How to Add an Expose Button to the Desktop on Mac OS X Leopard
You can gain simple access to Expose right on your Mac OS X Leopard Desktop. This Terminal customization will add a big blue Expose button to your Desktop that will enable the single-click ability to show all windows from a single application. In this lesson you will learn how to add an Expose button to your Desktop on Mac OS X Leopard.
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Instructions
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Navigate to “Application/Utilities/ Terminal” and double-click the Terminal application to launch it.
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Type in the following command and hit return/enter on your keyboard: defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-floater -bool YES killall Dock
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Realize the Dock will restart and a round translucent circle will appear on the desktop. A single-click on the circle will show all open windows in the selected application. Option-clicking on the circle icon will show all open windows on your Mac.
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Enter the following command in your Terminal application and hit "Return" to disable the Expose icon:defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-floater -bool NOkillall Dock
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Tips & Warnings
You can move the Desktop Expose icon the same way you would move any icon on your Mac. Simply click and drag the icon to any position you desire on your Desktop.
- Photo Credit John Ford: Apple Computer
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No, no, no. All wrong. To enable defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-floater -bool YES. killall Dock you need to press return between "YES" and "killall". To disable, do the same thing. Except replace "YES" with "NO". defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-floater -bool NO. killall Dock
