.osx: Remove delay when dragging icons from the Dock to remove them

Nobody has claimed this yet.

As you all know, Dock icons can be removed by simply clicking them and dragging them out of the Dock. As soon as the “poof” animation appears, you can release the mouse button to remove the icon.


It seems like in Mountain Lion there is a bit of a delay plus a minimum distance required between when you start dragging and when the “poof” animation appears, i.e. when you can release the mouse button to remove the icon. If you release the mouse button before the “poof” animation appears, the icon won’t be deleted from the Dock. If you don’t drag the icon far enough away from the Dock, the “poof” animation won’t appear at all, and again the icon won’t be deleted from the Dock when you release the mouse button.

Is there a hidden setting (`defaults write`-style) or some other way to disable this delay and/or minimum distance setting?

**Note:** I’ve cross-posted this on http://apple.stackexchange.com/q/57617/4408.

Start by reviewing the repository's ~/.macos settings and the documented behavior of Dock icon dragging in Mountain Lion. Determine whether a defaults write setting or another supported method addresses the delay or minimum distance; document the result and any reproducible steps.

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