Here is a list of the most common questions I get asked about DragThing, along with the answers. If you have a question that isn't answered here, please let me know at admin@dragthing.com, and I'll add it to the list!
Questions:
Q: Can you add more spaces to the default dock? Eight isn't enough!
Q: How do you rearrange the tabs in a dock?
Q: What do the little anchors mean when I drag windows around?
Q: Can I get rid of the Apple Dock completely?
Answers:
Q: Can you add more spaces to the default dock? Eight isn't enough!
A: No problem. Just click and drag at the edges of the dock to resize it. The cursor will change to be a line between two arrows to show you the right place to click. Make sure the dock is unlocked (check the small padlock in the Dock Options window) if you don't see the cursor change.
Q: How do you rearrange the tabs in a dock?
A: Option-click and drag the tab into the position you want - even into another dock. If the dock is set to be a drawer, you'll need to option-shift-click the tab instead, since option-clicking will drag the whole drawer in that case.
Q: What do the little anchors mean when I drag windows around?
A: When you drag a dock window around, it is silently searching out the nearest corner or midpoint on the screen and attaching itself to it for purposes of resolution switching, resizing, and, in the case of the Process, Disk and Window Docks, growing away from. So, for example, if you drag a horizontal process dock to the bottom middle of the screen, when you launch an application, it will stay centred and grow in both directions.
It's also possible to override the anchor setting, so you can attach the dock to a distant corner. If you hold down the Shift key while dragging a dock, the anchor will stay where it is. Hold down the Command key while dragging to stop the dock snapping to edges.
Q: Can I get rid of the Apple Dock completely?
A: It is possible, but I wouldn't recommend it. Since people often ask how to do it anyway, here's a good tutorial I found on how to kill the Dock by Kevin Schmitt:
http://www.creativemac.com/2003/02_feb/tutorials/dockdead2030225.htm
This may have unforeseen side effects however, which is why I've not documented the procedure myself, or added an option for this in DragThing. I keep the Dock hidden off the bottom of the screen on my own Mac.
A: No, DragThing doesn't patch the system at all - it's just a regular application like the Finder or Safari which should make it more stable and a lot less prone to conflicts with the OS and other applications. Haxies are very much like the old Extensions and Control Panels from Mac OS 9.