Dock Dodger is a simple application that can strip an application of its dock icon.
This application provides a very simple interface. Its window basically is a drop zone where you can drag an application. If Dock Dodger recognizes it, it can remove the dock icon for that application.
I talked about recognition because some of the tested applications were shown as not being applications. For example: the old Yahoo! Messenger.
After you drop an application on Dock Dodger's window, the program requires you to authenticate in order to actually remove that icon. If the application is running, then you have to restart it in order to make this solution work.
If you would like to restore the process,then you have to follow the same steps. Drop the application that has the dock icon disabled onto Dock Dodger's window, authenticate, and then the application would be restored to its original state.
Pluses: it can hide the dock icon of some of your applications.
Drawbacks / flaws: the application can't recognize all the applications as being programs.
In conclusion: this is a very useful tool especially for the programs that runs a background process which don't need an icon on the dock menu.
version reviewed: 0.1
Dock Dodger Publisher's Description
Dock Dodger — Sometimes, you find an application that you really, really like, but when you run it, the icon takes up valuable space in your Dock. With Dock Dodger, you can rid almost any application of its Dock icon, giving you your Dock back.
With Dock Doger, removing the Dock icon is as easy as Drag and Drop. Simply drag in the application you want to Un-Dock and Dock Dodger takes care of the rest. When you re-launch that application, it will be sans Dock icon. Want the Dock icon back? Just re-drag the application into Dock Dodger and everything's back to normal.
Please note that un-Docking an app can cause unusual behaviors or restrict access to certain features. See the Dock Dodger website for more details.
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