Questions tagged [cairo-dock]

Open-source and Open-GL dock. A dock is a program launcher with icons for programs, clicking on them launches them. See glx-dock.org for more information.

33 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
6 votes
1 answer
523 views

Cairo-Dock crashed my Unity desktop, is this possible?

I'm still new to using Ubuntu and learning more and more each day. The other day I formatted my hard drive and wiped the Windows 8 partition (never use it) and re-installed my Ubuntu install to start ...
user311280's user avatar
3 votes
1 answer
447 views

Cairo Dock - Chrome Browser - Unity Launcher Icon and Application sync

My problem is as follows I use cairo dock as a replacement for the Unity Launcher on Ubuntu I used chrome desktop shortcuts to make some pseudo desktop apps of some webapps (like outlook exchange) I ...
Srini's user avatar
  • 215
2 votes
0 answers
74 views

Need to stop cairo desktop popping up on start up

There is a small window that pops up during start up. It is in the lower left hand corner of desktop on Ubuntu 13.10. It has a picture of an window that i have open and a #1 inside the window. Its ...
user245315's user avatar
2 votes
0 answers
106 views

Strange theme after downloading CairoDock

I downloaded CairoDock yesterday and since I rebooted my system it shows me this weird theme, with orange windows and little white borders around programs. Also my icons are messed up, the top right ...
Jasper433's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
234 views

Minecraft on Cairo Dock Opens Another Instance

So i "installed" Minecraft using this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZIbcWpdSA4 and put it on my cairo dock. However whenever I open it, it opens another instance of the icon. Is there any way ...
user148167's user avatar
2 votes
0 answers
331 views

Maximize the window to the global menu of unity, using cairodock with unity?

hello i install cairodock 3 from ppa:cairo-dock-team and select the beginning of secion of ubuntu " cairodock with unity" https://i.stack.imgur.com/GIPs3.png the problem is when i maximize ...
user84911's user avatar
  • 1,041
1 vote
0 answers
96 views

How to have a second desktop (using switcher) be empty (no folders of other icons)

I am using switcher under cairo-dock. I can switch to a second desktop but the clutter on my first desktop gets mirrored there (not the open windows, just the icons for folders and documents). I'd ...
eduardo sontag's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
374 views

Cairo-dock transparency issues x2go

I installed cairo-dock on lubuntu 16.04. It works well, except that every time the dock shows, instead of having pure transparency around the dock, it wipes a patch out of my windows around the dock; ...
anonymous2's user avatar
  • 4,298
1 vote
0 answers
224 views

Compton failing to make Cairo Dock transparent

Despite looking for a while I can't find any answers, which either means I'm doing something very stupid and obvious, or - well, I don't know. It's probably that. Running Lubuntu 14.04 on (sadly) an ...
Jon S's user avatar
  • 21
1 vote
0 answers
72 views

Cairo-dock ubuntu 14.04 shifts down desktop and windows

Whenever I start Cairo-dock everything shifts down about 1 and half inches from the top bar. So for example, if I have my browser open it is no longer flush against the top bar but instead shows some ...
Parmenides's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
119 views

Cairo Dock Unity Search Dialog

I am using unity but have decided to use the Cairo Dock. I am wondering if there is a way (command and/or .desktop file) to have an icon on the dock that opens the default unity search overlay (top-...
Ethan McTague's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
159 views

Cairo Dock malfunction

I just upgraded recently to the new Ubuntu 14.04 and I downloaded and installed the cairo dock for my desktop. The issue that I am having with it is not with the dock itself but with the windows for ...
user252692's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
247 views

how to make apps minimize to dock?

I installed mac themes for ubuntu 12.04 and cairo dock. I want apps to minimize to cairo dock instead of the unity panel. Before anyone recommends docky, I tried it and it had a lot of bugs. So is ...
Jatin Kaushal's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
575 views

Cairo dock, white border lines on all icons

I have ubuntu 13.10 (I think, the latest one) and even though I love Unity I kind of did not like the left bar. So I installed cairo dock which is great, BUT at random times the whole dock gets white ...
user243135's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
148 views

Is Cairo-dock full compatible after installation of amd driver with The fan club website

I have installed on my Ubuntu 12.04. LTS, the version beta for the amd driver ( AMD Radeon HD 7650M) with the website tool The Fan Club (http://www.thefanclub.co.za/how-to/ubuntu-amd-catalyst-install) ...
user221564's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
496 views

Cairo dock and unity

When I try to select a session for my cairo dock it only offers me Cairo dock(gnome) and the default Ubuntu session. I was wondering how do I get it to offer me Cairo dock with unity and the other ...
dfair's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote
0 answers
1k views

Cairo-dock and LXDE: Cairo-dock is always behind all of the Windows.

I have ubuntu installed, and I'm running it in the LXDE environment. When I have Cairo-dock running, I have it set to 'Always on top', however, it sits behind all of the windows. I want the dock to ...
cxdf's user avatar
  • 275
1 vote
1 answer
531 views

Cairo Dock problem

I installed Cairo Dock but it seems like it doesn't work correctly. The icon doesn't show correctly.
user144956's user avatar
1 vote
3 answers
4k views

How to create a custom launcher in Cairo Dock?

I'm trying to create a custom launcher for Aptana Studio in my Cairo Dock. I begun by right click → Add custom launcher and I'm stuck at entering the command? What am I supossed to put in there (...
Darren Jude's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
318 views

Cairo-Dock is no longer a dock?

Cairo-Dock doesn't seem to work correctly as a dock since a few updates ago. None of Cairo's docks are being displayed on my machine, now. Some of their applets that I had separated from their dock ...
Gregory R. Pace's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
946 views

Cairo-Dock - Can't drag launcher to stack

I have the latest version of cairo-dock , and I can't add launchers to stack item. How can I copy application launchers onto the stack item ? The drag-and-drop feature doesn't work for me.
sharon.biren's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
197 views

Is there a way to set the theme for Cairo-Dock to be the same as the Dash theme?

I have the Paper theme for Ubuntu and I would like Cairo-Dock's theme to be the same. However, I'm not sure how to get them to match other than finding Paper's directory of icons and setting each ...
Amolith's user avatar
  • 1,072
0 votes
0 answers
653 views

How to edit launchers in Cairo-Dock

I don't know how/where to find more information about the problem so I took a video of it. If there's anything I can do to add more information to this question, I'll do it and add the information; I ...
Amolith's user avatar
  • 1,072
0 votes
0 answers
234 views

how to DISABLE the cairo-dock MESSAGE about the "black background"?

so, I can actually bear the black background that shows only when cairo-dock is visible, I am at JWM (and I wont change to another WM). but... I cant bear that message everytime it is started. is ...
Aquarius Power's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
277 views

What should I select for the option on the OpenGL dialogue box regarding Cairo Dock on ASUS laptop w / Intel® Celeron(R) CPU N2830 @ 2.16GHz × 2

I'm a new Ubuntu user. I just installed Ubuntu, and it was utterly screwed up at first (wouldn't display text reliably anywhere). I'm using it to learn to program, and I don't want to spend hours ...
Jake Witmer's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
486 views

How to restore proper notification handling with gnome-session, Openbox, Cairo-dock?

I run Ubuntu 14.04 with gdm and gnome-session, but I disabled dash/metacity/unity and use Openbox and Cairo Dock. Last week, all was fine - notifications appeared in a transient dock popup. After ...
djb's user avatar
  • 121
0 votes
1 answer
1k views

Cairo dock on other workspaces

The Cairo-Dock is showing only on the first workspace. How can I enable it in other worksapces? (FYI I use Lubuntu)
Rahmani's user avatar
  • 563
0 votes
1 answer
337 views

cairo-dock starts up at the bottom-right

When i turn on my computer (ubuntu 13.10) the cairo-dock starts up automatically but it starts up at the bottom-right as you can see in the photo. I solve the problem closing cairo-dock and starting ...
DanielZanchi's user avatar
0 votes
2 answers
2k views

How to fix the Cairo Dock?

I have been trying to replace Unity with Cairo Dock, and I am almost there! The only question I have is how can I turn off the Cairo Dock Auto Hide, so as to fix it in place no matter what?
xxmbabanexx's user avatar
0 votes
2 answers
308 views

No Window Options in Cairo Dock

I'm not even sure how to describe this properly. I'm running Cairo Dock on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I've noticed that I no longer have the top bar of my windows. I mean, I have the bar itself, but it's ...
Blind Fish's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
643 views

Cairo dock menus doesn't work

I'm trying to use gnome-shell with cairo dock in 12.04, but there is one problem, I want to have some kind of menu in cairo dock. The thing is, non of the menus I tried work in cairo dock. I tried ...
user88114's user avatar
0 votes
2 answers
331 views

Make Cairo Dock update like launcher does

Is there anyway to make the Cairo Dock mirror the launcher? Such as showing programs when they're open?
Whatever's user avatar
-1 votes
1 answer
616 views

what is command to launch on click in Cairo Dock

I have installed cairo dock and want to add applications shortcut like "vscode", "terminal", "VLC" etc on the dock. and when i try to add it it is asking for this. ...
Vikas Acharya's user avatar