Terminal Tips: Make hidden Dock icons transparent
defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES
Once you type the command and press enter, you need to restart the Dock by typing "killall Dock" and pressing enter. Once the Dock restarts and you hide applications, you will notice that hidden applications have a transparent look. If you want to reverse the command, just replace the "YES" with a "NO" and restart the Dock again.
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I've been doing this for years with TinkerTool. I dunno why the Dock isn't set up to do this by default.
August 26 2008 at 11:03 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyyou can also download tweak freak with this option and loads more.
August 24 2008 at 6:50 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou can use xMod to enable this preference if you have an aversion to the command line...
http://opt-6.com/xmod.html
what is the program directly to the right of ichat?!
August 22 2008 at 5:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYeah, I thought this was just standard behavior. Who knows when I changed it, probably in Tiger on my last MBP, before an OS & machine upgrade (thanks, Apple, for making it so easy to move data)
August 22 2008 at 5:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBit of shameless self promotion here, but in addition to allowing you to tweak other Dock settings, Docker allows you to turn this setting on and off. Docker can be downloaded for free from http://www.blocksoft.net. Hopefully this helps people who don't like to tinker in the terminal.
August 22 2008 at 1:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDoes anyone know how to get this effect for when you hold down apple and tab?
Thanks
Leopard doesn't do this automatically? In Tiger, hidden apps' icons are transparent (translucent?).
August 22 2008 at 12:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is one of the best customization tips out there.
I've used this one for year(s)! IT RULEZ!
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