Re: Suppress Bouncing Icon Entirely

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From: Barry Wainwright (barry_at_mvps.org.INVALID)
Date: 06/01/04 

Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 15:22:15 +0100

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<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13032> 

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Barry Wainwright
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> From: Bill Weylock <bill@nospam.net>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage
> Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 14:24:25 -0700
> Subject: Re: Suppress Bouncing Icon Entirely
> 
> I have always had my dock hidden (automatially) by default. It appears
> automatically when I hover. Entourage 2004 has no trouble annoying me with
> the bounce.
> 
> When I'm working on a deadline, I could cheerfully strangle a programmer
> every time that things bounces. Only thing stopping me is that it would
> probably take longer than switching back and forth to Entourage.
> 
> Also I don't know any programmers.
> 
> Also my forearm strength isn't what it was, and I have no equipment.
> 
> 
> On 5/31/04 2:09 PM, in article BCE0ED2A.66841%berkowit@spoof_silcom.com,
> "Paul Berkowitz" <berkowit@spoof_silcom.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 5/31/04 1:05 PM, in article
>> BCE0FA53.F3D%pcalico@spam-filter.invalid.wt.net, "neva"
>> <pcalico@spam-filter.invalid.wt.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I too want to stop the bouncing -
>>> Even though  I know (now) it's probably a mail error, when I click back to
>>> Entourage (2004), I don't see any sign of a reason for the bouncing. Nothing
>>> is highlighted, lit up or otherwise asking for attention - I had no clue why
>>> the icon was bouncing until reading this thread.
>> 
>> You'll see a warning yellow triangle with exclamation point in the bottom
>> right of the main window. Double-click it, or press cmd-8, or select Error
>> Log in the Window menu, to open the Error Log. You'll see all the errors,
>> date-stamped. Double-click the most recent item to get the full error
>> description - such as it is. Theses are usually server errors, and the
>> server doesn't tell you much.
>>> 
>>> My mail servers often are busy, and send back error messages to try again.
>>> It means nothing. Next time the mail is checked, the server is usually not
>>> busy. 
>> 
>> Correct.
>>> 
>>> I don't use Exchange or anything like that, and the only errors I get are
>>> the try again kind.
>>> 
>>> So, I'm tempted to take the icon out of the dock... maybe that will stop it.
>> 
>> No. A running application cannot be removed from the dock. How about hiding
>> the dock? cmd-opt-D. Even when I turn on "Animate" nothing bounces when the
>> dock is hidden - I haven't got a mail error yet but I imagine it will be the
>> same. Just press cmd-opt-D, or hover at the edge of the screen (better). In
>> Panther - much more fun - try cmd-tab.
>

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