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defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-stack -boolean YESUse Spotlight as a reference tool. Type any word in the Spotlight box and one of the top entries will be a definition. Click on it, and it will bring up the dictionary application to check the word in either the dictionary, thesaurus, Apple database, or Wikipedia.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jonnoy said 11:32AM on 9-18-2008
Very Nice! Great tip... many thanks!
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Corey said 11:37AM on 9-18-2008
Awesome! I've never seen this hack before, works perfectly. Great job guys!
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chun li said 12:25PM on 9-18-2008
*yawn* recycling old content...
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/17/mac-101-highlight-items-in-gridded-stacks/
Joachim said 11:46AM on 9-18-2008
The same gradient is also visible by hitting the arrow keys to select an icon (after having opened the stack, no need to call 'defaults' in Terminal).
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Josh Monroe said 11:51AM on 9-18-2008
You could simply recommend the Secrets pref-pane.
It provides a gui and online repository of all these tips.
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Anton said 11:55AM on 9-18-2008
josh -- sounds cool, where is this?
Josh Monroe said 12:00PM on 9-18-2008
http://secrets.blacktree.com/
Jerry said 11:50AM on 9-18-2008
Again!?!
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Big John said 12:42PM on 9-18-2008
Another day, another useful tip. Ignore the people that moan and complain in the comments!
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Hegyi said 1:28PM on 9-18-2008
thx a lot!
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Hegyi said 3:37PM on 9-18-2008
thx a lot!
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Shunnabunich said 1:40PM on 9-18-2008
Already knew about this from Secrets, but I kinda like how the gradient highlight changes its position, Core Animation-style. You can make it freak out when you spin the mouse pointer around fast. :D
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Griffon said 3:37PM on 9-18-2008
Hmm is there a way to to keep specific apps from showing? Otherwise half the window is just the apps that startup with login.
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PhilB said 2:38PM on 9-18-2008
I think it is a check box in Tinkertool, too.
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Juz said 5:58PM on 9-29-2008
When I execute this, my Dock doesn't restart. Any clues on how to get it back without restarting?
To be fair, I have had this problem a few times in the past 6 months - Dock randomly dying, kills my dock and apple-tab application switching etc.
Thanks!
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