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- From: pkim@cory.Berkeley.EDU (-)
- Subject: Re: Get one more free dock entry under 3.0
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.173244.20714@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
- Keywords: dread dwrite Workspace DockPaths
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- Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
- References: <1992Dec21.160202.6283@almserv.uucp>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 17:32:44 GMT
- Lines: 63
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- In article <1992Dec21.160202.6283@almserv.uucp> bnixon@fnma.com (Bill Nixon) writes:
- >Ever need just one more free entry on your NeXTSTEP dock.
- >Well, here's one way to do it. I have only done this under
- >3.0, so I am not sure if it will work on older versions.
- >
- >The trick is to move the Recycler icon off the dock. Here's
- >how:
- >
- >1. Open a terminal session and type "dread -n DockPaths" at
- >the command line.
- >
- >This will return the current entries on your dock. Mine
- >looks like this:
- >
- >Workspace DockPaths "Workspace Manager;/NextApps/Preferences.app;
- >/NextApps/Mail.app;/NextApps/Librarian.app;/NextApps/Edit.app; ;
- >/NextDeveloper/Apps/ProjectBuilder.app;
- >/NextDeveloper/Apps/InterfaceBuilder.app;
- >/NextApps/Terminal.app; ; ; ;Recycler"
- >
- >(NOTE: the above will appear as one line, I added newlines
- >so the various news reader don't complain.)
- >
- >2. Write out a new DockPaths entry without the Recycler
- >entry.
- >
- >dwrite Workspace DockPaths "Workspace Manager;/NextApps/Preferences.app;
- >/NextApps/Mail.app;/NextApps/Librarian.app;/NextApps/Edit.app; ;
- >/NextDeveloper/Apps/ProjectBuilder.app;
- >/NextDeveloper/Apps/InterfaceBuilder.app;
- >/NextApps/Terminal.app; ; ; ; "
- >
- >(NOTE: the above will appear as one line, I added newlines
- >so the various news reader don't complain.)
-
- an easier (and safer) way to do this is to just command-drag the recycler
- from the dock.
-
- >3. Logout and login again. You should have a blank entry
- >at the bottom of you dock and the Recycler icon will show
- >up at the bottom rightmost corner just like any normal
- >application icon.
-
- the recycler shows up at the bottom left (which is what i think you meant).
-
- >4. I did the same thing with the Workspace Manager entry
- >and "it just worked". I got a free entry at the top of my dock.
- >But I didn't get a File Viewer and couldn't log out since I
- >couldn't get to the Workspace menu. Therefore I would NOT
- >recommend this.
- >
- >5. Note that this is not supported by me, FannieMae or NeXT.
- >If you screw things up, it's all your fault...
- >
- >Bill
- >--
- >bnixon@fnma.com or ...!uunet!fnma.com!bnixon (NeXT Mail Okay)
- >Bill Nixon, Senior Programmer Analyst, Advanced Technology, 2H-4S
- >FannieMae, 3900 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 22016 (202) 752-5468
-
- paul kim
- mtcoak!paul@netcom.com (NeXTmail OK)
-
-