quitDOCK

Quit & Restart the Dock and Dashboard

It does this by quitting the Dock, which automatically restarts and takes the Dashboard with it.

Why

So why do that, really it's a development tool designed for me - but I thought I should share it!! Maybe you'll find a use!

It also works as a way to completely quit the dashboard if you're concerned about memory usage. Quit the dock, and providing you don't reactivate the dashboard (e.g. F12) the dashboard will not be running.

Developers - changes to your Info.plist file and recompiled plugins don't take until you restart the Dock, so use this! Other times it's just nice to make sure it actually is your code causing the problem and not the Dashboard!!

Features

Quit the dashboard, from the dashboard Optionally confirm the quit Three different skins Very simple, lightweight widget Ideal for developers who need to test plist and plugin changes

Screenshots

         
Three skins available


The back side of the widget

Download and Installation Instructions

Most users can just click download, if that doesn't install the widget, follow these instructions provided by Apple.

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is required. If you’re using Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget’s icon in the Widget Bar to open it. If you’re using a browser other than Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive it and place it in /Library/Widgets/ in your home folder. show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget’s icon in the Widget Bar to open it.