Docky customization

Question

I modded my docky-sources, so i have no reflection anymore. Where can i remove the separators or change the metrics like this

Answer 1

I am using "docky 2.07 release" as seen in the "about" window of my Docky.

I don't know what exactly you mean with "change the metrics" but the image in your link looks like my docky.

I am using the "HUD" theme, with 3D background and a few more options which can be configured in the settings of Docky.

The separators in my Docky is indicating a separation of the icons and currently open applications and the Docklets/Helpers. I think it can be configured throug modifying the code. You can gain access to the code in the next link:

https://launchpad.net/~docky-core

Some items can be edited by you in order to make something with the backgrounds and other things but as for a certain items (the indicator, reflection, etc.) you should see in the code in order to gain access to the right place. Understanding the code isn't that difficult, give it a try. You may experience problems when compiling but that's for a different Q&A.

Images for the themes can be reached at: /usr/share/docky/themes. You will need to sudo nautilus before pasting the edited images in that place, a good images editor will help (gimp ie). And as the majority of the images used for themes are .svg I suppose that the separator should also be an image. REMEMBER TO BACKUP!

Good luck!

BTW: Some of my Docky effects are handled by Emerald Theme Manager.

Hey! Did you take a look to this?

~illusionmist Oct 30, 2010 To do all these you'll have to get the source from bzr first...

Remove reflection: Navigate to docky/Docky/Docky/Interface, open up DockWindow.cs, search for "expensive" (yup). And then comment out the reflection part so it looks like this:

if (ThreeDimensional) { if (item is SeparatorItem) { center = center.MoveIn (Position, -DockHeightBuffer); /*} else { double offset = 2 * Math.Max (Math.Abs (val.Center.X - center.Center.X), Math.Abs (val.Center.Y - center.Center.Y)); offset -= .07 * IconSize * renderZoom; icon.ShowAsReflection (surface, center.Center, renderZoom, renderRotation, opacity, offset, Position);*/ } }

As for indicators there's this CreateIndicatorBuffer function. I tried my best and actually changed it to drawing a triangle instead of tiny radial gradient circles.

Then you build it and install it. The fun of Linux, eh?

(Your Firefox Elementary is so darn sexy, by the way )