You will need to restart the Finder, either by typing killall Finder into the Terminal or by Control-Option-clicking on the Finder in the Dock and choosing Relaunch. Just use the following command: defaults write QLEnableXRayFolders 1 The previews of the files inside the folder also cycle through so you can see all of them. When enabled, using Quick Look (hit the space bar) on a folder will show you a preview of the folder's contents inside a translucent folder icon. ![]() This is my favourite hidden feature in Snow Leopard. If the last word is YES, change it to NO, change 1 to 0, and change TRUE to FALSE and vice versa for all. To reverse the changes, you just need to change the last word of the command and run it again. For applications like the Dock or Finder, it is easiest to just type killall Dock or killall Finder into the Terminal to restart them. For the changes to take effect, you need to restart the application concerned. In the window that appears, paste in one of the lines provided below, and then hit Return. Start by opening up Terminal, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder. It could also be a sneak peak of future plans Apple has for a notifications framework for all apps in Mac OS X, much like Growl provides at the moment.Įvery time Apple brings out a new version of OS X, we compile a list of our favourite Terminal commands for enabling hidden features and changing hidden settings (here are the lists for Tiger and Leopard).įor those who are new to Terminal Commands, here's a quick run down of how to use them. For example it would be better if it included the album artwork like Bowtie, Growl and DockArt already do. It might still be under development - there is still room for improvement. It’s not entirely clear why this setting isn’t present in the iTunes preferences. If you want the icon to show even when the Dock is not hidden, just use the following command in the same way as above: defaults write notification-always-show-image -bool YESĪs before, remember to restart the Dock with killall Dock for changes to take effect. If you change your mind and want to disable the notifications, repeat the above commands, but replace YES with NO.įor those of you who have your Dock set to hide when not in use, you’ll notice that when the Dock is hidden the iTunes icon is added to the notification. The easiest way to do this is to type killall Dock into the Terminal and press Return. defaults write itunes-notifications -bool YESįor the changes to take effect, the Dock has to be restarted. To enable this, start by opening Terminal (located in Applications/Utilities), then paste in the following line and press Return. Every time a new song starts, a small popup containing the artist and the song name appears and then slowly fades out after a few seconds. In Lion there is a cool hidden setting to enable “Now playing” notifications that appear from the iTunes icon in the Dock. To return to the default, just use the following command: defaults delete autohide-time-modifier My preferred time is about 0.5, which makes things just a little snappier than the default. 0 will make the Dock instantly appear with no animation. Just like the delay, the number at the end is the length of the animation in seconds. Remember to restart the Dock with killall Dock for the changes to take effect. defaults write autohide-time-modifier -float 0.5 As before, paste the following line into the Terminal and press Return. There is a related hidden setting that allows you to customise the speed of the animation when the Dock slides onto the screen. To return to the default, just use the following command: defaults delete autohide-delay My preferred delay is 0.1, which is a bit quicker than the default. ![]() The number at the end of the command is the delay time in seconds, which you can customise to your liking. The changes won’t take effect until you restart the Dock, which you can do by typing killall Dock and pressing Return. To remove the delay entirely, paste in the following line and press Return. ![]() Start by opening up the Terminal app (in Applications/Utilities). There is a hidden setting that allows you to adjust the delay time using the Terminal. You may have noticed that there is a short delay before the Dock appears when your mouse hits the edge of the screen. Here are a couple of tips for customising the delay and animation speed of your Dock if you have it set to automatically show and hide (in System Preferences).
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