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Here's a nifty one: a Recent Applications stack
Authored by: mithras on Mon, Nov 5 2007 at 8:56AM PST

Can't claim credit for this -- found it somewhere on Ars Technica, I think -- but it's a lovely hint and a good use for Stacks. Open Terminal, and type the following (all on one line):

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'

Then type

killall dock

to add a Stack that automatically reflects the 10 most recent applications (or whatever you've set in Appearance preferences).

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Here's a nifty one: a Recent Applications stack
Authored by: Mac Berry on Mon, Nov 5 2007 at 9:43AM PST

Doesn't work here - killall dock gives No matching processes belonging to you were found. Maybe it's just me not knowing how to use terminal? Mark

Here's a nifty one: a Recent Applications stack
Authored by: mark hunte on Mon, Nov 5 2007 at 9:56AM PST

It is case sensitive. Use

killall Dock

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Here's a nifty one: a Recent Applications stack
Authored by: Mac Berry on Mon, Nov 5 2007 at 10:02AM PST

It's always the simple things (i.e., me!).

Thanks

Here's a nifty one: a Recent Applications stack
Authored by: mark hunte on Mon, Nov 5 2007 at 9:59AM PST

That neat, wonder how Ars found that little tidbit

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Here's a nifty one: a Recent Applications stack
Authored by: MacKane on Mon, Nov 5 2007 at 10:52AM PST

Actually Right-Clicking on that Stack that gets created via the Terminal is a lot more useful than one could suspect.
Try it!

Gives you several options of view to Recent Items OR Your Favorites Folder !

Here's a nifty one: a Recent Applications stack
Authored by: MacKane on Mon, Nov 5 2007 at 10:54AM PST

Have to correct myself on that one:
The Favorites it shows is actually the Finder Sidebar Items....

Here's a nifty one: a Recent Applications stack
Authored by: MartiNZ on Mon, Nov 5 2007 at 2:29PM PST

This discovery shows real promise for what else might be hidden away in stacks. The recent items one appears to have no view options though - wouldn't mind having it as a fan as the grid appears so large, but it doesn't respond to a 'showas' argument in the .plist. Any other way this might be adjustable?

Cheers.

Here's a nifty one: a Recent Applications stack
Authored by: LOGL10 on Wed, Nov 14 2007 at 12:58PM PST

Very nice and useful. "defaults" more one time generate other dock "Recent" stack to set to each needed "Recent" things.

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