Putting file folders on the Dock?

Hi,
I have a lot of icons on my Dock and would like to organize them in Folders and have the Folders appear on the Dock instead of the icons. Is there a way to do this? If not, could this be considered for a future feature?
Thanks,
Dan Uff

You can do this, just put the alias to the program(s) in the folder, then place the folder on the Dock, on the side of the divider that is closest to the Trash.
If you want to avoid this, you could get LaunchBar, which allows you to launch applications by typing the first few characters and then pressing Enter.
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