Docky goes solo, doesn’t disappoint
A while back, I was considering losing the Docky interface of Gnome Do, going back to AWN, and just using Gnome Do for its Quicksilver functionalities. However, I decided that I really wasn’t ready to sacrifice the speed and reliability of Gnome Do for the unpredictable AWN.
That was when I came across a post in Lifehacker which talked about Docky and Gnome Do going separate ways. Now, this doesn’t mean that the Docky interface is completely gone from Gnome Do, it just means that it’s getting less attention in Gnome Do than it is in Docky. I was ecstatic to hear that this split had happened. It was exactly what I had been hoping for. No AWN for me!
Docky is pretty early on in its development, however, it was already apparent that there were many improvements. This means a lot, since I hadn’t felt that there was much to fix in the first place, till I saw how smoothly Docky performed in comparison to Ghome Do’s Docky interface.
There are many more customizations that can be applied to the dock. There aren’t a lot, but more than Gnome Do. You can change the dock background, the dock placement (a definite plus), and even the number of docks. Granted, it takes a bit of poking and prodding to figure out how to change things, but they do work.
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Remember that the whole reason why I looked into getting a standalone dock was so I could use the dock solely for window management, and then Gnome Do as my Quicksilver for Linux. Well, I accomplished that, since Gnome Do and Docky work perfectly well together, no interferences.
So, you don’t need to get rid of Gnome Do if you’re content with the limited options of your dock. It’s a wonderful app and will serve you well. However, if you’re picky like me, then try Docky. Be patient and you wont be disappointed.
You can download Docky by adding ppa to your software repositories, then searching for docky in Synaptic Package Manager.
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December 17th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Thanks for the kind words, dude!