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Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock

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Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> writes:

> On 2025-01-25 02:06:07 +0000, Bud Frede said:
>> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> writes:
>>> Another option is pressing Command-spacebar and then start typing
>>> the
>>> app's name. If Spotlight's first choice isn't the correct one, you can
>>> keep typing more letters or use the arrow keys to pick from the options.
>> I've found that LaunchBar is better at this than Spotlight is. In
>> fact,
>> I almost never use Spotlight. Alfred could be another good choice, and
>> I've talked to people that prefer Quicksilver for this.
>> I always launch apps from the keyboard with LaunchBar. It's more
>> convenient for me than having to use the mouse.
>
> On my old Mac running MacOS 9.2 and X 10.2 I had the function keys
> set-up to run the usual apps (email, web browser, Usenet app,
> etc.). After booting I just had to press F1, F2, and F3 to get them
> all running. I could ouf course had them as startup items, but didn't
> want to run them every time the Mac was started up.
>
> I haven't bothered on this newer Mac with MacOS X 10.13. It's just as
> easy to use the Dock icons.
>

⌘-space and type "ff" for firefox. "mi" for my mail client. "si" for
signal. I rarely start an app with an icon on the Dock. I like to keep
my hands on the keyboard and not keep one hand on the mouse.

I use Stage Manager on this Mac but not on my work Mac. I have different
workflows for each and use them a bit differently.

It's good that we have plenty of options though. I'm glad that you've
found something comfortable for yourself. :-)

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  Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-01-09 10:32 +1300
  Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock vintageapplemac@gmail.com (scole) - 2025-01-11 06:24 +0000
  Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2025-01-11 12:30 +0000
    Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-01-12 10:03 +1300
      Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2025-01-24 21:06 -0500
        Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-01-25 18:07 +1300
          Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2025-02-04 14:52 -0500
            Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-02-05 10:13 +1300
    Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-01-12 12:03 +1300
      Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2025-01-11 21:27 -0600
      Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2025-01-12 07:44 +0000
        Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-01-13 10:17 +1300
          Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2025-01-12 17:34 -0600
    Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock vintageapplemac@gmail.com (scole) - 2025-01-16 04:42 +0000
      Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2025-01-16 13:08 +0000
        Re: Early History of Mac OS X Dock Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-01-17 10:27 +1300

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