Docky

[Request] Docky on top of windows

Asked by Kim Lindgren

I'd like to request that you add the ability to have Docky sit on top of windows as an option under "hiding". I know docky used to have this feature, before intellihide was included, however I dont know why it was dropped.

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This question was originally filed as bug #498547.

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Robert Dyer (psybers) said : 		#1

This is possible now. Here is how you do it:

1) Set the dock to either Intellihide or Window Dodge (or I suppose even Autohide would work here... basically just make sure its hiding somehow).
2) Click 'fade on hide'
3) Run gconf-editor and set this key's value to 1: /apps/docky-2/Docky/Interface/DockPreferences/Dock1/FadeOpacity
    Note that the 'Dock1' might be 'Dock2' or 'Dock3' or .. whatever, you need to find the one for the dock you want to change
4) Restart Docky

This is a trick. What does it do? It will 'hide' to dock and fade when hidden to an opacity of 1 - this is solid! Thus it wont actually 'hide' at all! This is what you want.

Try other values than 1 too, I personally run my dock with .4 so its partially visible at all times but I can still see behind it.

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Robert Dyer (psybers) said : 		#2

This should solve the problem.

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Kim Lindgren (mrkimm-gmail) said : 		#3

Awesome, that did work! thank you :)

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Alessio Biancalana (dottorblaster) said : 		#4

What about a window overlap mode?
You know, users don't love to edit preferences via Gconf...

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Mitchell McKenna (mitchellmckenna) said : 		#5

This really should be an option in the app, but kudos to Robert for sharing how to do this - thanks!