Dock Master

An Extensive OS X Dock Profile/Package Tool

Introduction

Dock Master is a tool for generating dock profiles and dock packages.

Originally Dock Master was written in PHP and hosted on the Error-free IT website. Due to the surprising demand for an offline tool I have rewritten Dock Master in Apple's new programming language Swift.

Usage

In its current form, Dock Master is a command-line tool.

Note: If you are uncomfortable with the command-line or just want something more user-friendly try out the web interface of Dock Master here.

1. Install the latest Dock Master.pkg.

2. Customise the dockmastertemplate.plist in Xcode or your favourite text editor. See the Dock Master Template Options table below for further details.

3. Open Terminal:

• To generate a profile: dockmaster -m -t dockmastertemplate.plist /destination/profile.mobileconfig
• To generate a package template: dockmaster -p -t dockmastertemplate.plist /destination/

Packages vs Profiles

• Profiles are the standard approach for enforcing preferences in OS X.
• Dock Master packages are great for deploying an inital base dock that allows users to further customise as desired.

Dock Master Template Options

Option	Description	Applies to Package	Default
display_name	Name of the profile displayed to the end user	TRUE	Custom Dock
organization	Organisation name (e.g. Error-free IT)	FALSE
description	Profile description	FALSE
scope	System or User	FALSE	System
contents_immutable	Prevent dock from being modified	TRUE	FALSE
merge_with_existing_dock	Merge with any existing dock items	TRUE	FALSE
add_network_home	Adds the user's network home folder to the dock	TRUE	FALSE
tile_size	Maximum icon size. Value: 1-256	TRUE	68
tile_size_immutable	Lock tile_size	TRUE	FALSE
magnification	Magnification when hovering over items	TRUE	FALSE
magnification_immutable	Lock magnification	TRUE	FALSE
magnification_size	The level of magnification when hovering over items. Value: 1-256	TRUE	128
magnification_size_immutable	Lock magnification_size	TRUE	FALSE
position	Position of the dock. Value: left, bottom or right	TRUE	bottom
position_immutable	Lock position	TRUE	FALSE
minimize_effect	Minimise effect. Value: genie or scale	TRUE	genie
minimize_effect_immutable	Lock minimize_effect	TRUE	FALSE
animate_app_launch	Applications animate (bounce) on open	TRUE	TRUE
animate_app_launch_immutable	Lock animate_app_launch	TRUE	FALSE
auto_hide	Dock hides and only appears on hover	TRUE	FALSE
show_process_indicators	Display a dot to indicate the application is running	TRUE	TRUE
show_process_indicators_immutable	Lock show_process_indicators	TRUE	FALSE
minimize_into_app	Windows minimise into their respective app icon	TRUE	FALSE
minimize_into_app_immutable	Lock minimize_into_app	TRUE	FALSE
cfurl_string	Path to App or resource	TRUE
removable	Dock item can be removed	TRUE	FALSE
label	Specify a label (e.g. Network Resources)	TRUE	Extracted from cfurl_string
arrangement	Sort by. Value: 1=Name, 2=Date Added, 3=Date Modified, 4=Date Created or 5=Kind	TRUE	1
show_as	View content as. Value: 1=Fan, 2=Grid, 3=List or 4=Automatic	TRUE	4
display_as	Display as. Value: 1=Folder or 2=Stack	TRUE	2