If you just started using Do with Docky, maybe there are two or three small things you want to know:
Adjust the dock size and zoom ratio precisely.
This can be done using
gconf-editora.k.a “Configuration Editor”. Go toapps/gnome-do/Docky/Utiliteis/DockPreferences, on the right side, you can find IconSize and ZoomPercent. I like to have 48 for the former, which is the smallest size that allows summon mode to have 2 lines. And I use 1.5 for the latter cause default 2.0 feels just too huge to me ;)If you have encountered this issue with Remember The Milk plugin I coded, there is already a quick fix but it is too late to get it included in the final release. Though you can find the DLL file with the fix here if you really need it: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/110544/do-plugins/RTM.dll. Overwrite the file
~/.local/share/gnome-do/plugins-0.8.0/addins/Do.RememberTheMilk.1.0/RTM.dllwith the new one.Now that you have the dock, you may miss the “Genie” effect for minimizing windows like how windows are minimized in Mac OS X. Since “Genie” is protected by patent, Compiz decides to disable the option to set “max wave size” of its “Magic Lamp” effect to 0 so that you can not mimic the “Genie” effect with it. While I use to recompile the whole compiz package to get around this limitation, there is easier way to do this if you know how to search in Google. Just in case you need a HEX editor, Emacs’s hexl-mode can actually handle it pretty well.
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Dude, you've got the best Ubuntu/Linux blog I've ever seen! Congrats! I've just installed the new Do and am trying Docky as a substitute for AWN. I love the automatic icon feature, but I feel Docky is still missing some features (more tweaking, even more than what's available through gconf) before it can completely substitute AWN for me.
ReplyDeleteOh, and the lack of a results window on Docky is kinda annoying, I think. I can't see all options at once. :P
Cheers and keep up the good work!
Thanks wleoncio, I'm really flattered. Docky is a very new interface and will for sure have more improvements and functionalities. You could read some of the blog posts from Jason (the main guy behind Docky), there are more details about the development direction and stuff. (http://jassmith.wordpress.com/)
ReplyDeleteRegarding the result window, I've seen people proposing solutions to integrate it with Docky, I think as long as the idea makes sense, it will be implemented in the future. Personally I don't miss it too much, maybe it's because I normally don't browse around in the results list, quite often the 1st or 2nd result is what I need.
rtm doesnt work for me in ubuntu jaunty, when i klick authorize it said "the site should open in the browser" but my browser does nothing at all... i have firefox 3.0.10 and didnt change much on the system...
ReplyDeleteand also do u may know how to align docky on the right instead of the bottom? is it maybe a feature to come?
@berot3, I have no clue yet why the browser won't open for you; for the positioning of the dock, the current trunk code already provides options to put the dock at the top/bottom of the screen -- guess that will be included in the next release. AFAIK, Left/right positioning is not very easy to implement for the time being due to some UI constrains.
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