OS X lacks little in aesthetic appeal, but sometimes you just want to change it up. Luckily, a free, open sourceapplication will let you tweak theDock’s appearance to your heart’s content.

OS X缺乏美學吸引力，但有時您只想對其進行更改。 幸運的是，免費的開源應用程式將使您可以根據自己的喜好調整Dock的外觀。

cDock is a tiny, no-nonsenseapp, which doesn’t need to be installed and can be used tochange your Dock in myriad ways. Take a look at the following screenshot, and you can see there’s quite a few really useful options at your disposal.

cDock是一個小巧的應用程式，無需安裝，可用於以多種方式更改Dock。 看一下下面的螢幕截圖，您會看到有很多真正有用的選項可供使用。

For the most part, you’ll want to use cDock to apply themes that can radically or subtly change how your dock looks. cDock comes with many themes included, or you can create your own custom themes.

在大多數情況下，您將需要使用cDock來應用主題，這些主題可以從根本上或巧妙地改變Dock的外觀。 cDock包含許多主題，您也可以建立自己的自定義主題。

For example, you can make your Dock transparent, which lets you clearly see whatever is behind it.

例如，您可以將Dock設為透明，從而可以清楚地看到其背後的內容。

Or, you can make it pink!There’s really no limit because cDock has a custom option, so you can change the appearance of your Dock to really anything you desire, you can even skin it with a picture.

或者，您可以使其變粉紅色！ 由於cDock具有自定義選項，因此實際上沒有任何限制，因此您可以將Dock的外觀更改為您真正想要的任何內容，甚至可以使用圖片對它進行蒙皮。

Many of the features found on the cDock interface, are things you could already adjustbut you also have other options, such as being able to lock Dock contents so they cannot be moved for removed.

cDock介面上的許多功能都是您可以調整的，但是您還有其他選擇，例如能夠鎖定Dock內容，以便無法移動它們以將其刪除。

You can also add app spacers, which are essentially blank tiles, allowing you to separate apps into groups.

您還可以新增應用程式間隔符，這些間隔符本質上是空白磁貼，可以將應用程式分成幾組。

Doc spacers, on the other hand,allow you to space out your stacks and running apps.

另一方面，Doc spacer使您可以將堆疊和執行的應用程式隔開。

You can alsoadd a recents folder, such as here with our Recent Applications stack.

您還可以新增一個“最近”資料夾，例如此處的“最近的應用程式”堆疊。

Right-clicking (if you’re of the two-button mouse persuasion) reveals options to change that recents folder to one of fivedifferent types.

右鍵單擊(如果您使用的是兩鍵滑鼠說服)，將顯示一些選項，可用於將“最近記錄”資料夾更改為五種不同型別之一。

You might have noticed in the earlier screenshot, the option to show only running applications. This is just what it sounds like, whatever applications are running will be the only ones that appear in the Dock.

您可能已經在前面的螢幕截圖中注意到了僅顯示正在執行的應用程式的選項。 這就是聽起來的樣子，無論正在執行的應用程式是出現在Dock中的唯一應用程式。

We imagine this might useful for restraining user focus to small set of applications, or you could use it as a sort of quasi-security feature, which doesn’t mean peoplecan’t use Spotlight to launch apps butdiscourages them from casuallylaunching other apps when they’re using your computer.

我們認為這可能對限制使用者只關注少量應用程式很有用，或者您可以將其用作一種準安全性功能，這並不意味著人們無法使用Spotlight啟動應用程式，但不鼓勵他們隨意啟動其他應用程式他們正在使用您的計算機的應用程式。

Finally, the other feature we want to point out isthe colored Finder sidebar (Favorites) icons option. In OS X Mavericks and Yosemite, the Favorites sidebar has monochrome icons, which are simple, unassuming, and kind of drab.

最後，我們要指出的另一個功能是彩色的Finder側邊欄(“收藏夾”)圖示選項。 在OS X Mavericks和Yosemite中，“收藏夾”側邊欄具有單色圖示，這些圖示簡單，樸素且有點單調。

If you want to change to colored sidebar icons though, you can then customize them to your heart’s content, which is especially nice versus the plain folder icons you see in the previous screenshot.

如果您想更改為彩色的側邊欄圖示，則可以根據自己的喜好自定義它們，這與上一個螢幕快照中的純資料夾圖示相比特別好。

cDock has some settings, which you should be aware of, specifically the option to Restore Dock, so you can revert to your previous Dock configuration if you just want to start over. This won’t remove spacers and recents folders, but it will undo any change you made to the Dock’s overall appearance.

cDock具有一些您應瞭解的設定，特別是Restore Dock的選項，因此，如果您只想重新開始，則可以還原到以前的Dock配置。 這不會刪除間隔和最近的資料夾，但是它將撤消您對Dock整體外觀所做的任何更改。

cDock isn’t complicated, but it does pack a lot of functionality intoit. If you do decide to use it, even if it’s just occasionally, it’s good to know that once you select a change and hit “Apply,” you will have to keep relaunching the app to make further changes. It’s probably a good idea to either pin it to your Dock or keep the application package’s location accessible until you’re done making your tweaks.

cDock並不複雜，但確實包含許多功能。 如果您決定使用它，即使只是偶爾使用它，也很高興知道，一旦選擇更改並單擊“應用”，您將不得不繼續重新啟動該應用程式以進行進一步的更改。 將其固定到Dock或保持應用程式包的位置可訪問，直到完成調整為止，這可能是一個好主意。

Also, though cDock is up to version 6.1.1 (as of this writing), it’s still being developed, so make sure you’re always using the most recent version.

另外，儘管cDock的最新版本為6.1.1(在撰寫本文時)，但仍在開發中，因此請確保您始終使用最新版本。

If you’re an OS X vet, then you already probably know some ways you can hack your Dock using terminal commands. The nice thing about cDock (other than being completely free), is that it eschews all that, allowing you change the Dock quickly and easily, without needing to know a thing about the command line.

如果您是OS X獸醫，那麼您可能已經知道一些使用終端命令來破解Dock的方法。 關於cDock(除了完全免費)，它的優點是避免了所有這些事情，從而使您可以快速輕鬆地更改Dock，而無需瞭解命令列。

We’ll be covering how to create custom Docks in an upcoming article, but in the meantime, feel free to play around with cDock on your own and see what you can come up with. And, as always, if you have anything you’d like to talk to us about, please make yourself heard in our discussion forum.

在下一篇文章中，我們將介紹如何建立自定義的Docks，但與此同時，請隨意使用cDock自己玩，看看您能想到什麼。 而且，與往常一樣，如果您有任何想與我們討論的內容，請在我們的論壇中發表自己的看法。

Download cDock for free from Sourceforge.net

從Sourceforge.net免費下載cDock

翻譯自: https://www.howtogeek.com/204075/how-to-customize-your-os-x-dock-with-themes-and-more/