Appearance:
Appearance: This menu allows you to modify the appearance of the Dock : 3D with mirror effect (option by default) or 2D with transparency effect.
The Dock panel allows you to set the parameters of hidden functions of the Dock.
Appearance: This menu allows you to modify the appearance of the Dock : 3D with mirror effect (option by default) or 2D with transparency effect.
Effect: By default, the Dock offers two minimization effects (Genie and Scale). OnyX allows a third effect (Suck). Select one of these options modify immediately the parameters and relaunch the Dock. To view the effect in slow motion, hold down the Shift key while minimizing.
Reduction proportional: By default, when you minimize a window in the Dock, its preview is proportional. Disabling this function forces the reduction of the preview icon unproportionally (128 pixels x 128 pixels).
Position: This option allows the Dock to be placed at the bottom, left or right side of the screen. Selecting one of these options immediately modifies the parameters and relaunches the Dock.
Alignment: This option allows the Dock to be centered, or anchored to the edges of the screen. Select one of these options modify immediately the parameters and relaunch the Dock.
Opening applications: When enabling this option, the icon will bounce in the Dock, when you launch an application.
When alert in background: When an application runs in background and solicits the user (display of alert message, request of password...), its icon bounces in the Dock at regular intervals. This option allows you to remove this bounces.
Enable mouse over on stacks displayed by grid: When a stack displays the content as grid, the items are framed when the mouse passes above.
Only show running applications: Check this option to display only the icons of running applications in the Dock.
Use Transparent icons for hidden applications: This option allows the icons of hidden applications to be displayed as transparent.
Automatically hide and show the Dock: If you enable this option, the Dock will be hidden when you don't use it. To display the Dock, move the mouse at bottom or at edge of the screen.
Bring an application to foreground when a file flies over its icon: Enable this option allows you to display an application to foreground when you drag a file over its icon in the Dock.
Lock the icons: This option prevents to move and remove the icons in the Dock.
Add: Click the "Add" button to create a Recent/Favorite items stack. This stack as a special functioning... In the Dock, click its icon pressing the Control key or with the right button of the mouse and select the items which you wish to display. Then click normally its icon to display as grid the previously selected items (Recent applications, Recent Documents, Recent Servers, Favorite Volumes or Favorite Items).
Invisible spaces can be added in the Dock.
These spaces are moveable and can be removed like any icon.
Applications: One or more invisible spaces can be added in the left side of the Dock clicking on the "Applications" button.
Others: One or more invisible spaces can be added in the right side of the Dock clicking on the "Others" button.
Click on Restore Defaults to cancel all modifications caused by OnyX or by another application. After execution, the parameters will be reset and the display will be the same as when the System and the applications were first installed.