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In article <1992Dec21.160202.6283@almserv.uucp> bnixon@fnma.com (Bill Nixon) writes:
>Ever need just one more free entry on your NeXTSTEP dock.
>Well, here's one way to do it.  I have only done this under
>3.0, so I am not sure if it will work on older versions.
>
>The trick is to move the Recycler icon off the dock.  Here's
>how:
>
>1. Open a terminal session and type "dread -n DockPaths" at
>the command line.
>
>This will return the current entries on your dock.  Mine
>looks like this:
>
>Workspace DockPaths "Workspace Manager;/NextApps/Preferences.app;
>/NextApps/Mail.app;/NextApps/Librarian.app;/NextApps/Edit.app; ;
>/NextDeveloper/Apps/ProjectBuilder.app;
>/NextDeveloper/Apps/InterfaceBuilder.app;
>/NextApps/Terminal.app; ; ; ;Recycler"
>
>(NOTE:  the above will appear as one line, I added newlines
>so the various news reader don't complain.)
>
>2. Write out a new DockPaths entry without the Recycler
>entry.
>
>dwrite Workspace DockPaths "Workspace Manager;/NextApps/Preferences.app;
>/NextApps/Mail.app;/NextApps/Librarian.app;/NextApps/Edit.app; ;
>/NextDeveloper/Apps/ProjectBuilder.app;
>/NextDeveloper/Apps/InterfaceBuilder.app;
>/NextApps/Terminal.app; ; ; ; "
>
>(NOTE:  the above will appear as one line, I added newlines
>so the various news reader don't complain.)

an easier (and safer) way to do this is to just command-drag the recycler
from the dock.

>3. Logout and login again.  You should have a blank entry
>at the bottom of you dock and the Recycler icon will show
>up at the bottom rightmost corner just like any normal
>application icon.

the recycler shows up at the bottom left (which is what i think you meant).

>4. I did the same thing with the Workspace Manager entry
>and "it just worked".  I got a free entry at the top of my dock.
>But I didn't get a File Viewer and couldn't log out since I
>couldn't get to the Workspace menu.  Therefore I would NOT
>recommend this.
>
>5. Note that this is not supported by me, FannieMae or NeXT.
>If you screw things up, it's all your fault...
>
>Bill
>-- 
>bnixon@fnma.com or ...!uunet!fnma.com!bnixon (NeXT Mail Okay)
>Bill Nixon, Senior Programmer Analyst, Advanced Technology, 2H-4S
>FannieMae, 3900 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 22016  (202) 752-5468

paul kim
mtcoak!paul@netcom.com (NeXTmail OK)