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From: Graeme on 10 Jan 2010 08:21 In message <1jc3tpi.5gq9cl14clvd3N%real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) wrote: > Graeme <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Yes, as if being left-handed could make any difference to the correct > > > position of the Dock! > > > > It was your comeent that was stupid. There is no 'right' position for > > the dock, just wherever the user finds most appropriate. Where the dock > > is on any given machine has no bearing on the original problem. > > You - you - you transgressive libertine! > I've never worn a gress in my life! -- Graeme Wall My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/>
From: D.M. Procida on 10 Jan 2010 09:07 Anthony R. Gold <not-for-mail(a)ahjg.co.uk> wrote: > Is there any mode or setting by which the separator can be > closed up and invisible and with no hole in the sequence of Dock icons? No, because it's not just a separator, it's also a mechanism to alter the width of the Dock (or it's height if you are as crazy as Gavin and have it on the bottom). > One more general question: with Windows and multiple buttons it's very easy > to distinguish between moving and copying an item. How does an OS X user > know whether a click-drag-release sequence will create a copy or a move or > the creation of a link to the original item? Usually when doing that the item will be moved. But when dragging an item, a little symbol sometimes appears on the pointer. A plus symbol means a copy will be created. A little curved arrow means an alias (like a Windows shortcut, I think) will be created. Daniele
From: Gavin on 10 Jan 2010 09:29 On 2010-01-10 14:07:55 +0000, real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) said: > (or it's height if you are as crazy as Gavin and > have it on the bottom). :) -- Gavin. ACSP 10.5 http://www.stoof.co.uk http://www.twitter.com/gavin_wilby
From: Jim on 10 Jan 2010 09:31 Gavin <gwilbyREMOVE(a)stoof.co.uk> wrote: > On 2010-01-10 14:07:55 +0000, > real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) said: > > > (or it's height if you are as crazy as Gavin and > > have it on the bottom). > > :) It's where God intended. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK Please help save Bletchley Park - sign the petition for Government funding at: (open to UK residents and ex.pats) http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/BletchleyPark/ Thank you.
From: Jim on 10 Jan 2010 09:23
Anthony R. Gold <not-for-mail(a)ahjg.co.uk> wrote: > One more general question: with Windows and multiple buttons it's very easy > to distinguish between moving and copying an item. How does an OS X user > know whether a click-drag-release sequence will create a copy or a move or > the creation of a link to the original item? If you're doing a simple drag then the item will be moved, unless the destination is on a different disk in which case a copy will be made. You can force a copy to be made by holding the 'alt' key down while dragging (the pointer changes to include a '+' sign). You can force a link to be made by holding both the 'alt' and 'command' keys while dragging. (The 'command' key is the one next to the 'alt' key that has a curly symbol on it. Sometimes it has an Apple logo on it.) Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK Please help save Bletchley Park - sign the petition for Government funding at: (open to UK residents and ex.pats) http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/BletchleyPark/ Thank you. |