Re: Apple menu additions

[Mikael Byström]

Marcin Wichary said:

>And, spring-loaded folders actually do *not* work in dock... try to 
>drag a file into your Applications folder or Trash in dock and hover 
>over it.
This feature should be added though. 


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Re: Apple menu additions

[Marcin Wichary]

I have dragged my Applications folder to the Dock and it works, *But* 
I have to either click and hold or control-click.
Yes, that's how spring-loaded folders work, which this is great 
example of.
The functionality Luis talks about is definitely *not* spring-loaded 
folders. Consider this:

- spring-loaded folders act when you drag something into the folder and 
hover over it; dock menus act when you click and hover over an icon,
- spring-loaded folders works only for... folders (and folder-like 
items), while dock menus work for every item,
- you can set up spring-loaded folders reaction time in Finder's 
preferences, which has no effect on dock menu time,
- you can actually turn off spring-loaded folders in Finder's 
preferences, but dock menus work anyway,
- you can press spacebar for spring-loaded folders to activate faster, 
which brings no effect in dock menus,
- when spring-loaded folder activates, it blinks twice; no such thing 
happens with dock menu,
- dock menus were there since Mac OS X 10.0, while spring-loaded 
folders were (re)introduced in Jaguar (or was it Panther?).

Sure, both things might look similar, but click+hold in Dock is just 
shortcut (more like longcut) for right click, to get contextual menu. 
Actually, I think Apple did a lot of damage here... I caught myself 
many times thinking that click+hold will bring up menu in other 
applications (such as Mail). I still think it'd be a good choice, 
sometimes it's much more easy to click and hold, than right-click, 
especially with Apple's tradition of one-button mice/trackpads.

And, spring-loaded folders actually do *not* work in dock... try to 
drag a file into your Applications folder or Trash in dock and hover 
over it.

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Re: Apple menu additions

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jan 6, 2005, at 3:57 AM, Luis Sequeira wrote:
Laurent,
I have dragged my Applications folder to the Dock and it works, *But* 
I have to either click and hold or control-click.
Yes, that's how spring-loaded folders work, which this is great example 
of.

I've gotten to the point that everyone I set up with a new OS X system 
I make an alias of their Applications folder there.

For the switchers its the closest analog to the Windows Start menu that 
OS X has got.

For old OS 9 users (or OS X users who haven't twigged yet) its a good 
example of how to use the dock and simply damned convenient.

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Re: Apple menu additions

[Luis Sequeira]

 > There is a way to somehow reproduce this behaviour in Mac OS X, that
 requires no extra software: create a folder, name it whatever you
 choose, say "Apple Menu". Put aliases to stuff you would like to have
 on your Apple Menu. Drag this folder to the Dock (unfortunately, you
 can only put it at the end closest to the trash can). There you have
 your "Apple Menu" in the Dock. You can add or delete from your "Apple
 Menu" folder at will and changes will be reflected immediately, as in
 the original version.
 Luis Sequeira
Luis,
Have you tried that yourself? I just gave it a go, initially trying with an
alias of my hard drive, thinking I could easily navigate to any folder on
it. However, the Dock doesn't take it. I've tried with a simple folder, no
go. It seems the Dock will only accept applications or documents, no folder.
Or am I missing something?
-Laurent.
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Laurent,
I have dragged my Applications folder to the Dock and it works, *But* 
I have to either click and hold or control-click. I forgot to mention 
this (I actually don't use it that much). It produces a hierarchic 
menu (in a brief test I went up to six levels of nested folders :-)).

Remember, it MUST go in the section of the dock where the trash can 
is. You can't just put it beside your documents (or it is rejected, 
which, it appears, is what happened to you).

I am running Panther, but I think it should work in Jaguar also (but 
don't have any Jaguar running mac to test it).

Luis
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Re: Apple menu additions

[Jeff Hubatka]

On Jan 5, 2005, at 12:04 PM, G-Books wrote:
Luis,
Have you tried that yourself? I just gave it a go, initially trying 
with an
alias of my hard drive, thinking I could easily navigate to any folder 
on
it. However, the Dock doesn't take it. I've tried with a simple 
folder, no
go. It seems the Dock will only accept applications or documents, no 
folder.

Or am I missing something?

The dock will take folders, I have my Applications folder alias there. 
They can only go on the side of the bar that separates the trash. On my 
Tibook, it's the bottom since the dock is on the right side. I believe 
it's the right side if your dock is on the bottom. Right-click to see 
the hierarchal listing.

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Re: Apple menu additions

[Frank P. Eigler]

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
[snip]
> Have you tried that yourself? I just gave it a go, initially trying with an
> alias of my hard drive, thinking I could easily navigate to any folder on
> it. However, the Dock doesn't take it. I've tried with a simple folder, no
> go. It seems the Dock will only accept applications or documents, no folder.
>
> Or am I missing something?

If you look at the Dock closely, you'll see a fine line separating the
trash from the apps. You need to drag the folder/HD/etc to the area
*between* the trash and that line.

As I posted earlier, I've done this/am doing this.
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Re: Apple menu additions

[Frank P. Eigler]

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005, Dean wrote:

> I use the "Dock" to open all my applications and  I'm very happy with it.
> I just like the hierarchy part of the apple menu in the earlier OS's.
[snip]

For hierarchy, just drag the apps folder to the dock, then ctrl-click. I
use that method for both the apps folder and a couple partions i've set
up.
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Re: Apple menu additions

[Dean]

Thanks Luis
I was able to drag an alias of the hard drive into the dock and I now
have a menu thats just as useful  as the old Apple Menu.
Dean

Luis Sequeira wrote:
Hi Claire
I use the "Dock" to open all my applications and  I'm very happy with 
it.
I just like the hierarchy part of the apple menu in the earlier OS's.
It's just
a faster way to get to things that are not used as often. I downloaded
"Classic Menu" from the Version Tracker site. It's very simple and works
great. By the way, does anyone remember "Now Utilities"? Isn't that
where Apple got the idea in the first place?

Dean

The hierarchy in the Apple Menu directly mimicked the one inside the 
"Apple Menu Items" folder.
This was, in my view, quite elegant.

There is a way to somehow reproduce this behaviour in Mac OS X, that 
requires no extra software: create a folder, name it whatever you 
choose, say "Apple Menu". Put aliases to stuff you would like to have 
on your Apple Menu. Drag this folder to the Dock (unfortunately, you 
can only put it at the end closest to the trash can). There you have 
your "Apple Menu" in the Dock. You can add or delete from your "Apple 
Menu" folder at will and changes will be reflected immediately, as in 
the original version.

Luis Sequeira

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Re: Apple menu additions

[Laurent Daudelin]

On 05/01/05 10:46, "John McGibney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> On 05/01/05 09:47, "Luis Sequeira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
 Hi Claire
 
 I use the "Dock" to open all my applications and  I'm very happy with it.
 I just like the hierarchy part of the apple menu in the earlier OS's.
 It's just
 a faster way to get to things that are not used as often. I downloaded
 "Classic Menu" from the Version Tracker site. It's very simple and works
 great. By the way, does anyone remember "Now Utilities"? Isn't that
 where Apple got the idea in the first place?
 
 Dean
>>> 
>>> The hierarchy in the Apple Menu directly mimicked the one inside the
>>> "Apple Menu Items" folder.
>>> This was, in my view, quite elegant.
>>> 
>>> There is a way to somehow reproduce this behaviour in Mac OS X, that
>>> requires no extra software: create a folder, name it whatever you
>>> choose, say "Apple Menu". Put aliases to stuff you would like to have
>>> on your Apple Menu. Drag this folder to the Dock (unfortunately, you
>>> can only put it at the end closest to the trash can). There you have
>>> your "Apple Menu" in the Dock. You can add or delete from your "Apple
>>> Menu" folder at will and changes will be reflected immediately, as in
>>> the original version.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Luis Sequeira
>> 
>> Luis,
>> 
>> Have you tried that yourself? I just gave it a go, initially trying with an
>> alias of my hard drive, thinking I could easily navigate to any folder on
>> it. However, the Dock doesn't take it. I've tried with a simple folder, no
>> go. It seems the Dock will only accept applications or documents, no folder.
>> 
>> Or am I missing something?
>> 
>> -Laurent.
> 
> Add folders and documents between the line and the trash icon.
> 
> John

Hey, thanks John! That's what I was missing! Now, I can put an alias of my
drive and can easily navigate to any folder or file it contains. Nice! But,
I think I still prefer LaunchBar...

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Re: Apple menu additions

[John McGibney]

> On 05/01/05 09:47, "Luis Sequeira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>>> Hi Claire
>>> 
>>> I use the "Dock" to open all my applications and  I'm very happy with it.
>>> I just like the hierarchy part of the apple menu in the earlier OS's.
>>> It's just
>>> a faster way to get to things that are not used as often. I downloaded
>>> "Classic Menu" from the Version Tracker site. It's very simple and works
>>> great. By the way, does anyone remember "Now Utilities"? Isn't that
>>> where Apple got the idea in the first place?
>>> 
>>> Dean
>> 
>> The hierarchy in the Apple Menu directly mimicked the one inside the
>> "Apple Menu Items" folder.
>> This was, in my view, quite elegant.
>> 
>> There is a way to somehow reproduce this behaviour in Mac OS X, that
>> requires no extra software: create a folder, name it whatever you
>> choose, say "Apple Menu". Put aliases to stuff you would like to have
>> on your Apple Menu. Drag this folder to the Dock (unfortunately, you
>> can only put it at the end closest to the trash can). There you have
>> your "Apple Menu" in the Dock. You can add or delete from your "Apple
>> Menu" folder at will and changes will be reflected immediately, as in
>> the original version.
>> 
>> 
>> Luis Sequeira
> 
> Luis,
> 
> Have you tried that yourself? I just gave it a go, initially trying with an
> alias of my hard drive, thinking I could easily navigate to any folder on
> it. However, the Dock doesn't take it. I've tried with a simple folder, no
> go. It seems the Dock will only accept applications or documents, no folder.
> 
> Or am I missing something?
> 
> -Laurent.

Add folders and documents between the line and the trash icon.

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Re: Apple menu additions

[Andrew]

The script menu works the same way, with the contents
of your "User/Library/Scripts" folder behaving
hierarchically, just like the old OS9 Apple menu.

Its free, and it sits up on the menu bar, though near
the right instead of on the left.

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> >Hi Claire
> >
> >I use the "Dock" to open all my applications and 
> I'm very happy with it.
> >I just like the hierarchy part of the apple menu in
> the earlier OS's.
> >It's just
> >a faster way to get to things that are not used as
> often. I downloaded
> >"Classic Menu" from the Version Tracker site. It's
> very simple and works
> >great. By the way, does anyone remember "Now
> Utilities"? Isn't that
> >where Apple got the idea in the first place?
> >
> >Dean
> 
> The hierarchy in the Apple Menu directly mimicked
> the one inside the 
> "Apple Menu Items" folder.
> This was, in my view, quite elegant.
> 
> There is a way to somehow reproduce this behaviour
> in Mac OS X, that 
> requires no extra software: create a folder, name it
> whatever you 
> choose, say "Apple Menu". Put aliases to stuff you
> would like to have 
> on your Apple Menu. Drag this folder to the Dock
> (unfortunately, you 
> can only put it at the end closest to the trash
> can). There you have 
> your "Apple Menu" in the Dock. You can add or delete
> from your "Apple 
> Menu" folder at will and changes will be reflected
> immediately, as in 
> the original version.
> 
> 
> Luis Sequeira
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Re: Apple menu additions

[Laurent Daudelin]

On 05/01/05 09:47, "Luis Sequeira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> Hi Claire
>> 
>> I use the "Dock" to open all my applications and  I'm very happy with it.
>> I just like the hierarchy part of the apple menu in the earlier OS's.
>> It's just
>> a faster way to get to things that are not used as often. I downloaded
>> "Classic Menu" from the Version Tracker site. It's very simple and works
>> great. By the way, does anyone remember "Now Utilities"? Isn't that
>> where Apple got the idea in the first place?
>> 
>> Dean
> 
> The hierarchy in the Apple Menu directly mimicked the one inside the
> "Apple Menu Items" folder.
> This was, in my view, quite elegant.
> 
> There is a way to somehow reproduce this behaviour in Mac OS X, that
> requires no extra software: create a folder, name it whatever you
> choose, say "Apple Menu". Put aliases to stuff you would like to have
> on your Apple Menu. Drag this folder to the Dock (unfortunately, you
> can only put it at the end closest to the trash can). There you have
> your "Apple Menu" in the Dock. You can add or delete from your "Apple
> Menu" folder at will and changes will be reflected immediately, as in
> the original version.
> 
> 
> Luis Sequeira

Luis,

Have you tried that yourself? I just gave it a go, initially trying with an
alias of my hard drive, thinking I could easily navigate to any folder on
it. However, the Dock doesn't take it. I've tried with a simple folder, no
go. It seems the Dock will only accept applications or documents, no folder.

Or am I missing something?

-Laurent.
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Re: Apple menu additions

[Luis Sequeira]

Hi Claire
I use the "Dock" to open all my applications and  I'm very happy with it.
I just like the hierarchy part of the apple menu in the earlier OS's.
It's just
a faster way to get to things that are not used as often. I downloaded
"Classic Menu" from the Version Tracker site. It's very simple and works
great. By the way, does anyone remember "Now Utilities"? Isn't that
where Apple got the idea in the first place?
Dean
The hierarchy in the Apple Menu directly mimicked the one inside the 
"Apple Menu Items" folder.
This was, in my view, quite elegant.

There is a way to somehow reproduce this behaviour in Mac OS X, that 
requires no extra software: create a folder, name it whatever you 
choose, say "Apple Menu". Put aliases to stuff you would like to have 
on your Apple Menu. Drag this folder to the Dock (unfortunately, you 
can only put it at the end closest to the trash can). There you have 
your "Apple Menu" in the Dock. You can add or delete from your "Apple 
Menu" folder at will and changes will be reflected immediately, as in 
the original version.

Luis Sequeira
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Re: Apple menu additions

[Dean]

Hi Claire
I use the "Dock" to open all my applications and  I'm very happy with it.
I just like the hierarchy part of the apple menu in the earlier OS's. 
It's just
a faster way to get to things that are not used as often. I downloaded
"Classic Menu" from the Version Tracker site. It's very simple and works
great. By the way, does anyone remember "Now Utilities"? Isn't that
where Apple got the idea in the first place?

Dean

Claire Hart wrote:
Dean,
The nice thing about using the dock is that it's a one-click 
operation.  In OS 9's Apple Menu, you clicked the apple, went down to 
whatever you were choosing and clicked again.  (Or was it click the 
apple, drag to the intended item, and then release?  Or was that OS 
7?  Oh, well.)

Even in OSX, if your application is sitting on your desktop, you have 
to double-click it to activate it.  However, if it's in the dock, you 
single-click it.  I missed my Apple Menu for a very short period of 
time before the dock became VERY intuitive.

Give it a try,
Claire

Thanks Laurent, and Aaron.
That's to bad Apple left that out.
I'll take a look at the options you mentioned.
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Re: Apple menu additions

[Claire Hart]

Dean,
The nice thing about using the dock is that it's a one-click operation. 
 In OS 9's Apple Menu, you clicked the apple, went down to whatever you 
were choosing and clicked again.  (Or was it click the apple, drag to 
the intended item, and then release?  Or was that OS 7?  Oh, well.)

Even in OSX, if your application is sitting on your desktop, you have 
to double-click it to activate it.  However, if it's in the dock, you 
single-click it.  I missed my Apple Menu for a very short period of 
time before the dock became VERY intuitive.

Give it a try,
Claire

Thanks Laurent, and Aaron.
That's to bad Apple left that out.
I'll take a look at the options you mentioned.
Dean

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Re: Apple menu additions

[Al Poulin]

You can also drag items to the Finder's sidebar in Panther.  Very 
Convenient.

Aaron Willems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You can't modify the Apple Menu in OS X. That's what the dock is for. 
You
can however spend some money and purchase a program called Fruitmenu. 
This
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Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu
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In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the 
apple menu
for quick access. I'd like to do the same in OS X but I can't find
a menu folder.

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Re: Apple menu additions

[Andrew]

I'd love to take credit, but credit actually goes to
David Pogue as I got it from his OSX Panther Missing
Manual book (highly recommended, by the way).

Andrew


--- dan_A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 18:52:18 -0800, Andrew F.
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On thing about the script menu is that by  default
> (it is activated from the
> > Applescipt folder in Applications) it has lots of
> Applescript aliases in it.
> > I don't use any of them, so I just emptied the
> whole contents allowing me to
> > use this as my own Apple menu.
> > 
> > Also, it looks kind of strange with certain
> programs (Office), which have
> > their "script" menus.  Right now I have Entourage
> open, so right after the
> > help menu is a script menu, then a little over an
> inch away is my script
> > menu, both of which have the same icon, but very
> different contents.
> >
> Good going Andrew! Sounds like a great idea and I'm
> going to try it out.
> 
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Re: Apple menu additions

[Andrew]

I'd love to take credit, but credit actually goes to
David Pogue as I got it from his OSX Panther Missing
Manual book (highly recommended, by the way).

Andrew


--- dan_A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 18:52:18 -0800, Andrew F.
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On thing about the script menu is that by  default
> (it is activated from the
> > Applescipt folder in Applications) it has lots of
> Applescript aliases in it.
> > I don't use any of them, so I just emptied the
> whole contents allowing me to
> > use this as my own Apple menu.
> > 
> > Also, it looks kind of strange with certain
> programs (Office), which have
> > their "script" menus.  Right now I have Entourage
> open, so right after the
> > help menu is a script menu, then a little over an
> inch away is my script
> > menu, both of which have the same icon, but very
> different contents.
> >
> Good going Andrew! Sounds like a great idea and I'm
> going to try it out.
> 
> dan_A
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Re: Apple menu additions

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On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 18:52:18 -0800, Andrew F. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On thing about the script menu is that by  default (it is activated from the
> Applescipt folder in Applications) it has lots of Applescript aliases in it.
> I don't use any of them, so I just emptied the whole contents allowing me to
> use this as my own Apple menu.
> 
> Also, it looks kind of strange with certain programs (Office), which have
> their "script" menus.  Right now I have Entourage open, so right after the
> help menu is a script menu, then a little over an inch away is my script
> menu, both of which have the same icon, but very different contents.
>
Good going Andrew! Sounds like a great idea and I'm going to try it out.

dan_A

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Re: Apple menu additions

[Andrew F.]

On thing about the script menu is that by  default (it is activated from the
Applescipt folder in Applications) it has lots of Applescript aliases in it.
I don't use any of them, so I just emptied the whole contents allowing me to
use this as my own Apple menu.

Also, it looks kind of strange with certain programs (Office), which have
their "script" menus.  Right now I have Entourage open, so right after the
help menu is a script menu, then a little over an inch away is my script
menu, both of which have the same icon, but very different contents.

Andrew


On 1/3/05 6:49 PM, "Andrew F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Another trick that while not an actual "Apple Menu" is to enable the "Script
> Menu", and then drag your aliases into it.  My script menu has all of the
> programs I use on a less than a daily basis, in subfolders by type, as well
> as a few documents that I regularly access but don't want on the dock.
> 
> I tend to keep my dock fairly empty, with only my primary apps (14), my
> "Documents" and "Applications" folders, and the Finder.  Anything else I
> want easy access to goes into the script menu, which is a bit slower access
> (it thinks for a second or three before opening when it has lots of things
> in it), but its free and does the job.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
> On 1/3/05 6:45 PM, "John McClernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> Fruitmenu. 
>> $10 Shareware. 
>> Versiontracker.com
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 1/3/05 5:29 PM, "Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu
>>> in OS 10.2.3?
>>> In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the apple menu
>>> for quick access. I'd like to do the same in OS X but I can't find
>>> a menu folder.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> Dean
>> 
> 
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Re: Apple menu additions

[Andrew F.]

Another trick that while not an actual "Apple Menu" is to enable the "Script
Menu", and then drag your aliases into it.  My script menu has all of the
programs I use on a less than a daily basis, in subfolders by type, as well
as a few documents that I regularly access but don't want on the dock.

I tend to keep my dock fairly empty, with only my primary apps (14), my
"Documents" and "Applications" folders, and the Finder.  Anything else I
want easy access to goes into the script menu, which is a bit slower access
(it thinks for a second or three before opening when it has lots of things
in it), but its free and does the job.

Andrew


On 1/3/05 6:45 PM, "John McClernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Fruitmenu. 
> $10 Shareware. 
> Versiontracker.com
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> On 1/3/05 5:29 PM, "Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu
>> in OS 10.2.3?
>> In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the apple menu
>> for quick access. I'd like to do the same in OS X but I can't find
>> a menu folder.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Dean
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Re: Apple menu additions

[John McClernan]

Fruitmenu. 
$10 Shareware. 
Versiontracker.com

John



On 1/3/05 5:29 PM, "Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu
> in OS 10.2.3?
> In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the apple menu
> for quick access. I'd like to do the same in OS X but I can't find
> a menu folder.
> 
> Thanks
> Dean


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Re: Apple menu additions

[Dean]

Thanks Laurent, and Aaron.
That's to bad Apple left that out.
I'll take a look at the options you mentioned.
Dean

Laurent Daudelin wrote:
On 03/01/05 17:29, "Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 

Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu
in OS 10.2.3?
In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the apple menu
for quick access. I'd like to do the same in OS X but I can't find
a menu folder.
   

OS X doesn't support this. Whenever you want to keep something handy, you
usually use the Dock. However, there are 3rd party hacks that will re-enable
this. Check for Apple menu on Version Tracker and you should find a few...
-Laurent.
 


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You can't modify the Apple Menu in OS X. That's what the dock is for. You
can however spend some money and purchase a program called Fruitmenu. This
program will allow you modify the Apple Menu.

-- 
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> 
> Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu
> in OS 10.2.3?
> In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the apple menu
> for quick access. I'd like to do the same in OS X but I can't find
> a menu folder.
> 
> Thanks
> Dean



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On 03/01/05 17:29, "Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu
> in OS 10.2.3?
> In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the apple menu
> for quick access. I'd like to do the same in OS X but I can't find
> a menu folder.

OS X doesn't support this. Whenever you want to keep something handy, you
usually use the Dock. However, there are 3rd party hacks that will re-enable
this. Check for Apple menu on Version Tracker and you should find a few...

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Apple menu additions

[Dean]

Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu
in OS 10.2.3?
In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the apple menu
for quick access. I'd like to do the same in OS X but I can't find
a menu folder.
Thanks
Dean
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