As it turns out there is a secret stack view in Snow Leopard that modifies the list view option for stacks. Below is a video showing the before and after. It also shows the transitions in slow motion.

To apply this view enter the following into Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.dock use-new-list-stack -bool YES

Than:

killall Dock

This will change the view and restart the dock.

Secret Stack List View Mod is a post from: The Custom Mac

Here is a Quick Terminal command to add highlights to stack items in SL:

defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilite-stack -boolean YES
killall Dock

This will add the highlights and then restart the dock.

Adding Highlight to Snow Leopard Stacks is a post from: The Custom Mac

Leopard’s Stack feature is a great one. But Stacks can get a little disorganized when you have multible ones set up. Using Stack icons is a great looking way to organize your Stacks.

To learn how to use Stack icons we recommend you read Custom Stack Appearance Modifications.

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5 Killer Icons Sets for Leopard Stacks is a post from: The Custom Mac

Here are 3 quick ways to customize your Stacks appearance.

Custom Stack Overlay Icons

There is an easy way to take the default appearance of your dock stacks and optimize them for elegance and clarity. All you need are some icons like the ones below.

Download yours here

Once you have the icons you would like to use, name them according to the stack they represent and add a space before the name. This way the stack overlay will stay at the top of the stack.

Than just drop them into your folders. So the download icon goes in the downloads folder. You will want to edit the name of the stack icon and put a space before name. This way the icon will always stay at the top of the stack.

Adding Draw frame (Leopard Only)

To do, go grab a free copy of SuperDocker. As you know from reading the other custom Dock and Stack posts, this application is great for easily and safely customizing the Dock and Stacks. So once you open up SuperDocker, navigate the “Stack” settings tab and there you will find a check box to add a draw frame. And your done!

Removing Stack Background Grid (Leopard Only)

1. Fire up Finder
2. Navigate to Macintosh HD/System/Library/Core Services
3. Look for Dock and control-click on it
4. Choose Show Package Contents from its contextual menu and then go inside Contents → Resources Back up and delete from that folder all of image files prefixed with “stackbackground-”
5. Use your Terminal to restart Dock by executing command line: killall Dock

Changing Stack Background Color (Leopard Only)

Fire up SuperDocker again and in the “Stacks” there is an option to change the color or the background grid. I now it’s complicated, just breathe ok.

Custom Stack Appearance Modifications is a post from: The Custom Mac