Check out some of these custom docks I’ve put together for Leopard. The images are from royalty free pattern sites, my personal photos, and Squidfingers.com.
DESIGNS NOW AT DUCKDOCKS.COM
Dark Separator
darkSeparator.zip - instructions
Coffee Table Rounded w/ Edges
coffeeTableRounded.zip - instructions
Click here for the below docks’ archive.
Carbon Chrome
carbonChrome.zip - instructions
This is a pretty nifty one, I managed to pull of rounded corners by making the edges completely transparent, therefore they mirror whats directly above them. In most cases you’ll never notice. I also implemented a divider for all those requesting them. I’ll try add more in the future.
Coffee Table
coffeeTable.zip - instructions
Leather
Guitar Amp
Ripples
Grass
Moss
Red Graphite (with whiteIndicators)
redGraphite.zip - instructions
Porch
Circuit
Barber
Cheese (Flat or Shiny)
cheeseShiny.zip - cheese.zip - instructions
Grey Curves
Clouds
Wood
Marble
Water
Guitar
Red Squid
redSquid.zip - instructions
- Squidfingers Pattern:
Retro Squid
retroSquid.zip - instructions
- Squidfingers Pattern:
Striped Squid
stripedSquid.zip - instructions
- Squidfingers Pattern:
To Install:
- Download the zip file for the dock and then extract.
- Navigate to System/Library/CoreServices/
- Right click on Dock.app and choose “Show Package Contents”
- Then navigate to Contents/Resources/
- Make a backup of all of the “scurve” png files and then delete them (You may have to authenticate to do so)
- Copy over the contents of the downloaded custom dock folder.
- Open up terminal and type “killall Dock” (without quotes)
Factory scurve png files here: Original Scurve Pngs (FIXED scurveBackup.zip)
UPDATE: I submitted my designs to leopardocks.com. Go over there and check out the site, and submit your own!
UPDATE 2: I made digg front page! Digg it here: Designer makes 15+ Leopard Docks - And Still Making More!
November 4th, 2007 at 8:30 am
I just tried downloading your custom docks but unfortunately I keep getting an error message saying there is no server available with the content requested. Is there any other way I can get this to download? I really like your work.
November 4th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Just came back to post that the server problems seem to be over now. I was able to download your custom docks minus 2 - barber and circuit aren’t linked to a place for download. When you click on those 2, they just refresh this page. Anyways, thanks for the docks and can’t wait to see more of your work.
November 4th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Dude - those docks are BADASS!
I can’t wait to upgrade, so I can get a couple.
November 5th, 2007 at 2:49 am
Dude, these rock to the highest degree possible!! :)))))
November 5th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
Man, red graphite rules!!! thank you thank you!
November 5th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
Is there any way to mod the dock when it is on the left and right hand sides of the screen?
November 5th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
hey - you should make a carbon fiber dock - maybe with a tire tread instead of a dashed line towards the right
November 5th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
these are sweet, especially like the grass
November 5th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Is there some sort of guide to these if I were to try my hand at making one?
November 5th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
This is great, thank you so much!
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November 6th, 2007 at 6:54 am
Love the Cheese dock!
Nice work mate
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November 6th, 2007 at 7:29 am
Tout simplement magnifique. C’est marrant, on pourrait donc faire un Dock invisible ?
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November 6th, 2007 at 10:34 am
I find the lighter dock surface is not objectionable, but the slightly lighter smudge indicating an open app is barely visible. Please try darker variations. How about a small obsidian marble? I’d use that.
November 6th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
I love it! Thanks!!!!
November 6th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
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November 6th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
choice!
November 6th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
dude! what up! so I saw your name over at leoparddocks.com and I thought I’d come over and say hello…
don’t be a stranger!
November 6th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
Way cool! Does this work with my Mac? Not the new one I haven’t gotten yet… the one I have now. See you at Thanksgiving! Love you!
November 7th, 2007 at 12:48 am
Could someone post the original scurve files that were lighter? The original files posted above are the darker graphite style. THANKS!
November 7th, 2007 at 1:28 am
Hmm, I did just replace that zip and may have added the wrong ones, I’m looking for the original files now.
November 7th, 2007 at 1:41 am
Backup Scurve files added, get em here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?9ojd21zmvvt
I’ll also post them above!
November 7th, 2007 at 9:01 am
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November 7th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Got the curved wood surface up and it looks GREAT - BUT I have NO indicators as to which app is active - WHAT DID I DO WRONG??
November 7th, 2007 at 11:00 am
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November 7th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
@APZ It’s harder to help you when you don’t leave ANY contact info, but:
Did you delete the indicator.png files? I’ll post the originals later today. As for now, download the whiteIndicators I made (http://www.mediafire.com/?9smylemmfln).
Hope this helps.
November 7th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
hello
that would be great!! i deleted it! :s
thanks for your contributions
November 8th, 2007 at 1:06 am
These are great. Any idea how to make the replacement images work for the vertical dock position (eg Position on Right)? Thanks!
November 8th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Owen, I’ve also been trying to figure out if you can mod the dock when it is vertically oriented. So far, no one seems to care or know if this is possible. I’ve poked around in the Resources directory of the Dock.app, and found some images that definitely correspond to the vertical dock, but they only seem to apply to the thin perimeter and corners, not to the primary region. Let me know if you come across anything that addresses this issue.
November 8th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
@Jim:
I have poked around the resource folder as well to only discover corner pieces. The actually body area of the dock is a hex color with transparency. So if you did customize the dock vertically, you’d have to find a way to control that color.
I’ll keep posted if I come up with anything else!
Thanks.
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November 14th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
When i type killall dock, i can see the dock do something. However it doesnt change to coffee table.
November 15th, 2007 at 7:02 am
@Tom: Make sure you replaced the PNGs, if so then try the program. Let me know if you’re still having problems!
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November 24th, 2007 at 7:58 am
Is there anyway to get these fancy new designs work when the dock is on the left or right? As an author, I need the maximum height on the screen to read and edit pages, so the dock never goes on the bottom. The default design apple gives us for left and right though is just a flat gray dock with an ugly white line around it. Ugh.
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December 23rd, 2007 at 4:28 pm
You are awesome…so much easier to comprehend your instructions than using the silly programs people have made. Thank, you rock!
December 29th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Hey, can you do a Lego Dock? My son would love it for his computer…
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Thank you very much for those nice docks, and the simple instructions !
Just wondering if you know a way to restore the black triangles under the active applications in Leopard, instead of the new blue dots ?
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May 4th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
It doesn’t work
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July 15th, 2008 at 11:08 am
i’m gonna need a cowprint dock. anyone?
July 15th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
oh yeah, also stained glass?
December 16th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
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December 28th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Camo?
January 20th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
I can’t navigate to system/library/coreservices!
I’m using a mac… I feel really stupid!
How do I get there!?
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