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 YESThan:
killall DockThis will change the view and restart the dock.
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“$ defaults write com.apple.dock use-new-list-stack -bool YES$ killall Dock” is maybe incorrect? Because when copy this line and put it into Terminal an error message is all i get: “-bash: $: command not found”
Please update this post with the correct code for this magical list view mode!
I re-entered it. Give it a shot, should work. Looks like it was all on one line but it should be two like so:
$ defaults write com.apple.dock use-new-list-stack -bool YES
$ killall Dock
Just be careful you paste it correctly without space etc.
Thanks for letting me know!
Can Terminal be run with other permissions or so? Doesn’t matter what I do write word for word or do a simple copy and paste, the commands are still unknown! :/ Maybe it’s just me? Thanks for the update though, I hope someone else gives this a try and report back!
You are running Snow Leopard right?
You might also try just putting the following in:
defaults write com.apple.dock use-new-list-stack -bool YESNow hit enter. Next just type in:
killall Dockand hit enter again. Does it work?
The problem was with the Terminal of mine, after restoring the file from my time machine it worked!
Thank you for your help!