Calendar date in the dock icon

the date on my calendar in the dock icon is never correct until i click on it and bring up the app. is there a way to have it show the date correctly automatically all the time just as the clock shows the correct time all the time?

Hi ironDuke,
I believe there are a couple of not so elegant workarounds that I am sure are not what you are looking for. One is a script that will launch at midnight each night and change it (but of course the computer needs to be running for it to work) and the other is the iConiCal widget. I'm sure there are other workarounds but as far as I know you cannot do it within the OS and just have it update it automatically.
hope that helps some,
littleshoulders

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Hi All,
This is just a little thing which isn't really that important but thought it would be useful to ask.
Is there a way to display the current date on the dock icon for ICal BEFORE opening the application?
My dock icon always shows the last date that I opened the app and then is updated to the current date after i open and close the app.
Is this possible?
Cheers.

TheFollans,
The behavior which you report is default. There is no way to change it.
I have placed iCal in my Login Items (System Preferences...>Accounts>My Account>Login Items>Hide [✓ ]).
iCal is always available for use and the date in the Dock is always correct. I can switch to iCal at any time and when I am done consulting iCal I use the (⌘+H) command to hide iCal without quitting.
You can submit OS X Feedback with your personal recommendation for your desired method of implementation.
;~)

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Well ok, and what about some other methods?
I need to get the user's attention.
For Windows 7 I can use toFront() method.
For Mac I need this library, right?!
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