is there a way to rid of the black background on the cairo dock w/o enabling compiz?

[andrew_D14]

cause compiz slows my computer down and i dont like it but i want a dock

[ArmenianLeader4]

I would recommend just getting rid of cairo dock. I use the GnomeDo toolpack. Just switch the views to a dock and you can change skins and even search all of your files. Its the superior dock.

[andrew_D14]

yeah but i prefer to not use compiz and gnomedo requires that.

[fabounet]

ArmenianLeader4 you're absolutely not constructive (not to mention that Gnome-Do is a finder, not a dock ...)
Go to the help of Cairo-Dock, you have all answsers
shortly : run xcompgr or activate composite in Metacity, or use the fake transparency of Cairo-Dock.