It's all about the look - One prefers a taskbar or another mainly due to the look :)
Crystal Dock v2.5 released!
Hi,
Crystal Dock v2.5 is out now!
What it is: Crystal Dock is a cool dock (desktop panel) for Linux desktop, with the focus on attractive user interface, being simple and easy to use, and cross-desktop support.
The current version (version 2.x) supports KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland. Other desktop environments will be considered when they run on Wayland and provide sufficient APIs.
Change log:
New features:
- Added a new Flat 2D style: The user can easily switches between the existing Glass 3D style and the new Flat 2D style from the Panel Settings context menu
- Task indicator: now shows the number of windows for each application as 1, 2, 3 or 4+
Other changes:
- Added more error messages when an application cannot be pinned
GitHub page: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-dock
GitHub release link: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-dock/releases/tag/v2.5
KDE Store link: https://store.kde.org/p/2105085
Have a nice weekend!
No, that was not me. This is the only icon set I've made. Also I think Windows 7 default icons are good already :) Thanks anyway.
The RPM package is signed with my key, and it looks like you don't have my public key. My public key should be available on key servers for example Open PGP listed under my email.
That's something I've been thinking about too -- will try to find time for it.
Thank you! Yeah Everaldo is a very good designer. I'm just making this work with KDE Plasma 6.
Crystal Dock v2.2 released!
Hi,
Crystal Dock v2.2 is out now!
What it is: Crystal Dock is a cool dock (desktop panel) for Linux desktop, with the focus on attractive user interface, being simple and easy to use, and cross-desktop support.
The current version (version 2.x) supports KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland. Other desktop environments will be considered when they run on Wayland and provide sufficient APIs.
Change log:
New features:
- New 3D style: reminiscence of Sun's Project Looking Glass and Apple's Mac OS X Leopard/Lion. This feature comes as default but can be turned on/off from the dock's context menu. Also this only applies to a dock in bottom position of the screen, for aesthetic reasons.
Bugs fixed:
- Fixed a bug where task indicator does not change from 'active' to 'inactive' if the new active window is the dock itself.
GitHub page: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-dock
GitHub release link: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-dock/releases/tag/v2.2
KDE Store link: https://store.kde.org/p/2105085
Have a nice weekend!
Crystal Remix icon theme v2.3 released!
Hi,
Crystal Remix icon theme v2.3 is out now!
What it is: Crystal Remix is a Crystal icon theme for modern Linux desktop environments, created from KDE 3's Crystal Project and Crystal Clear icon themes (mainly Crystal Project).
Change log:
General:
- Added size 96 (mainly useful for file managers)
- Added some missing application and mimetype icons
- Updated icons for terminal apps
KDE Plasma 6:
- Added some missing icons for system tray and Dolphin's context menu
GitHub page: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-remix-icon-theme
GitHub release link: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-remix-icon-theme/releases/tag/v2.3
KDE Store link: https://store.kde.org/p/1226130
Have a nice weekend!
Crystal Dock v2.1 released!
Hi,
Crystal Dock v2.1 is out now!
What it is: Crystal Dock is a cool dock (desktop panel) for Linux desktop, with the focus on attractive user interface, being simple and easy to use, and cross-desktop support.
The current version (version 2.x) supports KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland. Other desktop environments will be considered when they run on Wayland and provide sufficient APIs.
Change log:
New features:
- Floating style: this feature can be turned on/off from the dock's context menu and the floating margin can be set from the Appearance Settings dialog.
Bugs fixed:
- Fixed a bug where Sets All Desktops on a window makes it disappear from the dock.
- Fixed a bug where a window that demands attention could have its dock icon flashing even after it has been looked at, until the dock reloads.
- Fixed a bug where setting minimumIconSize larger than maximumIconSize crashes the dock.
GitHub page: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-dock
GitHub release link: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-dock/releases/tag/v2.1
KDE Store link: https://store.kde.org/p/2105085
Blog post: https://dangvd.blogspot.com/2024/06/crystal-dock-v21-released.html
Hope you like it and have a nice weekend!
There are many good things from the 2000s :)
Thank you! That's my thought too :)
Crystal Remix icon theme v2.2 and Crystal Dock v2.0 RPM released!
Hi,
Crystal Remix icon theme v2.2 is out now! Also Crystal Dock v2.0 got an RPM binary package.
Crystal Remix icon theme v2.2
Crystal Remix is a Crystal icon theme for modern Linux desktop environments, created from KDE 3's Crystal Project and Crystal Clear icon themes (mainly Crystal Project).
Version 2.2 changelog:
- General: Most icons are now available at size 22, 32, 48, 64 and 128 to avoid scaling issues.
- KDE Plasma 6: Added some missing icons for system tray.
Release link: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-remix-icon-theme/releases/tag/v2.2
KDE Store link: https://store.kde.org/p/1226130
Crystal Dock v2.0
Crystal Dock is a cool dock (desktop panel) for Linux desktop, with the focus on attractive user interface, being simple and easy to use, and cross-desktop support.
Version 2.0 (released 2 weeks ago) supports KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland, as well as brings some visual refresh.
Today's update added an RPM binary package.
Release link: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-dock/releases/tag/v2.0
KDE Store link: https://store.kde.org/p/2105085
Crystal Remix, in the most recent versions, uses mostly Crystal Project icons because I also think it's the best one out of the three, and also for consistency reason like you said. I will update the project description to reflect this. I will also try to increase the coverage when possible.
It's not a coincidence that Crystal Dock is similar to KoolDock -- they are both based on my previous dock KSmoothDock which I wrote for KDE3 and KDE Plasma 5. KoolDock was a fork of it during KDE3 time, and Crystal Dock is the successor dock. I changed the name mainly to reflect the change from a KDE-only dock to a cross-desktop KDE-first one.
Thanks a lot! Btw I also prefer the colourful, shiny, detailed style of KDE 3/4, Windows Vista/7, MacOSX 10.0 - 10.9 :)
Hi, yes you can right-click on the clock to show the clock's context menu, then Font Size -> Small Font / Medium Font / Large Font. The default is Large Font so if you select Small Font or Medium Font it will be smaller.
Crystal Dock v2.0 and Crystal Remix icon theme v2.1 released!
Hi,
Crystal Dock v2.0 and Crystal Remix icon theme v2.1 are out now!
Crystal Dock v2.0
Crystal Dock is a cool dock (desktop panel) for Linux desktop, with the focus on attractive user interface, being simple and easy to use, and cross-desktop support.
Version 2.0 now supports KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland, as well as brings some visual refresh.
KDE Store link: https://store.kde.org/p/2105085
GitHub: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-dock
Crystal Remix icon theme v2.1
Crystal Remix is a Crystal icon theme for modern Linux desktop environments, created by combining/mixing different versions of the Crystal icon theme (that were originally created for KDE 3 desktop).
Version 2.1 brings updates for KDE Plasma 6.
KDE Store link: https://store.kde.org/p/1226130
GitHub: https://github.com/dangvd/crystal-remix-icon-theme
The image shows Crystal Dock with Crystal Remix icon theme.
Blog post: https://dangvd.blogspot.com/2024/05/crystal-dock-v20-and-crystal-remix-icon.html
Hope you like them, and enjoy the rest of the week!