'Recent Applications' Stack on Mac OS X Leopard.

[braz2kuk]

Hi,

Found this, i found it useful thought i wold post it on here to see if anyone else does, this piece of code places a stack on your dock called 'Recent Applications'

1) Open Terminal
2) Enter the following code: defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'
3) enter: killall Dock
4) You should now have 'Recent Apps' in your dock

Hope someone finds it useful

 

[iSam]

Can this be adapted for recent documents?

 

[braz2kuk]

Yes when added into the dock right click the stack and you can select from 'Documents' 'Apps' 'Servers' etc...

 

[iSam]

Smashing, thanks!

 

[SentineL-X]

That's really really useful!

Thanks for that!

 

[Will_3rd]

Wow that is pretty neat, thanks!

 

[RoleyBirkin]

Very good. But how can I get the stack to show as a list, not grid?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Very good. But how can I get the stack to show as a list, not grid?

Right-Click on the stack in the dock, then choose "View content as List"

 

[RoleyBirkin]

That's what I thought, but option not in the list!?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Do you have 10.5.2?

 

[RoleyBirkin]

Certainly have.


There's 3 'recent' choices, 2 'favourite' and remove from dock options, in the right click pop up.

 

[Rameses]

Excellent!

Thank You!

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Certainly have.


There's 3 'recent' choices, 2 'favourite' and remove from dock options, in the right click pop up.

Ah right, I know why now.. didn't twig before because it was late

In the original Terminal command you typed, change the following;

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'

Now, I haven't got access to OS X as this second, but it should be a case of experimenting with the number (in this case 1).

I'd try changing it to -1, 0, 2 or 3 and see what happens.

 

[RoleyBirkin]

Not seeming to make any difference?

 

[kvfb97]

Very handy. Thanks!

 

[LordSplodge]

I just get a black space on my Dock that does nothing. Hmmm

 

[RoleyBirkin]

Any ideas braz2kuk ? or anyone!

 

[braz2kuk]

Regarding changing it to a list as supposed to a grid, i have been trying for a good forty minutes now cannot seem to get it to work, my only guess is that because the recent apps stack is not a folder it does not have the same behaviours with it being a system call. I will keep trying but im not sure i can be done....

Regarding what 'LordSplodge' said about it not showing up, just check your syntax for spaces and code errors, i am on the same os version as you so i cannot see why it wold not work.

 

[braz2kuk]

Also if anyone has any problems with the dock after running this command, & a reboot doesn't fix it, remove the com.apple.dock.plist file from Users/YourName/Library/Preferences, restart. You'll loose any custom Dock settings or icons but it'll at least get your Dock back.

Hope this helps someone.

 

[RoleyBirkin]

Is there a way of having TWO of these in the dock?