Does Dock Show what applications are open?

On OS X 10.4, the dock had little arrows below each application icon that was open. Is there a way for OS X 10.5 Leopard to show in the dock when an application is open? Thanks!

Hello doodlesmac
Yes, Leopard has a little blue dot (light) below the open application icon instead of the Tigers yellow arrow. The dock is clear or translucent and if your using a blue or light colored background it makes them even harder to see.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304728
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