Dashboard Ripple Effect!

When i launch Dashboard via an Active Screen Corner and drag the desired widget onto the screen an irritating ripple effect appears around the widget. Does anybody know how to remove this effect? i know that by double clicking after having added a widget one can stop the effect, but i would like to remove it permanently. i try to keep my dashboard screen clear and only add a widget if i need to use one.

That's how it shows that a new widget was placed in the Dashboard, which is what you are doing every time you close the widget and replace it onto the Dashboard.
I'm not sure the exact preference to set via Terminal, but you could download [Secrets|http://code.google.com/p/blacktree-secrets> and set it to not ripple with that. Secrets is a preference pane that allows you to change many 'secret' settings. I don't know for sure, but OnyX or TinkerTool may be able to adjust that setting, also.

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