Supress Bouncing Icon Entirely

[Sam Elowitch]

I realize one can set some of the instances of bouncing the Entourage dock
icon by going to General Preferences --> Notification, but is there a way to
make the icon never bounce?

I find it irritating and I'd like it never to do that.

-Sam

 

[Bill Weylock]

Amen! Ent 2004

 

[Paul Berkowitz]

I realize one can set some of the instances of bouncing the Entourage dock
icon by going to General Preferences --> Notification, but is there a way to
make the icon never bounce?

I find it irritating and I'd like it never to do that.

No. Only 100,000 people or so have asked for this option, but they still
haven't implemented it . Keep trying, if that's what you want.

You do realize that it only bounces - when you've turned off "Animate new
mail" - when there's a mail error? You're sure you don't want to know about
mail errors? OK, it could still be a preference.

--
Paul Berkowitz
MVP Entourage
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PLEASE always state which version of Entourage you are using - **2004**, X
or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise.

 

[neva]

You do realize that it only bounces - when you've turned off "Animate new
mail" - when there's a mail error? You're sure you don't want to know about
mail errors? OK, it could still be a preference.

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.

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.

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.

neva

 

[Paul Berkowitz]

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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Paul Berkowitz
MVP Entourage
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PLEASE always state which version of Entourage you are using - **2004**, X
or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise.

 

[Bill Weylock]

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.

 

[Barry Wainwright]

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

 

[Barry Wainwright]

I realize one can set some of the instances of bouncing the Entourage dock
icon by going to General Preferences --> Notification, but is there a way to
make the icon never bounce?

I find it irritating and I'd like it never to do that.

-Sam

Dock Detox 1.2 - VersionTracker
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13032>

You can send feedback to the developers on this issue. Use the last menu
item under the 'Help' menu - "Send Feedback on Entourage". This message will
go directly to the developers. The more people that request this feature the
more likely it is to be implemented.

 

[Bill Weylock]

Thanks. Doesn't work.

Reports say it used to work on Ent X under Safari. Tried it. Blah, and nada.

Thanks again, though. They seem like the kinds of people who will update it.