Preview

Magnifying dock

Hover across the tiles — the one under the pointer magnifies and its neighbours scale with a falloff.

Static (no magnification)

Set magnification to false for a calm, fixed-size dock.

Controls

Theme

Surface

Direction

Viewport

Device view renders in an isolated frame so real responsive breakpoints apply. Switch to Full for overflowing popovers.

Installation

terminal

php artisan ui:add apple-dock

Behavior layer (Alpine)

This component installs a self-registering Alpine module to resources/js/ui/apple-dock.js. Import the behavior layer once from your bundle so it loads (it hooks alpine:init):

resources/js/ui/index.js JS

import './apple-dock.js';

Registry contract

Install confidence

php artisan ui:add apple-dock writes only the generated targets below. The CLI validates each file hash before writing and prompts before replacing local changes unless --force is used.

Version: 1.0.0
License: open
Stability: stable
Contract: v2
Foundation: ≥ 1.0.0

Type	Generated target
blade	resources/views/components/ui/apple-dock.blade.php
js	resources/js/ui/apple-dock.js

Registry dependencies

None.

Package dependencies

composer: jml/brok:^1.0

npm: alpinejs

Guidance

Navigation and orientation

Orient users and move between destinations.

Use when

Use to orient users and help them move across pages, sections, or commands. Do not hide primary wayfinding in novelty interactions or deep nested structures if straightforward navigation would be clearer.

Avoid when

Avoid using apple-dock as a default simply because it is available in the library. Choose it only when its interaction cost, visibility, and behavior match the job to be done.

Task length: micro
Interaction cost: low
Interruptiveness: none
Input precision: none
Mobile / touch risk: low
Accessibility risk: medium
Needs background context: No
Comparison needed: No

Preferred alternatives

Visible links and local navigation

Anti-patterns

Hiding primary wayfinding in novelty interactions

API

manifest knowledge + registry-derived coverage

Props

Prop	Type / values	Default	Description
items	mixed\|null	null	Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.
magnification	bool	true	Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.

Slots

Components use the default Blade slot unless a documented subcomponent is installed by the registry item.

Data slots

dock dock-item dock-label

Capabilities

wcag-2.2-aa-target interactive responsive rtl darkMode localized seo

Behavior

Uses server-rendered Blade and semantic HTML.
Installs a JavaScript behavior module when the registry item includes resources/js/ui files.
Declares registry capability flags: a11y, interactive, responsive, rtl, darkMode, localized, seo.

Usage

previews.components.apple-dock.default.blade.php Blade

<div class="flex flex-col gap-6">
    {{-- Default magnifying dock --}}
    <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
        <label class="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{{ __('Magnifying dock') }}</label>
        <div class="flex min-h-32 items-end justify-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-muted/40 p-6">
            <x-ui.apple-dock />
        </div>
        <p class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{{ __('Hover across the tiles — the one under the pointer magnifies and its neighbours scale with a falloff.') }}</p>
    </div>

    {{-- Magnification disabled (static dock) --}}
    <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
        <label class="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{{ __('Static (no magnification)') }}</label>
        <div class="flex min-h-32 items-end justify-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-muted/40 p-6">
            <x-ui.apple-dock :magnification="false" />
        </div>
        <p class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{{ __('Set magnification to false for a calm, fixed-size dock.') }}</p>
    </div>
</div>

Accessibility & localization

WCAG 2.2 AA RTL-ready data-slot Keyboard focus-visible Localized labels

Accessibility target: wcag-2.2-aa-target.
Uses semantic HTML and a stable data-slot attribute for styling/scripting hooks.
Focus-visible rings use the ring token so keyboard focus is always visible.
Disabled and invalid states are conveyed to assistive tech, not by color alone.
Targets WCAG 2.2 AA; verify contrast in light, dark, admin and customer surfaces above.
Labels go through __() and the component uses logical properties (ms-*, text-start, start-*) so it mirrors correctly — flip the preview to RTL to confirm.

Source

The exact, editable file ui:add writes into your app — copy it or own the whole thing. Previews render this same code; there are no preview-only components.

Changelog

Current version: v1.0.0. See the site changelog for the full release history.

Apple Dock