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Bolkonskij
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on: May 02, 2023, 09:36
Those of you being exposed for too much time to Mac OSX might miss the Dock. There's good built-in alternatives on Mac OS but if you're heart is set on a Dock - rejoice. A user by the name of MacOfAllTrades coded up a Dock equivalent for System 7 Macs. Unfortunately, you need a modern bridge machine to download it from Github: v1.0 on Github: Download me I haven't been able to test it on my IIci. I wonder how much useful that is going to be given the small screen estate and the alternatives, but hey - it's new stuff for our beloved System 7 Macs!!! :-) |
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Last Edit: May 02, 2023, 09:38 by Bolkonskij
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Knezzen
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Administrator 512 MB Posts: 608 Village idiot
Reply #1 on: May 02, 2023, 10:09
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It works fine in 9.2.2 on my TiBook as well! Too bad the icons are monochrome only. Really nice addition to "ADock!" though, if you're into the dock type of application switchers and starters 
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cballero
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1024 MB  Posts: 1176 System 7, today and forever
Reply #2 on: May 02, 2023, 12:52
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Love it! I wonder if the idea was to give B/W Mac a Dock? This gives us hope for more versions to come!! 
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wove
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1024 MB Posts: 1363
Reply #3 on: May 02, 2023, 14:14
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I was unable to download this with my System7 browsers (Cyberdog & iCab), just got a network error. I did download it and install it though and it does work fine. On the classic Mac running applications are always available in the Finder menu on the top bar, which is the way my motor memory does application switching. The dock does not allow adding applications so it does not work as a launcher. On modern OS X and Linux, I am fan of a dock and fell lost if I do not have one, but on the Classic Macs I guess I have/had a different workflow, so this dock does not seem to have as much use for me.
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Knezzen
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Administrator 512 MB Posts: 608 Village idiot
Reply #4 on: May 02, 2023, 15:29
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On anything pre-OSX i tend to use the Control Strip module "Process Manager" for application switching. Very nice and handy.
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wove
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1024 MB Posts: 1363
Reply #5 on: May 03, 2023, 13:54
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I was not aware of "Process Manager". I gave a look for that module and could not find it in the included modules, nor could I find it on the Garden. Where do you find it?
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Bolkonskij
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Administrator 1024 MB Posts: 2023
Reply #6 on: May 03, 2023, 14:44
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@cballero The SE/30 seems to get a lot of love from folks these days. I assume this was the actual target. I don't get the appeal of a dock on a small 9" screen but then that's just my opinion. :-) I'll give it a try on my IIci when I boot it next time, because I'm curious and even more so if there's some new software for our System 7 :-) @wove - yes, as I wrote, you need a modern bridge machine to grab it. Kind of beats the cause? We have the Amend repository, I'd love to see that one used. Anyway, I just uploaded it to our S7T server so you can grab it directly from your System 7 machines. I hope the author doesn't mind us sharing it via http: MacDock_v1.0.sit From what is heard, the author is working on an update with support for color and more settings. I hope he can make it.
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68040
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512 MB Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #7 on: May 03, 2023, 18:49
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Is it better than DragThing (sorry)?
Last Edit: May 04, 2023, 16:56 by 68040
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Bolkonskij
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Administrator 1024 MB Posts: 2023
Reply #8 on: May 04, 2023, 16:55
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You mean DragThing? No, this is - thus far - just a very minimalist black & white version of a Dock with the sole purpose of launching applications.
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68040
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512 MB Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #9 on: May 04, 2023, 16:57
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Then I'll stick with what I've got.
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1176 System 7, today and forever
Reply #10 on: May 06, 2023, 00:27
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I noticed it displays any application that is open on the black-and-white dock, which is similar to what a-dock does on PPC Macs, which I liked. I didn't look at how to add applications and I did not figure that one out on my own, but I imagine that should be a standard option on this kind of utility
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68040
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512 MB Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #11 on: May 06, 2023, 13:57
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DragThing does the same and better.
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Bolkonskij
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Administrator 1024 MB Posts: 2023
Reply #12 on: May 07, 2023, 08:52
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Indeed! But not on a 68020 LC ... I think this buddy is aiming for the low end and thus secures its niche. That said, I still don't think Mac OS needs a OSX style dock 
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wove
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1024 MB Posts: 1363
Reply #13 on: May 07, 2023, 19:19
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I agree that a Dock is not necessary in the System 7.x system and personally I am not sure it is something that enhances the experience. The Dock was an integral part of the NeXT OS though and NeXT started on a 68k system not much beyond the IIci so a Dock is probably doable. It is interesting to see how UI elements can be so integral to one desktop environment and be far less useful in a different environment. Mac OSX was not a huge visual layout change from its classic predecessor, but it did introduce a vastly different work flow. My first thoughts and impressions of the MacOSX Dock was that it was just a continuation and beautifying of the Control Strip and it took me a while to realize that it really served a very different function.
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1176 System 7, today and forever
Reply #14 on: May 08, 2023, 00:39
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I see the doc as a simplification of the Mac OS more than anything else, the open and docked apps are available when you touch the bottom if hidden as well as folders which give you access to its files. In a way, the Control Strip is a sort of dock but it gives you more due to its size and functions, but the Dock gives Mac OS X a signature look and feel unique to the OS, a way to rein in the icon madness of the desktop by having them 'docked', at least that was my first impression of it
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