Ring Menu will replace the Dock on the convenient functions menu
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Dock in OS X - a kind of analogue of the tray in Microsoft Windows. Only prettier and not spread out over the entire lower (or other) part of the screen. But even he is not perfect. Personally, I have noticed that it severely limits my workspace on the MacBook Air 11 ". Yes, plenty of displays, it is not cause such inconveniences, but with a small screen, where every half a centimeter are critical, sometimes have to get rid of Doc, hiding it abroad display. Developers Ring Menu, apparently also facing the same problem, so we decided to rethink the standard element of Apple's system.
In fact, to hide the Dock from the screen and call it on demand, there is nothing unusual. Some, such as I, generally embarrassing empty space on the left and the right, if the panel is not clogged, "to the eyeballs." Another, to which I too belong, not like a long enough response to the call. In the first case, you just need to get used to, and the second - take advice how to speed up the response.
But there are even more "severe cases", when opening any applications generally do not want to move the cursor to the edge of the screen. Yes, maybe it sounds weird, and a couple of seconds, "weather does not do", but nevertheless no one refuses to start the application, which can be opened faster than Doc.
To help the needy developers Ring Menu offered his version of Dock - as the name implies, they made it circular. By pressing a hot key or customized gesture on the touchpad is the place where you set the mouse cursor will appear circular menu, which will be available a few standard applications. If desired, a simple drag and drop applications Ring Menu This list can expand and structure. In addition, Ring Menu supports adding folders, so if someone wants to add files instead of programs directory - no problem.
Settings in the application is not so much: hot keys, which when pressed will open a menu, several types of gestures for the trackpad, an increase objects when you move the cursor, display of running programs, menu color, size and a Swift Mode - the ability to open applications simply summing up to it cursor. According to the developers, this mode will also switch between your programs faster. In fact, this is not a particularly useful thing to which you need to get used to memorize the location of all the menu icons.
That's all it has to offer the program. It fully complies with its name and satisfies the charges to her demands. The only discovered drawback - the lack of notification to the application icon. For example, if you have unread messages in Mail, the standard Doc their number is displayed on the icon. The Ring Menu no such notifications. Let us hope that it will fix in a future release. By the same disadvantages could include the price of 169 rubles, but I'm sure that those who enjoy the app, do not regret the money spent. The rest will wait for discounts.
And you use the standard Dock or found a more convenient and advanced replacement? Share your applications in the comments!