How do I get an Apple-like taskbar? I don't even know where to start.

[zapjb]

How do I get an Apple-like taskbar? I don't even know where to start. I have PCLOS 2010.07 KDE fully updated. How do I get like a floating zooming curved taskbar like on a AppleOS desktop? Maybe even some other effects as well. I have no effects now. I have a ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2600 discrete graphics on my laptop. Every attempt I've ever made 2007, 2009 & now 2010.07 at Compiz/Fusion has failed. I've gone so far as to uninstall every program that is a part of Compiz/Fusion. Is it possible? What do I install. Any step by step would be appreciated.

Btw I read the pinned topic, "Running Compiz-Fusion with an ATI card". And don't understand it.

[macuira]

search in synaptic for Cairo dock, I think this is what you're looking for
http://www.glx-dock.org/mc_album.php?a=3

[zapjb]

Thanks. Ok now what?

[Bald Brick]

Thanks. Ok now what?

You have to run Cairo Dock. More precisely: you have to run it at login, which means that you have to create a .desktop file for it in /home/erik/.kde4/Autostart. "Configure Your Desktop" can do it for you; look under "System Administration"-->"Startup and Shutdown"-->"Autostart".

Or you can do it manually. My ~/.kde4/Autostart/cairo-dock.desktop looks like this:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
Exec=cairo-dock -o
Icon=cairo-dock.svg
#DocPath=
Terminal=false

Name=GLX-Dock (Cairo-Dock with OpenGL)
Name[fr]=GLX-Dock (Cairo-Dock avec OpenGL)

GenericName=Multi-purpose Dock
GenericName[fr]=Dock multi-usage
Categories=System;

The problem is that running Cairo Dock with OpenGL may trash the display of half of your media players (including Skype) -- unless you prefix the command that starts them with "export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 &&". For instance VLC doesn't need this. Kaffeine does.

[craesz]

If you are using KDE, I'm pretty sure you can use the Daisy widget....

[Bald Brick]

If you are using KDE, I'm pretty sure you can use the Daisy widget....

And what is the Daisy widget?

[zapjb]

Thanks. But configuring this is giving me some problems. Only way I found Cairo was through the Run box.

How do I get Icons from the taskbar to Cairo dock? How do I remove the black background? The dock shakes sometimes & the mini penguin flashes & multiplys itself. The WiFi & Battery icons are missing. I tried through Cairo to resolve these problems. No go so far.

[Crow]

Cairo depends on Compiz,  are you running Compiz? need to set 3d but I have had no luck using ATI Radeon Video, I finally bought an Nvidia Card for my Desktop.

Good luck


Edit:  Ok, I want the Daisy Widget    http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Daisy?content=102077

[macuira]

Right clicking the dock presents you a menu where you find several items, there you can configure the dock and change the defaul theme among others. By the way I only get transparency using Opengl

[zapjb]

I'm having to start Cairo dock every time I boot up. I'm thinking I'm SOL because of my ATI card.

[Bald Brick]

Cairo depends on Compiz,

It doesn't really. But if you want it to look good, you have to run it with OpenGL, i.e. you have to start it with the -o option. If you don't you'll get the ugly black background zapjb was complaining about.

[pags]

Cairo depends on Compiz,  are you running Compiz? need to set 3d but I have had no luck using ATI Radeon Video, I finally bought an Nvidia Card for my Desktop.

Good luck


Edit:  Ok, I want the Daisy Widget    http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Daisy?content=102077

It's in Synaptic!

[Crow]

Cairo depends on Compiz,  are you running Compiz? need to set 3d but I have had no luck using ATI Radeon Video, I finally bought an Nvidia Card for my Desktop.

Good luck


Edit:  Ok, I want the Daisy Widget    http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Daisy?content=102077

It's in Synaptic!

 

Thank you

[anchorschmidt]

What you can also do is install gnome-do from the repos and then under preferences, change the appearance to 'docky'. It's a pretty awesome dock, if you need one.