New: personal docks

StaticMate - sign up for the beta

All new hosted static site generator.

StaticMate

Home Forum RoaringApps News New: personal docks

Forum Categories

• Applications 26 discussions
• General 10 discussions
• Feedback & Support 32 discussions
• RoaringApps News 12 discussions

SyncMate - new sync tool for your Mac!

Keep your Mac in sync with multiple devices!

Syncmate (paid)

Recent forum discussion

• Welcome to the Hotel California by swordzman0611
• roaringapps command-line utility by markus-magnuson
• Re: Spammers in our midst by bcammo
• Spammers in our midst? by swordzman0611
• Re: The 2008 AlumiBook: standard, pro or both by bcammo
• The 2008 AlumiBook: standard, pro or both? by swordzman0611
• Re: AppleTV: Clearing up a bug by swordzman0611
• Re: Apple devices: expanding categoories by swordzman0611

see more...

Latest Apps

• Enter app name here Doesn't work
• Load Cell Measurement Unknown
• ANAMMY Works fine
• Joyoshare iPhone Data Recovery Works fine
• Tune4mac Spotify Audio Converter Platinum Unknown
• Tune4mac Spotify Audio Converter Platinum for Mac Doesn't work
• Joyoshare HEIC Converter for Mac Works fine
• Joyoshare Media Cutter for Mac Works fine

bcammo
26 Mar 2011 13:01

If you've taken the leap and become a member of the site (and if you haven't, why not?), you may have noticed a new button on each app's page, asking you to "add to my dock". Clicking the button will add the app to your very own RoaringApps dock, located on your profile page. The result? A personalised collection of apps considered by you important enough to warrant a position in easy reach. The apps in your dock might reflect your most used apps, or just ones that you want to easily be able to find here on RoaringApps.

Apps that you have in your dock will show the docked label, and an option to remove them from the dock. Currently the dock is limited to display just six apps; if you have added more than six, they will be shown randomly. I have plans to increase this number.

This new feature is available thanks to a update to the Wikidot hosting platform that RoaringApps runs on. The dock is full of CSS3 goodness, and looks best in Safari, then Chrome, then Firefox. Feedback is more than welcome.

Edit | Permalink

bcammo
26 Mar 2011 23:13

Here's a small bit of troubleshooting advice - if you can see the 'add to my dock' button, but can't find your dock, chances are you're not a member of the site. Head over to the join page and press that big green button. You'll now have your very own profile page, and a personalised dock.
If you've come across any other problems, just ask below.

Edit | Permalink

leiger
27 Mar 2011 03:22

Ha, a personal comment! ;-)

I had already seen your dock, so it was fairly obvious that mine would be on my profile too.

It's a bit glitchy in Google Chrome. Hard to explain unless I'm recording a video of it, so I might do that later. Testing Safari first as you mentioned above that it is your first choice for viewing the dock.

Edit: Oh wait, I fell for it. Damn you ListUsers module! XD

Edit 2: Works perfectly in Safari - nice smooth transition / hover effect, rather than how Chrome makes it jump all over the place for me.

Edit | Permalink

leiger
27 Mar 2011 03:31

Just a thought - why not emulate the whole Mac desktop using CSS3? Then I can get the same experience without forking out cash for an overpriced computer that - for some reason - I still so desperately want to own! ;-) Despite the fact that Apple doesn't like my Java apps all that much :)

Edit | Permalink

bcammo
27 Mar 2011 03:49

Challenge accepted! Chrome's CSS3 animation and transitions are noticeably inferior to Safari's, but I guess that's the price you pay for an otherwise very fast browser.

Edit | Permalink

Rolandius
31 Mar 2011 01:47

I have two related questions/observations.

1) Is there an easier way to get to my RoaringApps profile page besides clicking on the link in the forum or bookmarking the webpage?

2) On my profile page, under "contributions", whenever I click on the next, previous, or any numbered page it first goes back to "profile" where the dock is at. I then have to click again on "contributions" to see whichever page I selected. I have to keep doing this if I want to continue to look through more of my "contributions" pages.

Edit | Permalink

bcammo
31 Mar 2011 05:53

1. Not currently - thanks for pointing this out. I'll look to add a permanent link asap.
2. Unfortunately there's nothing I can do to change this behaviour. I've got some updates for the profile pages coming soon that will change the way you look at your recent contributions.

Edit | Permalink

bcammo
01 Apr 2011 03:26

There's now a link to your profile page in the main navigation at the top of the page - look for the little white man (or woman).

Edit | Permalink

bcammo
19 Jun 2011 06:57

Personal docks have been upgraded - they're now 50% bigger (i.e. they now show 9 apps, instead of 6) and are fixed to the bottom of the window. The applications folder next to the trashcan links to a grid showing all of your docked apps, with the status indicators engaged - this way you can use your dock to keep track of the apps you use most & easily check their compatibility.

Edit | Permalink

jiksaw213
05 Sep 2011 03:58

great apps
i think other forums should use this kind of short cut
it looks quite professional and easy to use!

Edit | Permalink

Post Reply