Quay for Mac
- By Rainer Brockerhoff
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- GENERAL
- Release
- Latest update
- Version
- 1.1.5
- OPERATING SYSTEMS
- Platform
- Mac
- Operating System
- OS X 10.8
- Mac OS X 10.6
- Mac OS X
- OS X 10.9
- Mac OS X 10.7
- Additional Requirements
- None
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4.7/5
15 User Votes
still cannot drag off of menus...
johnnyvento- Pros
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- Summary
- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />i.e. if you want to put an application on the dock, forget it. You have to open the folder in the finder, then drag. Ugh. One thing that DID get fixed was the inappropriate length of time the subfolder lists stayed active... that crippled this application until now.
Mac OS X 10.5.2 has not made this little gem...
RayCon- Pros
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- ...obsolete<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />What it has done, as with other fine 3rd party applications that extend the functionality of our operating system of choice, is to provide additional options that make it easily worth the 7 euros or 10 dollars. On top of that, the developer works feverishly to provide continued refinements and unsurpassed support.
The good, the bad and the ugly
Simon Chapman- Pros
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- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />New version seems to have fixed the broken link problem for me _but_ DiskWarrior flagged up a Quay error - the only file among 37,500 on my HD that it found fault with: "File: "Quay.rsrc" Detected that the resources overlap and cannot be repaired" And today, the developer's website seems to have disappeared, hopefully temporarily.
Great
WhiteDog- Pros
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- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Quay does a great job of removing the worst features of Stacks. I tried several other Leopard Dock modification utilities and, in my opinion, Quay does the best job for what I want. I don't need to colorize the Dock or flatten it like Tiger. All I need is decent folder icons and to open folders in the Finder. Quay also does hierarchical menus for those who need this functionality. Highly recommended. I paid for it right after trying it out.
Great!
poschel_dotmac- Pros
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- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This is really great. Simple, clean, and very effective. I also like that you can still have stacks in the dock, next to these "pseudo folders". So you can have it both ways. One question: Is it possible to eliminate even "step 2" ? Once you drag a folder to Quay's window, it's obvious that you want to put it in the dock ...
Desperately Needed Functionality Returns!
Cloetus_1- Pros
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- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Quay returns most of the functionality that Leopard removed from the Dock, namely having a hierarchical menu popup from a folder placed in the Dock. It also adds quite a bit more (which I haven't looked into, or needed yet). I had a substantial workflow around my set of frequently (but not constantly) used apps with aliases in a set of folders in a folder (web, dev, system, etc.). I had resigned myself to launching everything with Spotlight until I found Quay. It's AWESOME.
Thankyou so much!
Stuart Chapman- Pros
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- Summary
- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />The worst thing about Leopard is the lack of hierarchical folder access from the Dock! Quay returns this feature and then some. As other people have stated, it would be great if the Quay dock items were spring loaded, but hopefully the developer will be able to address that issue in a future update. For now, it does exactly what is needed and Rainer should be thanked for fixing Apple's mistakes. I was happy to pay the £5 registration fee. Thanks again! Stuart
So close...
parkerbennett- Pros
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- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I, too, tried the beta and was ready to buy the release version. Then I realized that I lost one behavior of stacks that is not replicated by Quay (or by replacing a folder with an alias of itself, which eliminates the stacks behavior): The folders aren't spring-loaded to open when I drag over them. If this were possible to implement in Quay, I'd gladly pay double!
Gotta Have It!
Steve Frawley- Pros
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- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This little tool is great! I tried the betas and bought the release immediately.
Brilliant
Bob_Dr._Mac_LeVitus- Pros
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- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />in a word -- brilliant. It works exactly as promised and brings back the Dock feature I missed most in Leopard. Bravo, Rainer Brockerhoff. Nicely done!