Gnome Dock

[GPH]

http://www.gnome-dock.org/trac/wiki

From what I understand, the project is not actively developed, but what we have for the moment is great. It is prettier than kiba-dock, more functional and also more "OS X-like". It takes more time to customize, but I think it's worth it. Here's how I installed it on Edgy with AIGLX:

1. Install these packages

sudo apt-get install librsvg2-bin librsvg2-common librsvg2-dev libglitz-glx1 libglitz-glx1-dev

2. Make sure you have build-essential to be able to compile cairo.

3. Download Cairo 1.2.6

http://cairographics.org/releases/cairo-1.2.6.tar.gz

4. Install Cairo 1.2.6

./configure --enable-warnings --enable-glitz --disable-quartz --disable-atsui --disable-xcb --disable-win32 --disable-gtk-doc

make

sudo make install

5. Download cairo-dock

http://www.gnome-dock.org/prerelease...-0.0.1b.tar.gz (doesn't seem to work anymore)
Try this instead: cairo-dock.tar.gz

6. Extract the tarball in /opt

7. Install cairo-dock

make clean

make

Also, change your virtual vertical size in Beryl from 1 to 2, otherwise it will probably bug. That's a weird fix found by someone in this thread, but it works.

To open the dock, use

./cairo-dock --no-glitz

To add launchers, play with cairo-dock.c and redo

make

once you've saved the file.

Also, you'll probably have to change Vertical Virtual Size in Beryl from 1 to 2 to avoid a bug.

At the moment, it only accepts icons in .svg, but it's fairly easy to convert .png to .svg using InkScape. Good luck!

[BLTicklemonster]

"make sure you have all the necessary packages to compile".. what do you mean? Oh, I see xgl and compiz, never mind.

[GPH]

No, I meant the build-essential packages, but you also need AIGLX/XGL to be able to run this. BTW, does it work for someone else than me ?

[BLTicklemonster]

After playing around with beryl for a while, watching things work arbitrarily and not work with clocklike precision, I'm pretty sure that if I have to put any kind of x-""-gl or compiz priz whatever on to use something, I'll just pass. That's a neat looking dock, but it's not worth having to put all that on my computer just for that one look.

[jlosch]

GPH, do you still have the tarball? I'm interested in playing around with gnome-dock, but it looks like the site is having problems.

[GPH]

Originally Posted by jlosch GPH, do you still have the tarball? I'm interested in playing around with gnome-dock, but it looks like the site is having problems.

I didn't have the original tarball, so I made one from my dock folder that also includes the icons that I use. The attachment is in the how-to.

[sophtpaw]

Originally Posted by GPH No, I meant the build-essential packages, but you also need AIGLX/XGL to be able to run this. BTW, does it work for someone else than me ?

could have said xgl was a prerequisite...

it said build essential so i thought... cool... sorted...
i follow the whole how-to only to find out at the end i need xgl... pffffff.... let make the prerequisites clear from the beginning...

I don't have 3D accelaration on this computer, so all that for naught... sill wondering if there is not a way of crating a nice gnome dock without xgl. or compiz or beryl... on an ordinary 2D desktop..

thank you

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sophtpaw

[_SMD]

hi there!

how to make gnome-dock running on startup? i tried to put it in Startup Program ... "cd /opt/cairo-dock && ./cairo-dock --no-glitz"

but it doesn't work for me.

tq in advance.

[GPH]

Extract this archive, go to Sessions and put the extracted file in Startup Programs.

[steve101101]

Originally Posted by GPH Extract this archive, go to Sessions and put the extracted file in Startup Programs.

Can you be more specific on how to do this thanks.