# Natural-looking wave/ OS X dock effect

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/natural-looking-wave-os-x-dock-effect/244289>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 15, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/natural-looking-wave-os-x-dock-effect/244289 "2007-11-15T22:46:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![MDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MDiddy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MDiddy)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/natural-looking-wave-os-x-dock-effect/244289/1 "2007-11-15T22:46:54Z")

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I’m starting my first Flex project, and I need to develop an OS X - style dock navigation with a slight wrinkle: the dock background should have a subtle wave effect that follows the growing of the icons.

I found this site, which has a fairly exaggerated version of how the backrground should flow:  
[http://www.toto.co.jp/](http://www.toto.co.jp/)

Has anyone run across anything like this? My mind is cramping from the math involved.