I don't know if any of the rest of you have noticed this, but if you drag an application into the dock that is NOT on your startup drive, it ceases to behave at all the way you would expect any app to in the dock. You can't drag-and-drop any documents on it. And when it is autolaunched (as opposed to clicked directly), it always produces a second icon at the end of the dock to represent the app, even though there is already the one you dragged there, which apparently it doesn't recognise in this instance. (This second problem could I suppose be a result of docking an app from a network drive which needs to be mounted after the dock is loaded, I suppose, but that would be so easy to code around ... just recheck the dock when an app is launched what's the big deal?)
Has anyone else had these problems? Any usable workarounds? Ttoward making the dock functional I mean I know there are workarounds that don't involve the dock.) I find it difficult to believe that Apple could get this software to '.2' stage without *anyone* noticing that the dock only functions at all correctly with the startup drive. (Actually on second thought it's easy to believe -- it took UNTIL .2 for anyone to notice that the dock was cooperating badly with desktop icons when placed to the right of the screen -- the best position for it since all others are for LUZERS -- just kidding my point is that lately Apple seems to be providing alternative ways (and positions) for things without making too certain that they retain the functionality of the original way or position. That didn't use to be their style. At all. With my apps on a second drive, the dock is almost useless. I would be way better off with simple desktop icons. All because I don't want to put my apps on the anointed drive (which there isn't enough space on, for any wiseass who is inclined to say 'why not just follow the pack') -- and if anyone comes at me saying buy a bigger drive as if that at all addresses the problem, you're going to get biggest rant, ever. (Put it this way. Got problems with your computer? But a better one. Useful?) Fairly warned. Paul. -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
