Comments on: Maccast 2007.11.30 http://www.maccast.com/2007/11/30/maccast-20071130/ For Mac Geeks by Mac Geeks Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:28:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://www.maccast.com/2007/11/30/maccast-20071130/comment-page-1/#comment-63017 Dan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:14:32 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/11/30/maccast-20071130/#comment-63017 Hey Adam, just a heads up for future shows: it's "hierarchical," not "hierarctical." Also, "quay" is pronounced "key," not "kway." (It's British English for a shipping dock, hence the use for this product.) Hey Adam, just a heads up for future shows: it’s “hierarchical,” not “hierarctical.” Also, “quay” is pronounced “key,” not “kway.” (It’s British English for a shipping dock, hence the use for this product.)

]]> By: Peter http://www.maccast.com/2007/11/30/maccast-20071130/comment-page-1/#comment-62681 Peter Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:55:51 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/11/30/maccast-20071130/#comment-62681 Adam - Can you post a link to the info on getting a linksys router working with back to my mac? Peter Adam – Can you post a link to the info on getting a linksys router working with back to my mac?

Peter

]]> By: Tinus http://www.maccast.com/2007/11/30/maccast-20071130/comment-page-1/#comment-62627 Tinus Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:24:41 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/11/30/maccast-20071130/#comment-62627 So I looked into the 'Hierarchical menus' app; this is how it works: On the right side of the dock, you can put folders and documents. When using the app, the thing that you put in the dock is obviously not a folder (as these can display only using stacks) but it is a document. The document is associated with a helper program that comes with the Hierarchical menus app. This helper program doesn't have a window, it only has a pop-up menu. So when you click the item, the helper program starts and shows its popup menu. When you select an item or close the menu, the program quits again. You can see that it's a normal popup menu also because it doesn't have the arrow pointing to the dock item. A pre for me, because it also doesn't have the silly 'move the group with the dock magnification' feature that the stacks have. This is a rather clean approach (no hacks involved). It can be slightly slow though, as you have to start the app before the menu shows. I think it's an acceptable workaround for a problem that Apple should fix. So I looked into the ‘Hierarchical menus’ app; this is how it works:

On the right side of the dock, you can put folders and documents. When using the app, the thing that you put in the dock is obviously not a folder (as these can display only using stacks) but it is a document.

The document is associated with a helper program that comes with the Hierarchical menus app. This helper program doesn’t have a window, it only has a pop-up menu. So when you click the item, the helper program starts and shows its popup menu. When you select an item or close the menu, the program quits again. You can see that it’s a normal popup menu also because it doesn’t have the arrow pointing to the dock item. A pre for me, because it also doesn’t have the silly ‘move the group with the dock magnification’ feature that the stacks have.

This is a rather clean approach (no hacks involved). It can be slightly slow though, as you have to start the app before the menu shows. I think it’s an acceptable workaround for a problem that Apple should fix.

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