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thisisdallas

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Sep 26, 2012
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Is there a terminal command to delay the dock from hiding itself when "autohide dock" is enabled? I've got it set to appear instantly on mouseover, and I like that behavior, but I don't want it to disappear instantly when the mouse leaves the dock area. I created a quick gif, highlighting the specific part that I'm hoping to delay:


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hwojtek

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Jan 26, 2008
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Code:
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true && defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 && defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0 && killall Dock

The bigger the value (in this case 0 means no delay at all) the longer it takes to show/hide dock. Default value is 0.24 IIRC. There is no separate setting for showing and separate for hiding the dock, it works both ways.
 
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thisisdallas

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Sep 26, 2012
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Cupertino, CA
Code:
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true && defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 && defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0 && killall Dock

The bigger the value (in this case 0 means no delay at all) the longer it takes to shoe/hide dock. Default value is 0.24 IIRC. There is no separate setting for showing and separate for hiding the dock, it works both ways.

Dang... I was afraid they were paired together like that. Thanks for the help though!
 
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