Difference between revisions of "Cairo-Dock"
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| − | The core packages provides only the strict minimum to run cairo-dock. To use applets, animations, views, effects and dialogs | + | The core packages provides only the strict minimum to run cairo-dock. To use applets, animations, views, effects and dialogs you will also need the plugin packages: |
$ yaourt -S cairo-dock-plug-ins | $ yaourt -S cairo-dock-plug-ins | ||
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This depends on which [[DE]] or [[Window Manager|WM]] that is being used. | This depends on which [[DE]] or [[Window Manager|WM]] that is being used. | ||
====Cario-dock==== | ====Cario-dock==== | ||
| − | Run cairo-dock and right-click the dock > Cairo-Dock > Launch Cairo-Dock on startup. The settings will be stored in {{Filename|~/.config/autostart/}} and | + | Run cairo-dock and right-click the dock > Cairo-Dock > Launch Cairo-Dock on startup. The settings will be stored in {{Filename|~/.config/autostart/}} and sourced the next time you login. |
====Openbox==== | ====Openbox==== | ||
Revision as of 00:27, 14 June 2011
Cairo-dock is a highly customizable dock written in C.
Contents
Installation
Cairo-dock and Cairo-dock plugins are available from the AUR and can be installed using yaourt or makepkg.
Yaourt installation
To install the core packages:
$ yaourt -S cairo-dock
The core packages provides only the strict minimum to run cairo-dock. To use applets, animations, views, effects and dialogs you will also need the plugin packages:
$ yaourt -S cairo-dock-plug-ins
To install the latest BZR snapshot packages:
$ yaourt -S cairo-dock-bzr cairo-dock-plugins-bzr
Configuration
Running the dock
Run as default:
$ cairo-dock &
This will generate a startup message that will ask you to choose a backend for the current session (OpenGL or Cairo). There is an option to remember the choice and if not choosing to remember the choice, a startup message will be generated each time cairo-dock is run without backend options. To supress the startup message, you can specify which backend to use when running cairo-dock by specifying it as an option.
Run with OpenGL backend
$ cairo-dock -o &
Run with Cairo backend
$ cairo-dock -c &
Running the dock at startup
This depends on which DE or WM that is being used.
Cario-dock
Run cairo-dock and right-click the dock > Cairo-Dock > Launch Cairo-Dock on startup. The settings will be stored in Template:Filename and sourced the next time you login.
Openbox
Add the following to Template:Filename.
cairo-dock &
Configuring the dock
To configure the dock, right-click the dock > Cairo-Dock > Configure
Troubleshooting
Two cairo-dock instances running
This is most likely a result of sessions being saved and being runned at next login.
Openbox
If you are starting the cairo-dock from Template:Filename - remove autostart files generated by cario-dock:
$ rm ~/.config/autostart/cairo-dock*