Interface

Dock interface settings

To enable settings the Dock must to be relaunched from Cocktail.

Force dock to side-style mode:

When enabled the dock will use side-style (without mirror effect) even when the dock is positioned at the bottom of the screen.

Enable transparent icons for hidden applications:

When enabled a hidden application's Dock icon will become transparent. This setting provides a visual presentation of a applications state.

Lock the Dock:

When enabled you can not add, remove or re-order the Dock.

Add recent / favorite items to the dock:

Once the enabled you can select which stack you want to use by right clicking on the new dock icon. You can select recent applications, recent document, recent servers, favorite volumes or favorite items. If you have disabled recent items in System Preferences the Dock item will not display any items. You can chose to add the item either to the left or right side of the Dock. The left side is where applications live and the right side where documents are (assuming the Dock is at the bottom of the screen).

Add spacer to the dock:

This adds an empty item to the Dock.

Dock position:

The Dock's placement setting makes it possible to align the Dock, for example by placing it at the top on the left+hand side. Further the minimization effect can be changed from the default Genie to either scaled or to be sucked into the Dock icon.