MAC OS/X taskbar

maestax · n00b Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 61

Hi,

i have been trying to create a taskbar on the top of my desktop and make it like mac OS/X.
When i hover the mouse over the icons they are getting bigger.

I installed ksmoothdock. It does exactly what i need but apart from the big memory usage i have another problem:

each time i log in to my KDE ksmoothdock is run but is not visible. I have to manually kill it and re-run it.

Of course this is very annoying.

Any ideas of what the problem is?

OR any other suggestions about how to add a taskbar with that functionality?

(i have tried a superkaramba theme but is not good at all. I would like something like ksmoothdock.)

Thanks!

widremann · Veteran Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 1314

Why would you want to torture yourself with a Mac OS X-like dock when you can use real taskbars and panels already provided by the current DEs?

maestax · n00b Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 61

Currently i am using 3 taskbars provided by the KDE. One at the bottom, one at the top and one at the left of the desktop.

The one at the top that i have it as a "quick launch" taskbar i would like to make it in mac os/x style. There is no real reason... Just for being a bit more fancy and stylish than the classic taskbar.

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kernelOfTruth · Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:

try avant-window-navigator

it should be included in the desktop-effects overlay :idea:

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DemizerONE · Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject:

jabol · Apprentice Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 269

avant-window-navigator is included in main portage tree. I use it succesfully. The only catch is, it requires compositing wm.

DemizerONE · Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject:

I have installed avant, but I am curious to know what other atoms are in the desktop-effects overlay. Is there some place I can find out about that? Hey I have a good Idea! Why don't I try searching the forums! %-)
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jabol · Apprentice Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 269

maestax · n00b Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 61

Thanks guys!

I have added ksmoothdock to the kde3.5/Autostart and i also kill it in the .bash_logout.

The problem does not exist so far...