Hi, the Dock is actually a very useful and easy thing. Press VO-d to bring focus to the Dock and then use your right and left arrows to move across it. Press return to open the given app or item. You can also move quickly to any item by typing the first few letters of that item.
Just for explanation purposes, visually, the dock is a collection of aliases usually along the bottom of the screen. these aliases are like shortcuts in the Windows world, so activating one will automatically open the given app or folder. You can add items you use frequently to the Dock, remove items you'll never use and rearrange things to however you like. • To add something to the Dock, simply locate it, make sure it is selected then press cmd-shift-t. • To remove something from the Dock, press VO-shift-m on the item to bring up the contextual menu, down arrow to Options, then right arrow to Remove from Dock. In some situations the Remove from Dock will not be within the Options sub-menu, usually in the case of folder shortcuts. • To rearrange items on the Dock, navigate to the item you wish to move then hold down your Option key and arrow right or left. Play with it a little. You'll find it far easier than always using spotlight or having to search through the Applications folder. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-08-01, at 10:37 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, thanks. I don't even know how to get to my dock (I use spotlight or > just open the applications folder) so that won't be a problem at all for me. > I'll triple check that all my apps are the same in both folders and then > delete ~/applications. I really want to know how that folder got there in the > first place, if osx didn't create it. I don't remember creating it myself, > and for months I had no idea how to even use finder, let alone create a > folder. Very strange! > On Aug 2, 2012, at 12:13 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> that's right. Nothing horrible "should" happen. My favourite word in >> computerland is "should" as it implies a way-out for me. The only thing >> that I can foresee is if you have a Dock item that points to the app in the >> ~/Applications folder, it will no longer work. If you haven't added any >> Dock items yourself though, this will be inconsequential. If you have, >> simply locate the app in the Applications folder and create a new Dock item >> for it by pressing cmd-shift-t. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On 2012-08-01, at 10:05 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well, that's interesting! So, if I make sure /applications has everything >>> and I then go delete ~/applications, nothing horrible will happen? >>> This also explains why dmg files that have an applications alias point to >>> /applications; I always thought that was really odd, but now I see the >>> logic. >>> On Aug 2, 2012, at 12:02 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> You are right. You should not have a ~/Applications folder. It is more >>>> or less a waste of HD space. In fact, the MacOS preferes that all apps >>>> reside in the Applications folder at the root of the HD. Some odd >>>> behaviours have been reported when apps are located elsewhere. With >>>> respect to users accessing the various apps, they would be totally usable >>>> by all users on your computer unless you set things otherwise. If they >>>> are a Standard user as opposed to an Admin user like yourself, they would >>>> not be able to delete any of the apps either. >>>> >>>> Access to each others files and folders within your respective Home >>>> Directories is restricted as well. That is, even as an Administrator, you >>>> don't really have access to the other user's files unless you change their >>>> password and login as them yourself. There are ways of gaining access >>>> without doing something that drastic but I won't get into that here. >>>> >>>> Hope this is clear enough. >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On 2012-08-01, at 9:36 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Don't look at me, I didn't make the folder. :) All I know is I have >>>>> ~/applications and /applications, and they look remarkably similar. I >>>>> come from windows, and am not too familiar with how multi-user systems >>>>> work even there. So, are you saying I shouldn't have ~/applications at >>>>> all? If I made another user account on this mac, would they have access >>>>> to all my apps (just not my files) and vice versa? >>>>> On Aug 1, 2012, at 4:19 PM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> There normally isn't a ~/applications folder on OSX. All apps are shared >>>>>> among all the accounts just like vi or ftp in a traditional unix setup. >>>>>> Content and documents though are only stored in the user's folder such >>>>>> as in documents, downloads or music. While having ~/Applications in a >>>>>> large shared system might make some sense, it's just extra complexity >>>>>> for a single-user system. >>>>>> >>>>>> CB >>>>>> >>>>>> On 7/29/12 9:24 AM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> I just noticed something odd. The /applications folder on my system has >>>>>>> all my apps in it; that is, /applications seems to have the same items >>>>>>> as ~/applications. I thought only ~/applications would have my apps, >>>>>>> since /applications is (I assume) system-wide, for any user on the mac. >>>>>>> I'm the only user, and an admin (well, super user in unix talk) but I >>>>>>> still find it odd that my account's apps are in the /applications >>>>>>> folder. Can anyone shed some light on this? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>>>> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Have a great day, >>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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