Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock

scole <vintageapplemac@gmail.com> wrote:

In article <1r5zwor.15ub1rpf2vodeN%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid>,
liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) wrote:
 
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I hate the Dock with a vengeance, it has spoilt the Mac platform for me.

 
I first used a Mac in 2007, a MacBook running OSX Tiger, so I have only
ever known the Dock really and, in honesty, I've never had a problem with
it. Seems like a fine way to keep useful apps close at hand for quick
launching.
 
I usually make the Dock as small as possible, or close enough to it, and
have a couple of dozen or so app icons on it. Works well for me!

That's what the Launcher used to do - except that the icons could be
arranged logically according to your needs and they had names so you
could see instantly what they were.

The Windowshade was activated by double-clicking on the titlke bar of a
window, the window just rolled up to reveal what was underneath but the
title bar stayed exactly where it was.  Double-clicking the title bar a
second time rolled the window back down.  Thus, if you wanted to see
what was under a window you did a double-click and another double-click
in exactly the same place; there was no need to open the dock and go
searching through the icons to find out where your window had gone.

If that system were re-introduced and the Dock abolished, it would be
hailed as a great step forward in useability.


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