with "alerts" or things like that - which in my opinion is a good point) and it is free.  
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    Sep 18 2004

    MARTY  Not working for me either. I just can't beleive that no one on this planet is able to solve this problem. Human walked on the moon...there must be a way! During that time that "e" bouncing and bouncing over and over again drives me crazy!!!!!

    Please please help. I'm ready to pay....  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Aug 27 2004

    MUDFLAP  It's not working for me with Entourage 2004 either. My God that bouncing E is driving me insane. INSANE I TELL YOU!  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Aug 5 2004

    MORGAN  It doesn't work with Entourage on my machine, either. Does anyone know of a fix? That bouncing "e" is driving me nuts! :-P  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Jun 14 2004

    ANONYMOUS  It's not working for me at all. I use Entourage, and even though there's a preference for turning off the bouncing icon, it won't stop. I tried this app, but it doesn't stop it either.  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Mar 8 2004

    ANONYMOUS  Maybe it's not possible... but, once again, I wish there was a setting for "bounce once and then stop." I like getting a visual alert, but I don't want it to bug me over and over...  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Mar 8 2004

    MASTERMAC84  I second that request! :)  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Mar 9 2004

    PAUL  I third that request ;)  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Mar 8 2004

    ANONYMOUS  Works quite well to get Entourage to shut up. That's all I ever used it for, and man did I miss it under Panther. Now bring on (de)Metallifizer!  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Mar 8 2004
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    ANONYMOUS  This program is invaluable IF you have a program that uses dock bouncing for notification, and does not allow you to disable that behavior. The current public version of MT-NewsWatcher will start bouncing if there are any errors in downloading Usenet binaries, and bounce indefinitely - this uses a lot of processing power [Current private betas have removed this behavior].

    If you don't have any such apps, then yes, it's useless for you. Don't knock a free product that's useful to others, though!  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Mar 8 2004

    PATRICK EWING  this program saved my life... i think everyone should use it... i owe my very existence to Dock Detox 1.2

    thanks!  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Mar 8 2004

    SAILING!  I know *just* how you feel... Today, I got pulled over by a cop and he asked me why I was speeding... I told him that I'd heard a new version of DockDetox had been released so I was in a hurry to get home to my Mac and he responded: "Well why didn't you say so right away?!? Go on with your bad self", said he.

    And so I did, and the rest is history. Life is good  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Mar 8 2004

    LIVINUS  so how is this any different from deselecting "animate opening applications" in de dock preference pane???

    I haven't seen start up bouncing since the beginning of Mac OS X, and I don't need a haxie for it!  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Mar 8 2004

    ANONYMOUS  This has nothing to do with bouncing during startup, but when an application in the background wants your attention. While it does this, it takes an inordinate amount of processor time, and will continue indefinitely if you don't dismiss it.  
    (Version 1.2)

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