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Top 5 Favourite Leopard Docks (so far!)
It didn’t take long for people to work out how to mod the new dock in Leopard, and there’s already a few custom dock sites out there. However, I’ve seen a lot of pretty mediocre docks, and it seems most sites are just accepting any dock thrown their way, so I figured I would share a couple of my absolute favourites so far. Some of these I found at the bigger Leopard dock sites such as leoparddocks.net/.com and others at general customization sites and forums like macthemes2.
1. Niqu Dock (3D) by esXXI - original post/link
This is currently my dock of choice. It just looks great. The indicators are clear, the shape is great and overall it’s just very clean and unobtrusive. The reflection looks nice but isn’t over-done which is a big problem with a lot of custom docks.
2. Niqu Dock (2D) by esXXI - original post/link
Yep, esXXI’s Niqu dock comes in 2D as well. So far there aren’t a lot of 2D dock mods so I think it deserves a special mention, but either way it really does look awesome. I used this for a while before finally switching back to 3D for pretty-shiny. It rocks.
3. Dark Glass by revmitcz - original post/link
The first dock mod I tried, and still easily one of the nicest. Just nice.
4. Rounded Reflection by Noel - link
I usually tend to think darker docks look nicer, but this one caught my eye and I had to try it. A little more busy than the others so far, but a definite improvement on the default dock. I really like the amount of transparency and the colour, and the indicators are extremely clear. Pretty!
5. Blue Aurora by James Magahern - link
Another non-black dock. This caught my eye because there are barely any docks that aren’t dark or near-default that look this nice. It looks much better on solid backgrounds (especially light grey backgrounds), but I figured I’d keep it consistent with the preview. If you use a background that’s a bit more solid, or lighter, definitely give it a try.
Other notable mentions: Ivory Dock by Lokheed - here. 3D Border by Justin - here. Excellent replacement dividers and indicators by mrmark - here.
Enjoy!
- simon
