The new bright side dock in mavericks is ugly and hard for the eye. There MUST be a solution to change the white background to something more easy for the eye.
(I don't mention the new ugly calendar and contacts because I hardly use them, but the new Apple Design Team seems to think that white is a reasonable color for an app background - they are obviously wrong) 😮
OS X Mavericks (10.9)
OC-Carl wrote:
Could you make a right point arrow for those of us who have the Dock on the left side. The arrow you provided works better than the line, but it is skewed a bit because it is pointing up.
I love the arrow you made but I don't have any PNG file manipulator to twist the image 90 degrees.
Thanx.
I've made a complete (new) collection of al the indicators. So wether you prefer the side dock or the bottom one, wether you're on retina or non-retina. I made the triangle for the bottom dock a little bit smaller. The old ones are still available because it's quoted many times...
How to:
Navigate to: System -> Library -> CoreServices -> Dock
Open Dock with "CTRL" (or right mouse click) and select "Show Package Contents"
Navigate to: Contents -> Resources. Scroll until you see a set of "indicator_ ..." files
Make a copy of the files for save keeping!!!
Replace with the files you've downloaded (identification required)
Restart, Logout or Terminal: killall Dock
OC-Carl wrote:
Could you make a right point arrow for those of us who have the Dock on the left side.
There are no specific files for the left or right dock. So the only option was to make a bar. Hope you find it usefull! 😉
Actually there are file names like indicator-side-medium.png and indicator-side-medium@2x.png.
So after getting my head out of my a**, I used Preview on your indicator-medium@2x.png to rotate your arrow to point to the right. Then replaced Apple's indicator-side-medium.png with your now modified indicator-medium@2x.png that has the arrow pointing right and this is what I get:
It is a bit oversized, but I like it, even if nobody else does. And I have you to thank, jrebergen, for creating those beautiful arrow images. THANK YOU I shout from California.
I like it. Here's mine.
My dock is on the right.
Nice modifications !
I've been using red for a while now
I like your use of red too. So that gave me an idea. Using the old MacPaint program (remember that?) I filled the arrow with red. Now this I can see:
Thanx.
this is more than "anythingy-Bop" that Apple Geeks thru at us...oR was that Oligarchs!
i do not have the vaguest on color-paint, yet!
I've asked an OS X expert at my local Apple Store and he said, that there is no way to make the dock color black. Unfortunately 😟
This worked for me to get a black, transparent dock on the left side.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1681155
it works and this is how it looks
cheers
This sounds great, thanks!
But I didn't understand the point one of this guide...
Could you help me?
hm..... wrote:
This worked for me to get a black, transparent dock on the left side.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1681155
it works and this is how it looks
cheers
Is it Black or is it Transparent? Looks like if you want it black you need a black wallpaper??
Does it really look better than white?
Do I really want to load an "unfinished beta" plug-in from an unknown source?
I'm pretty much a rookie at this stuff but I followed your directions but when I tried to drag your files into the Resources folder, I authenticate, I choose to replace the current ones (I backed up the originals) but when Finder starts copying, it copies 1 byte then hangs. I cannot stop the copying either. I have to restart Finder to get control back. Am I missing something? Thanks
I have found a solution! Well sort of. I have been trying to change the dock for some time now and i stumbled apon an app called Dock Mod. You can change the dock to any colour or gradient that you want. The only issue is that it only supports the 3d dock not the 2d dock. Heres the link: DockMod for Mavericks Beta
Better to link to their website (broken). http://spyresoft.com
Beware this is a haxie and interfaces with osx at a low level. Backup well.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5293310?answerId=23536033022#23536033022
They should put different color options and oppacity in System Preferences under "Docks" (systempreferences/dock). Some of us have black walpapers and would rather a dark menu bar and dark dock. And some want it smaller. So make it smaller Apple. I've been an Apple user since 2003 and this is the worst update i've seen since.
Mavericks Dock: Change color
