Docky panel - "startbutton" trick

[viking60]

I like docky in panelmode. It is "cleaner" than cairo-dock. But one thing has annoyed me:
That docky anchor stays on the far left no matter what! In my mind that is a spot for launching programs

I get that the anchor is the docky "branding", but the function of the button is only to configure docky, which you also get by simply right-clicking docky.
(Actually you can change the icon though - but that is another tip).



It would be nice if I could make that anchor display a program menu with a search function - and I found a way:

I needed to install gconf-editor (it will be in your repos). I opened it by clicking ALT+F2 and typing gconf-editor.
Then navigate to:
apps->docky-2->Docky->Items->DockyItem


Left-click on DockyItemCommand and enter the menu or program you want to start.

In this case I chose to start xfce4-appfinder


Problem solved
Here is a pic of my Openbox desktop with xfce4-appfinder attached to the Docky Anchor Icon

[viking60]

Lately Docky has given us the option to remove the anchor alltogether.
This should take care of it (remember you need to have gconf-editor installed.)

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gconftool-2 --type Boolean --set /apps/docky-2/Docky/Items/DockyItem/ShowDockyItem False

That way all your docky icons are "dragable" so you can rearrange them whenever you feel like it (The Anchor is the only one that cannot be dragged).

If you want the anchor back simply do a:

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gconftool-2 --type Boolean --set /apps/docky-2/Docky/Items/DockyItem/ShowDockyItem True

You need to restart Docky to se the effect.

[dedanna1029]

ooooooo... think I'll try this after I do reinstalls!