On Windows, I used Rocket Dock.
http://www.punksoftware.com/rocketdock
Since using Linux, I am finding it impossible to find a decent dock. Rocket dock worked great, installed fine, did exactly what I wanted. I just want a dock, that I can move to different sides of the screen (I prefer top, so I can keep kicker), that I can add icons to that will launch my favorite apps and games. I am incredibly surprised that docks (and widgets/desklets for that matter) are so deficient on Linux! I mean, sure there are some very interesting ideas, such as Kiba-dock. Gravity, physics, etc...
But so far, I have failed to find an acceptable dock that will actually install properly. I have kooldock running, but it only sits on the bottom, and I only keep it to launch K control center easily. I have been trying to install kxdocker, but the package that comes from Adept doesn't seem to work, and I cannot find a download for the new 1.x.x version anywhere, as it seems to have been discontinued because of their new, alpha program that doesn't work yet.
Frankly, I had thought I would have an easier time of finding even better docks or desklets on Linux. What's up? I thought the Linux community would be way ahead! Can anyone suggest a GOOD dock, that will just simply launch apps? Hopefully with a drag 'n drop method of adding new icons.
Maybe someone can suggest good desklets? I am running SuperKaramba, but am not impressed with the selection of Themes. I'm sure I'll get around to writing my own themes sometime, but I would still like to know if anyone knows of any really good ones. I had a hell of a time setting up a few simple ones - just dual core monitor, just ram, just wifi, etc. I don't like nor want those giant 1/4 screen affairs that display everything from the kernel you are running, to a half hour cpu usage, to your grandmother's bowel movements. For example: I have seen, from windows selection in the past, something like a large icon of a Hard Drive, and it displays what it is monitoring (Like my entire Linux partition), and how much space has been used. That's what I need... but I can't seem to find anything so simple, just complex affairs.
Any suggestions or reviews of things that you guys like and use? Maybe we can start a list of everyone's favorite widgets/desklets.
http://www.punksoftware.com/rocketdock
Since using Linux, I am finding it impossible to find a decent dock. Rocket dock worked great, installed fine, did exactly what I wanted. I just want a dock, that I can move to different sides of the screen (I prefer top, so I can keep kicker), that I can add icons to that will launch my favorite apps and games. I am incredibly surprised that docks (and widgets/desklets for that matter) are so deficient on Linux! I mean, sure there are some very interesting ideas, such as Kiba-dock. Gravity, physics, etc...
But so far, I have failed to find an acceptable dock that will actually install properly. I have kooldock running, but it only sits on the bottom, and I only keep it to launch K control center easily. I have been trying to install kxdocker, but the package that comes from Adept doesn't seem to work, and I cannot find a download for the new 1.x.x version anywhere, as it seems to have been discontinued because of their new, alpha program that doesn't work yet.
Frankly, I had thought I would have an easier time of finding even better docks or desklets on Linux. What's up? I thought the Linux community would be way ahead! Can anyone suggest a GOOD dock, that will just simply launch apps? Hopefully with a drag 'n drop method of adding new icons.
Maybe someone can suggest good desklets? I am running SuperKaramba, but am not impressed with the selection of Themes. I'm sure I'll get around to writing my own themes sometime, but I would still like to know if anyone knows of any really good ones. I had a hell of a time setting up a few simple ones - just dual core monitor, just ram, just wifi, etc. I don't like nor want those giant 1/4 screen affairs that display everything from the kernel you are running, to a half hour cpu usage, to your grandmother's bowel movements. For example: I have seen, from windows selection in the past, something like a large icon of a Hard Drive, and it displays what it is monitoring (Like my entire Linux partition), and how much space has been used. That's what I need... but I can't seem to find anything so simple, just complex affairs.
Any suggestions or reviews of things that you guys like and use? Maybe we can start a list of everyone's favorite widgets/desklets.
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I just wanted to prove that it is doable. Still waiting for kde4
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