Quick question about mac dock

[McGrupp]

I don't know if they stopped airing the commercials or not, but yes, I bought a mac...

(http://week4paug.net/index.php?topic=14129.0)

I have a quick question about the dock though. When I have an application running, let's say iTunes, you can obviously bring up that program if its behind other windows (like firefox) by just clicking the icon in the dock. Is there a way to set it so that when you click the program icon again (After you've brought the program up) it minimizes it? I guess I'm just used to the windows toolbar interface, where you could do what I'm saying (clicking a tab in your toolbar brings the window up, then clicking again minimizes it).

Anyway, I know this is a really simple and almost pointless feature, I'm just wondering if it's possible.

[mattstick]

No.  Stop thinking like a Windows user.

[McGrupp]

I was waiting for it  :lol:

[McGrupp]

I guess the correct apple terminology would be that I want the dock to automatically "hide" the application when I click it when its already expanded.

[jephrey]

yeah, you'd have to right click or holdclick to bring up the menu...  or click cmd-h to hide it or cmd-m to minimize.  There may be a dock extender add-on that allows you to apply meaning to a single click on a doc item referencing a maximized and/or window/app with focus.  If you don't have it set, also go into your appearance prefs and select "Minimize when double clicking a window title bar"  I've always used this minimization method and it's the easiest IMO.  I think the same thing on windoze maximizes.