Applications in Finder Toolbar (Jaguar)

[ChrisH3677]

Hey! I just discovered you can drag and drop applications to the Finder toolbar!

You all probably new that so was wondering, from your experience, what apps you find most useful to have in there?

thanks

 

[groovebuster]

I have only Safari and Mail there. All the other Apps (with aliases) I organized in Folders on the right side of the dock to have easy access to them and organized by the different kindsof aaplications. I just have to keep the mouse buttun down and then I have a menu from which I can choose the wanted app.

Placing apps directly in the dock is a nice feature, but considering how many diffferent apps I am using (and not all of them at the same time anyway), I have a totally crowded dock with 20 program icons, not to forget the mess with all the active and inactive apps plus the winodws parked in the dock... I like it clean.

groovebuster

 

[Chappers]

cool

I didn't know that, like the idea and will try it tonight.

Thanks

 

[radhak]

Originally posted by groovebuster
... All the other Apps (with aliases) I organized in Folders on the right side of the dock to have easy access to them and organized by the different kindsof aaplications. I just have to keep the mouse buttun down and then I have a menu from which I can choose the wanted app.

how did you do this? do these folders sit on the dock, or on the desktop? (maybe a screenshot would be great).

 

[ChrisH3677]

Radhak

I think I've already done what Groovebuster suggested. Here's a screen shot.

It'
s just a folder (which I created in my Apss folder) which then has sub-folders for each category. I then drag and drop application aliases to the respective folders.

Then I dropped the main folder onto the Dock (right side of the divider for folders)

I know it's Windowsish but I am a switcher... Also it does have to be manually maintained.

 

[ChrisH3677]

A screenshot to show what I mean about putting apps on the Finder toolbar (I've circled the 3 I put there)

 

[radhak]

Originally posted by ChrisH3677
Radhak

Then I dropped the main folder onto the Dock (right side of the divider for folders)

I know it's Windowsish but I am a switcher... Also it does have to be manually maintained.

maybe window-ish, but works for me. thanks, i shall be replicating this myself.

by manually maintained, i suppose you mean it is only an alias, and changes to the application/ folder does not reflect automatically? i guess one can keep track of that.

 

[groovebuster]

Originally posted by ChrisH3677
I think I've already done what Groovebuster suggested. Here's a screen shot.

Yup! That's exactly what I meant and how did it too...

 

[ChrisH3677]

Dockdockdock

Radhack and Groovebuster

Check out Dockdockdock. It acts as both a dock switcher and a simple apps launcher (especially if you use "dummy" docks).

edit oops - wrong attachment! doh!

 

[ddbean]

or...

for OS 10.3
I just drag and drop my HD Icon on the dock right next to the trash icon and then I can navigate my whole computer from a list structure and it's auto-updated.