Geek Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dock-mac-os-x-speed.jpg" alt="Hidden Dock in Mac OS X displays faster" title="dock-mac-os-x-speed" width="620" height="89" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28850" /></p> <p>If you use a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/10/hide-and-show-the-dock/">hidden Dock</a> in Mac OS X, you can speed up the time it takes to show the Dock with a defaults write command. This command removes the delay from when a cursor is hovered near the Dock location and to when it’s displayed, it doesn’t change the animation speed of the dock sliding in and out itself.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Remove the Delay for Auto-Hide & Auto-Show of Dock</h2> <p>Launch the Terminal and enter the following defaults write command:</p> <p><code>defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide-delay -float 0 && killall Dock</code></p> <p>The tail end of the command includes killall which will cause the Dock to relaunch in order for changes to take effect. After it has been refreshed, hover over the area of the screen where the Dock is hidden and you’ll notice it shows up immediately, without the fraction of a second delay. </p> <p>This tip also impacts <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/03/show-dock-full-screen-apps-mac-os-x/">how to show the Dock in a full screen app</a>, preventing the need for a double-swipe down when in full screen mode, and instead displaying the Dock instantly with a hover in the region.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Return to Default Dock Hide/Show Delay</h2> <p>To return to the default setting and autohide delay, go back to the Terminal and enter the following command:</p> <p><code>defaults delete com.apple.Dock autohide-delay && killall Dock</code></p> <p>The Dock will again relaunch and settings will return to their default state.</p> <p><em>This is a handy tip from <a href="http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120326061614691">MacWorld</a>, thanks for sending it in Eric</em></p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AE9NC75WXdaDInBTvrSWS3riYuE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AE9NC75WXdaDInBTvrSWS3riYuE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AE9NC75WXdaDInBTvrSWS3riYuE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AE9NC75WXdaDInBTvrSWS3riYuE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=37N5xchUa2s:mnsOHaTAJyI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=37N5xchUa2s:mnsOHaTAJyI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=37N5xchUa2s:mnsOHaTAJyI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=37N5xchUa2s:mnsOHaTAJyI:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=37N5xchUa2s:mnsOHaTAJyI:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=37N5xchUa2s:mnsOHaTAJyI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=37N5xchUa2s:mnsOHaTAJyI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/37N5xchUa2s" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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