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#X [How can I re-order my icons ?]]
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#> Simply drag them with the mouse, and drop it where you want.
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#> In the “Icons” module, you can choose a <b>icon theme</b>. Enter a name of a theme, for exemple : Human or Gartoon.
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#You can even enter the path of a folder containing personnal icons.
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#By default, all the Cairo-Dock themes put here the local icons folder “_LocalIcons_”, that is in fact ~/.config/cairo-dock/current_theme/icons.
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#You can enter many themes or folders, the dock will search for images in them in the same order as you entered them.
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#If you let it empty, the default icon theme of your system wil be used.
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#{Hint : you can also directly edit a launcher’s configuration, and set a path for an image. If you don’t write a path, but simply the name of an image, don’t put the extension (.svg, .png, etc), to let the dock choose the best.}
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#> it’s normal, because they both are “docks”. You can either move the dock out of the panel, or launch it wih the command “cairo-dock -–keep-above”.
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#X [I don’t want other windows to hover the dock]
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#> Just use the option “reserve space for dock” in the “Accessibility” module.
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#{Hint : if you use it, you don’t need to use the “keep the dock below “option.}
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#X [I don’t want that the dock hovers windows]
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#> Two choices are available, in the “Accessibility” module :
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# - either choose to “keep the dock below other windows”. The dock will then pop-up when you place the mouse on its screen border.
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#{Hint : you can choose to pop-up the dock only when the mouse hits the screen corner instead of the whole screen border.
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#You can also setup the size of the trigger zone in the “Hidden dock” module, and even set an image to it.}
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#X [How can I add a separator ?]
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#X [How do I get a 3D dock ?]
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#> any dock can be displayed with one view, and many views are available (3D, Curve, etc). They are mostly provided by the “dock-rendering” plug-in, so be sure to activate it.
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#Then, go to the “Views” module, and choose the view you want for main dock, and for sub-dock.
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#> Any dock can be displayed with one view, and many views are available (3D, Curve, etc).
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#Go to the “Views” module, and choose the view you want for main dock, and for sub-docks.
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#{Hint : you can setup the view for each sub-dock; just edit the icon pointing on the sub-dock, and choose the view you want for it.}
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#X [I don’t want other windows to hover the dock]
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#{Hint : if you use it, you don’t need to use the “keep the dock below “option.}
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#X [I don’t want that the dock hovers windows]
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#{Hint : you can choose to pop-up the dock only when the mouse hits the screen corner instead of the whole screen border.
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#You can also setup the size of the trigger zone in the “Hidden dock” module, and even set an image to it.}
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#X [How can I change the background of my docks ?]
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#> In the 'Background' module, you can either choose an image, or a color gradation.
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#{Hint : the Parabolic view doe not have a background, and the Slide and Rainbow views have their own background parameters.}
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#X [I find the dock too much flashy, can it be more sober ?]
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#> Who can do more can do less ! You can for instance deactivate the "Icon effects" plug-in,
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#You can also decrease the zoom effect or lower the icons' reflect in the "Icon" module,
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#In brief, you can easily have something as much sober as a gnome-panel, but this would be a shame ! ^_^
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#{Hint : try different themes, some are already very sober, like Dust-Sand or Elementary.}
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#> You need to have the “desklet-rendering” plug-in activated. The default decoration is defined in the “Desklets” module.
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# go to the applet’s configuration, click on the “desklet” tab, and then choose the decoration you want.
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#{Hint : you can add new decorations, by choosing the “personnal” decoration, and providing a background and/or foreground image. You can setup the offsets of these images to adjust the position of the drawings inside the decorations.
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#{Hint : you can add new decorations, by choosing the “personnal” decoration, and providing a background and/or foreground image. You can setup the offsets of these images to adjust the position of the drawings inside the decorations.}
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#X [How do I insert a desklet into the dock ?]
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#X [How can I place a desklet on the <i>Compiz Widget Layer</i> ?]
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#> activate the Gmenu applet.
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#{Hint : if you removed your gnome-panel, then the “alt+F1” shortkey does not work anymore. This applet let you setup a shortcut to pop up the menu at the mouse’s location.}
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#X [How can I have a simple “quick launch” panel ?]
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#> activate the Gmenu applet, then you can have it by middle-clicking on its icon.
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#{Hint : if you removed your gnome-panel, then the “alt+F2” shortkey does not work anymore. This applet let you setup a shortcut to pop up the quick-launch dialog.}
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#X [How can I access to my mount points ?]
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#> Simply activate the “shortcuts” applet.
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#{Hint : you can mount a volume by clicking on its icon. To unmount it, right-click and select “unmount”.}
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#{Hint : you can mount a volume by clicking on its icon. To unmount it, middle-click on its icon, or right-click -> unmount.}
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#X [How can I access to my Nautilus bookmarks ?]
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#X [How can I have a same applet many times ?]
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#X [How can I have a same applet many times ?]
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#> Some applets can run several times at the same time : Clock, Cairo-Penguin, Weather, Netspeed, …
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#Right click on the applet’s icon, and select “launch another instance”. A new instance of this applet appears in the main dock.
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#{Hint : This allows you, for example, to have the time of different countries in your dock, or to have many animated caracters in your dock, or the weather of different cities.}
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#X [I have a personal gauge that I want to use in the dock (for cpusage or others)]
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#X [I have a personal gauge that I want to use in the dock (for System-Monitor or others)]
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#> move the folder containing your gauge in ~/.config/cairo-dock/extras/gauges, you’re done !
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#X [I have a personal Cairo-Clock theme that I want to use in the “clock” applet.]
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#{Hint : the same goes on for all the applets that propose a theme : dustbin, Cairo-Penguin, weather, etc.}
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#X [How can I change quickly the luminosity of my screen ?]
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#> Activate the AlsaMixer applet, then you can scroll up/down on the icon with the mouse.
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#X [How can I quickly switch to another desktop ?]
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#> Activate the Switcher applet, then you can scroll up/down on the icon with the mouse to go to the previous/next desktop,
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#{Hint : this applet even lets you add/remove quickly a desktop !}
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#X [How can I control my dock with the keyboard ?]
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# - the <i>AlsaMixer</i> applet allows you to pop-up a <b>volume button</b> that can be controlled with the left/right arrows.
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# - the <i>Terminal</i> applet allows you to pop-up the <b>terminal window</b> and directly write inside it.
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# - the <i>Systray</i> applet allows you to pop-up the <b>notification area</b>.
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# - the <i>Quick Browser</i> applet allows you to pop-up the <b>menu browser</b>, you can then navigate inside it with the arrows.
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# - the <i>GMenu</i> applet allows you to pop-up the <b>Applications</b> menu, and also a <b>quick-launcher</b> dialog box.
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# - the <i>Clipper</i> applet allows you to pop-up the <b>clipboard history</b> menu.
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# - and of course, the <i>Scooby-Do</i> plug-in let you <b>navigate inside your docks</b> and quickly <b>find and launch</b> applications and files !
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#{Hint : when you define a shorkey, try it before to be sure it's not already used by another application.}
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[Troubleshooting]
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#> You have to turn on the compositing. For instance, you can run Compiz or xcompmgr.
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#{Hint : If yo have an ATI or an Intel, you should try without OpenGL first, because their drivers are not yet perfect.}
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#or if you just made a dream about the dock, pay us a visit on cairo-dock.org.
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#English speakers are welcome, so don’t be shy ! ;-)
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#If you made a theme for the dock or one of the applet, and want to share it, we’ll be happy to integrate it with the other themes !
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#If you made a theme for the dock or one of the applet, and want to share it, we’ll be happy to integrate it on our server !
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#If you wish to develop an applet, a complete documentation is available at http://doc.cairo-dock.org.
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