Tip 162Get a Better Stack List

Stacks are the spring-out displays that appear when a folder in the Dock, such as Documents, is clicked. There are three view modes that you can select by right-clicking the folder: Fan, Grid, and List.

Getting a Better List

As its name suggests, List view simply presents the files and folders in a rather dull list that you can scroll by nudging the mouse at the top and bottom of the list. To change List view to a rather more aesthetically pleasing display complete with a scrollbar that you can click and drag (see Figure 29, Hidden stack list mode (left) and the default stack list mode (right)), open a Terminal window (open Finder, select the Applications list, and then in the list of applications double-click ...

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