yoursagentsmith Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Hi folks forgive me for my n00bness... as probably some of you are coming from Windows environment like me, I found a little strange the Mac way to launch applications. While the Dock is very useful and nice to see, you can't clog it with hundreds of icons. I don't like to find the application I want from the hard disk > Applications window, it seems like Windows 3.1 Program Manager. Is there a way to add an Application drop-down menu to the Apple menu or in the Dock? I remember there was in System 9... Plus is there a better file manager than finder? More like Windows Explorer, with a window split in two, left side a tree, and other side the inside of selected folder. Thanks for the suggestions, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proteo Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Himmel Bar: http://softbend.free.fr/himmelbar/ And Xmenu: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22117 Personally, I use and prefeer Himmel Bar. And a good Finder replacement is Pathfinder: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16678 Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headrush69 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I second Himmelbar. For a more Explorer like Finder, check out Forklift for OS X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingk1314 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 1) drag your applications folder to the dock. When u hold down right click, a menu with all the applications will pop up. 2) Quicksilver. Google it. the best launcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoursagentsmith Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 Thank you for your precious suggestions. I installed Himmelbar and it does its work well, too bad that its icon is among the system applets near the clock. I'll give a try to put the folders to the dock, but it seems I have to find 5 minutes to put the applications into groups Quicksilver have to be much more than a simple launcher, for what I saw on their website I must have a look to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 http://www.cocoatech.com/pf4/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingk1314 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Thank you for your precious suggestions. I installed Himmelbar and it does its work well, too bad that its icon is among the system applets near the clock.I'll give a try to put the folders to the dock, but it seems I have to find 5 minutes to put the applications into groups Quicksilver have to be much more than a simple launcher, for what I saw on their website I must have a look to it. yes, there's an amazing amount of stuff u can do with quicksilver. I allows you to do most of the things in osx without using the mouse at all. Although i only use it to launch and manage music and btw, you can move the system icons in your menubar if you want. Just apple+left click the icon and you'll be able to move them around. Only works with system ones though (and perhaps some apps). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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