Special Folders (Aplications...) on Dock

Please, put in color the draw of the Special FOlders (Applications, Music...) or change something to make easier to see the icons in the dock...

Yes, it would be nice if the "special" folders looked the same as they did in Tiger. This would be a great improvement over the icons in Leopard.

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File Dialog can return incorrect path when selecting Windows special folders

I found an interesting bug when writing an application today. Basically the File Dialog express VI can return the wrong path if selecting special folders in some circumstances. This bug seems especially tough to track down, but I think I managed to figure it out. Steps to reproduce using LabVIEW 8.6.1 on Windows XP:
Use LabVIEW's File > Open... command to open any VI that is not located directly on your desktop. You MUST use the File > Open... command as this will set the working directory for the dialog box.
Close the VI (all we cared about was ensuring the working directory was set).
Create a new VI.
Place the File Dialog express VI onto the diagram (Programming > File I/O > Advanced File Functions > File Dialog).
Configure the express VI to select a folder and an existing item, leave the selection enabled to limit to a single item.
Create an indicator to show the returned path from the dialog.
Run the VI. Navigate to either your Desktop via the large button on the left, or the pull down menu up top.
Click the "Current Folder" button.
Observe how the VI returns whatever the original location of the dialog box was, not the desktop directory.
I have not confirmed this bug on other operating systems but following the steps above reproduces it on my system.

This is a very unusual problem you are having. I tried it on another PC in the office and it did not show the problem you are experiencing. Are you able to replicate this every time, or only occasionally? Are you able to see this on other computers? Do you see this same problem using other software on the computer? Do you have the most recent updates from Microsoft? Perhaps the answer to these questions can help shed some light on the problem at hand.
David_L | Certified LabVIEW Architect
LabVIEW Tools Network | LabVIEW Tools Network Developer Center

The Fan option does not appear for folders in the dock.

The fan option does not appear on folders on the Dock. Stack option is checked, but all I get is grid list and automatic....running 10.5.2
any ideas?

Not that I know of. When on the side no fan for folders and no 3D look, which I prefer. Background of the Dock very dark so the white dot showing an app is open is easy to see and it all looks very sophisticated.
You might check with third party apps to see if anyone is changing that, but most people don't like the fan so I doubt if anyone is working to add it in.

Change location of Special Folders in Mac OS X 10.5

Hello,
I want to change the location of some of the Special Folders in Mac OS X 10.5. I am specially interested in changing the location of Documents, Images, Music, Videos and Downloads. In Mac OS X 10.4 it was easy to move at least all the special folders to other location or other hard drive. But in 10.5 i dont know how to do this. I would prefer to move those folders and not all the users folders.
I want to do this because i am using PC and Mac. I get my first Mac 3 month ago. And i am trying to get my documents in sync between PC and Mac, so i would like to use the same floder structure and location in PC and Mac.
I would appreciate a lot all the help you could give me. Thank you for your time,
Marcelo.

You do it in Leopard the same way as in Tiger. Copy the folder to another location. Delete the original. Create an alias to the new location and place it in the old location.

Minor problem - I have 4 folders in the dock, but when I press on the icons for two of them, there is no choice of "display as folder" or "options". Can somebody tell me why not? Thanks!

I have four folders in the dock. Two are fine. The other two of them will not allow me to press on the stack's icons to view the commands "Display as Folder" or "Options". Can somebody help me out with this minor problem?
Thanks!

Are you right - clicking (control-clicking) them? The following should appear if you do that, and allow you to change the folder's appearance in the Dock:

Install problem: special folders in dock

Hi,
I just upgraded from 10.4.10 to Leopard. First thing I noticd was that my "Applications" and "Documents" folder in the dock show icons for Address Book (first application in the "Applications" folder) and a generic text doc for "Documents" (the first document in this folder is a generic text doc). I've tried deleted these from the doc and then dragging back to the doc but they always revert to these folder types...any thoughts on this?

Those are the first file in Alphabetical order in those folders. Kind of annoying but you can change them by putting a blank file in those folders and calling it "1" then putting an icon of your choice as its icon.

How to auto-restore Smart Folders on the dock after reboot?

So I've created a smart folder that basically gathers all the applications that I use with the Adobe Creative Suite (i.e. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.). For quick access, I drag the smart folder to the dock and I change the sort method to NAME and the view to LIST. And here's what I get as a result, which works very nicely:
http://imgur.com/EWUgm6w
The problem is, after I restrat my Mac, that smart folder on the dock gets completely messed up (the folder icon is changed and nothing pops up when I click on the icon) so I have to then delete the one that's on the dock, drag a new copy out and then change the sort and view methods to my preferences all over again. I was a bit surprised the first time I noticed this but after seeing the smart folder get messed after multiple restarts, I realized that there's something wrong.
My assumption is that the smart folder gets reprocessed on a reboot and though the original location where the smart folder is stored is fine when I go look at it, the shortcut that I place on the dock loses its functionality altogether.
I'm wondering if anyone has run into this on their end and found a good solution? If there was a script I could run when the computer started to automate the tasks that I have to do (remove old folder from dock, copy new one, change sort & view methods), that would be great -- but I don't know how to do this! Alternatively, if there's another way to achieve this pop up list without creating a folder manually and dragging 10 shortcuts into the folder, that would be great. I like the idea of keeping the list dynamic (hence the smart folders method) so that if anything changes, the updates would be reflected autmatically in the folder.

I have the same issue. Upon restarting, my two smart folders get a drawer-looking icon and don't function. I am able to right click to change settings, but nothing seems to get them to actually work.

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.
Mulder
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Moving Folders to the Dock

Hi. I have a folder on my desktop that I'd like to access from the dock, I want to have the folder in the dock rather than on the desktop to save on real estate. I've tried dragging the folder to the dock, the folder appears there but is still also on the desktop, how do I get it to be available from the dock and not on the desktop? Thanks.

Hi Tymon, all folders or files you put in the Dock are aliases so the original item remains where it is. Store this folder in your Home, where you keep the rest of your data, then drag it to the Dock.
-mj
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Unable to open folders through cairo-dock

The quick browser icon in my Cairo dock is pointing to my home directory and when I click on it, it shows all the folders inside that directory. But I am neither unable to open the directory nor any of the folders inside.
I don't know if this is related, but I get these huge warnings when I open Cairo through the terminal:
$ cairo-dock &
[1] 3867
============================================================================
Cairo-Dock version : 3.3.2
Compiled date : Dec 27 2013 16:14:05
Built with GTK : 3.10
Running with OpenGL: 1
============================================================================
warning : (/build/cairo-dock-plugins/src/cairo-dock-plugins-3.3.2/gvfs-integration/cairo-dock-gio-vfs.c:cairo_dock_gio_vfs_init:55)
VFS Deamon NOT found on DBus !
warning : (/build/cairo-dock/src/cairo-dock-3.3.2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-module-manager.c:gldi_module_new_from_so_file:160)
while opening module '/usr/lib/cairo-dock/libcd-mail.so' : (libetpan.so.17: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
warning : (/build/cairo-dock/src/cairo-dock-3.3.2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-module-manager.c:gldi_module_new_from_so_file:160)
while opening module '/usr/lib/cairo-dock/libcd-Recent-Events.so' : (libzeitgeist-1.0.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
warning : (/build/cairo-dock-plugins/src/cairo-dock-plugins-3.3.2/gvfs-integration/cairo-dock-gio-vfs.c:cairo_dock_gio_vfs_init:55)
VFS Deamon NOT found on DBus !
warning : (/build/cairo-dock/src/cairo-dock-3.3.2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-module-manager.c:gldi_module_new_from_so_file:160)
while opening module '/usr/lib/cairo-dock/libcd-clock.so' : (libical.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
warning : (/build/cairo-dock/src/cairo-dock-3.3.2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-module-manager.c:gldi_module_new_from_so_file:160)
while opening module '/usr/lib/cairo-dock/libcd-weblets.so' : (libwebkitgtk-3.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
warning : (/build/cairo-dock/src/cairo-dock-3.3.2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-module-manager.c:gldi_module_new_from_so_file:160)
while opening module '/usr/lib/cairo-dock/libcd-terminal.so' : (libvte2_90.so.9: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
warning : (/build/cairo-dock/src/cairo-dock-3.3.2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-module-manager.c:gldi_module_new_from_so_file:160)
while opening module '/usr/lib/cairo-dock/libcd-Impulse.so' : (libfftw3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
warning : (/build/cairo-dock/src/cairo-dock-3.3.2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-module-manager.c:gldi_module_new_from_so_file:160)
while opening module '/usr/lib/cairo-dock/libcd-GMenu.so' : (libgnome-menu-3.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
warning : (/build/cairo-dock/src/cairo-dock-3.3.2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-module-manager.c:gldi_module_new_from_so_file:160)
while opening module '/usr/lib/cairo-dock/libcd-system-monitor.so' : (libsensors.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
GldiShortkey '<Control>F12' failed!
warning : (/build/cairo-dock/src/cairo-dock-3.3.2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-keybinder.c:init_object:455)
Couldn't bind '<Control>F12' (Log out: Show the logout menu)
This shortkey is probably already used by another applet or another application
GldiShortkey '<Control>F6' failed!
warning : (/build/cairo-dock/src/cairo-dock-3.3.2/src/gldit/cairo-dock-keybinder.c:init_object:455)
Couldn't bind '<Control>F6' (Quick Browser: Show/hide the folder menu)
This shortkey is probably already used by another applet or another application
warning : (/build/cairo-dock-plugins/src/cairo-dock-plugins-3.3.2/shortcuts/src/applet-drives.c:cd_shortcuts_list_drives:311)
couldn't detect any drives
warning : (/build/cairo-dock-plugins/src/cairo-dock-plugins-3.3.2/shortcuts/src/applet-load-icons.c:cd_shortcuts_build_shortcuts_from_data:310)
Shortcuts : can't monitor bookmarks
If it helps, my DE is xfce.

Hi whiteninja, and a warm welcome to the forums!
When I double-click on them, they won't open and a question mark appears over them.
Oh oh, that means they've been moved or removed/trashed since moving there.
Spotlight won't be reliable, I'd get EasyFind...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11076
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/8707
Use it to search your whole drive for case insensitive & show invisibles...
for Folders Only with part of the name at least.

Smart folders in the Dock??

I, for a long time, have had the application folder in the bottom of the dock, so I can quickly open any application. However, I have a tendency to download lots of programs, and the menu becomes quite full.
When I recently upgraded to 10.4, I thought, I could just put a smart folder in the dock. Set the parameters to "an application" and "opened in last two weeks" and this would have only the programs that I often use.
However, when I put this smart folder in the dock and right click it, I don't get a pop-up list of what is inside, I only get a small menu...
Is there any way to get this pop-up menu like normal folders?
Thanks for the help!
Matthew

Unfortunately Tiger doesn't allow you to use smart folders in Dock.

All desktop folders, finder & the dock have disapeared, what can I do?

I was downloading a widget (acorn) & all my folders disappeared, then spaces, then the dock after about 5 minutes. After a restart firefox was there but nothing else. The desktop folders are there when browse in gmail, but it freezes & quits when try to open them. I see that other people have had similar problems, but cannot find many answers.. Will I need to get another Leopard install disc, as no longer have it?? Mac ownership seems very lonely at times!

could be failing hard drive or corrupted files, in any case as the first step
you'd have to try to start up from another source - external hard drive with the compatible OS on it or from the OS install CD/DVD
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How can I change the highlight color of grid view folders in the dock?

Using OSX 10.10 Yosemite, the highlight color for a folder in Grid view is barely noticeable.
Can you spot the highlighted icon below?
I've grown accustom to clicking the applications folder in the doc then typing a few letters to get me close to the app I want- now it takes an extra few seconds for me to visually find the icon that got highlighted.
Is there a way to change the highlight color here?

I would open up the grid spacing slightly so everything does not run together. In System Preferences > General, try setting Highlight color: Red. This won't change the grey selection background around the icon, but it will turn the background behind the icon text to red. That stands out. However, the collateral effect is that text you select in this editor, and other OS X applications, will now have a red background too. Changing colors will require a killall Finder in the Terminal. Actually set mine to #ffff00 which is a vivid yellow, which is more practical when selecting text in a document.

Mouse does not open files or folders or access dock

my system is very slow to load and when the desktop finally arrives the mouse will not work anywhere-the arrow moves but no access- any ideas thx n

I lost double clicking when in icon view on a brand new iMac.
An Apple consultant and I discovered that the solution was not fixing corrupted preference files, but in backing off the double-click setting in System Preferences / Keyboard & Mouse.
I had the setting maxed out.
Note: Double-click had been working until I restarted the computer.

Custom icon image for folders not showing up in dock

I have used custom icons for years for various folders so I don't have to read through names of folders to know what's in them. With Leopard (10.5.2), the folder icons are visible up on the desktop and everywhere else; however, when I drag a folder with a special icon to the dock,it becomes a normal blue folder again. Why can't the folder in the dock retain the special icon I have assigned to it?

right click on the folder after placing it on the dock and choose display as folder.

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