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MATE Dock Applet Sees New Release

Author: Andrew | Date: June 06, 2017 | View Comments | Tags: desktop environments, dock, mate, ubuntu mate

MATE Dock Applet is a MATE panel applet that displays open windows / applications as icons. The latest 0.78 version includes 5 new types of indicators, a new option to add space between dock icons, and more.

`Dash To Panel` Is A Cool Icon Taskbar For GNOME Shell

Author: Andrew | Date: January 27, 2017 | View Comments | Tags: customization, dock, extensions, featured, gnome, gnome shell, linux, tweaks, ubuntu

Dash to Panel is a fairly new GNOME Shell extension that moves the dash into the top bar, to achieve a single panel (combined app launchers and system tray) design similar to that of KDE Plasma or Windows 7+.

The extension provides numerous features, including the ability to move the panel to the top or bottom, change the panel size, live window previews, and more.

How To Install Avant Window Navigator In Ubuntu 16.04 Or Linux Mint 18

Author: Andrew | Date: September 07, 2016 | View Comments | Tags: avant window navigator, customization, dock, lubuntu, ubuntu mate, xubuntu

Avant Window Navigator is a dock / task manager for Linux, which was very popular a while back. Its developers lost interest with the introduction of Unity, and after several years of inactivity, the project was taken over by a new maintainer.

Unfortunately, the new maintainer isn't too active either, but at least Avant Window Navigator was updated to work with recent Linux distributions.

Avant Window Navigator Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus

Mike Baum created an Avant Window Navigator PPA for Ubuntu 16.04 / Linux Mint 18, because the official AWN PPA wasn't updated in a while.

There are a few AWN applets from this PPA that can't be installed, so I decided to rebuild the packages in the main WebUpd8 PPA. Update: I added Ubuntu 14.04 / Linux Mint 17.x packages to the PPA.

Lightweight Dock `Plank` 0.11.0 Released With Docklets Support, More

Author: Andrew | Date: March 14, 2016 | View Comments | Tags: customization, dock, elementary os, linux, pantheon, plank, ubuntu

Plank, the simple, lightweight dock written in Vala, which is used by default in elementary OS, reached version 0.11.0.

The latest Plank 0.11.0 adds docklets support (the first four icons from the dock in the screenshot above are docklets: show desktop, clipboard manager, clock and trash), migration to GSettings for dock settings and more.

Plank 0.9.0 Released With Window Dodge Hide Mode

Author: Andrew | Date: April 14, 2015 | View Comments | Tags: customization, dock, linux, plank, ubuntu

Plank is a simple, lightweight dock written in Vala. The application, which is available by default in elementary OS, features multiple hide modes, customizable screen position, theme and icon size, supports pinning apps to the dock, quicklists and more.

DockBarX 0.91 Released With Bug Fixes, Battery Applet

Author: Andrew | Date: June 16, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: customization, dock, dockbarx, linux, ubuntu

DockBarX is a lightweight taskbar / panel replacement for Linux which works a stand-alone dock (called DockX), as an an Avant Window Navigator applet or as a Xfce4 panel applet.

DockBarX was updated to version 0.91 today, which includes various bug fixes as well as a new battery applet. Here's the complete DockBarX 0.91 changelog:

Avant Window Navigator Gets New Maintainer, Ubuntu 13.10 PPA

Author: Andrew | Date: November 05, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: avant window navigator, dock, ubuntu

Avant Window Navigator is a dock / task manager for Linux founded by Neil J. Patel, who was later hired by Canonical to work on Unity.

A quick update for AWN fans: after several years of inactivity, Avant Window Navigator is maintained again thanks to Povilas Kanapickas, who took over the project recently.

Cairo Dock 3.2 Released With Improved Multi-Screen And GNOME Shell Support, More

Author: Andrew | Date: March 25, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: cairo dock, desktop environments, dock, ubuntu

Cairo Dock (Glx Dock) is a launcher / task manager that comes with a huge list of applets and configuration options.

It can be used with any desktop environment / shell, so it works with GNOME Shell, Unity, Xfce, KDE and so on. There's also a stand-alone Cairo Dock session - select "Cairo Dock" from the login menu to use it.

How To Install Avant Window Navigator In Ubuntu 13.04 Or 12.10

Author: Andrew | Date: November 16, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: avant window navigator, dock, dockbarx, linux, ubuntu

Avant Window Navigator, a very popular dock a while back, has been deleted from the official Ubuntu 12.10 repositories, so to make it easier to install, I've uploaded it to the main WebUpd8 PPA.

DockBarX Sees New Release, Now Available For MATE Desktop Too

Author: Andrew | Date: October 24, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: dock, dockbarx, gnome panel, linux, linux mint, mate, ubuntu

DockBarX 0.90.3 has been released. For those not familiar with DockBarX, this is an application launcher / switcher that works as a GNOME2 panel applet, Avant Window Navigator applet or as a stand-alone dock. With the new version, I've also packaged it for MATE so you can use it as a MATE panel applet.

Cairo Dock 3.1 Implements More Of Unity's Functionality

Author: Andrew | Date: October 22, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: cairo dock, dock, linux, ubuntu

Cairo Dock is a tool that can be used as a complete panel/launcher replacement thanks to its huge list of features: besides the fancy launcher / application switcher, it comes with applets like menu, Messaging Menu, systray, trash, weather and many others.

Cairo Dock 3.0 Released With GTK3 Support, Other Enhancements

Author: Andrew | Date: April 17, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: cairo dock, dock, eyecandy, linux, ubuntu

Cairo Dock (or GLX Dock) is an animated application launcher (dock bar) for Linux that runs under GNOME, KDE or XFCE.

Cairo Dock 3.0 has been released recently, getting GTK3 support and many enhancements:

Cairo Dock To Get A Global Menu Applet

Author: Andrew | Date: December 23, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: cairo dock, dock, linux, ubuntu

Cairo Dock is evolving to something more than just a dock. After getting its own custom GNOME session a while back, the latest alpha got a feature that I for one didn't expect to see in a dock: global menu (Application menu).

Elegant Brit Theme For DockBarX

Author: Andrew | Date: October 03, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: dock, dockbarx, eyecandy, linux, themes, ubuntu

Starting with version 0.47, DockBarX supports separate themes for DockBarX, DockX and window list and some cool new themes have already started to show up on websites like DeviantArt.

One theme I really like is called "Brit" (inspired by "Elegant Brit" GTK theme) and comes with everything you need: DockBarX and window list themes as well as two dock (for DockX) themes.

DockBarX Live Window Previews Finally Work With Compiz 0.9.x

Author: Andrew | Date: September 30, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: avant window navigator, compiz, dock, dockbarx, linux, ubuntu

DockBarX is a lightweight taskbar / panel replacement for Linux. It works as a GNOME panel applet (for GNOME 2.x), as an Avant Window Navigator applet or as a stand alone dock (called DockX) that you can use in any desktop environment: KDE, XFCE, GNOME 3 (with GNOME Shell), etc.

DockBarX has been updated today with a work-around for the bug that caused live windows previews not to work with Compiz 0.9.x in GNOME (well, for most of us anyway because it seems it worked for some of you).

Cairo Dock 2.4.0 Released With Custom GNOME Session, Support For Unity Quicklists, More

Author: Andrew | Date: September 28, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: cairo dock, dock, linux, ubuntu

Cairo Dock is a highly customizable launcher / task manager for Linux which comes with a huge list of themes and plugins, being able to fully replace / replicate the functionality of an old GNOME 2 panel.

It includes plugins / applets such as: keyboard indicator, weather, Messaging Menu, system monitor, stacks, notification area, a recent events plugin that makes use of Zeitgeist, clipboard manager, note taking applet, screen luminosity, terminal and many more.

DockBarX 0.47 Released With Themeable Window List And Custom DockX Themes

Author: Andrew | Date: September 19, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: dock, dockbarx, linux, ubuntu

DockBarX is a lightweight taskbar / panel replacement for Linux. It works as a GNOME panel applet (for GNOME 2.x), as an Avant Window Navigator applet or as a stand alone dock (called DockX) that you can use in any desktop environment: KDE, XFCE, GNOME 3 (with GNOME Shell), etc.

DockBarX 0.46 Released With New Autohide Options, More

Author: Andrew | Date: August 16, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: dock, dockbarx, linux, ubuntu

DockBarX, a task manager that works as a GNOME Panel applet, as an Avant Window Navigator applet or as a stand-alone dock, has reached version 0.46. The new version comes with new autohide options for the dock: dodge windows or dodge the active window, Unity progress bars and badges support as well as dynamic quicklists.

5 Beautiful Plank Themes

Author: Andrew | Date: July 13, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: dock, docky, elementary, linux, plank, ubuntu

Plank is new dock for Linux written in Vala, developed by the Docky team.

1. Glass Pill:

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A Cool Dock For GNOME Shell: Unity 2D Launcher

Author: Andrew | Date: July 08, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: dock, gnome 3, gnome shell, launcher, linux, ubuntu, unity, unity 2D

There's a new cool dock in town and it works perfectly with GNOME Shell. Actually, it's not new and you've seen it in lots of screenshots or you may even use it already but maybe you didn't know that you don't have to run Unity 2D to use it: the Unity 2D Launcher.

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