I am trying to figure out how to disable the launcher icon bounce in Plank. Please help.
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You can create a custom theme that disables the bounce animation by following these steps:
You will first need to create a new directory for the custom theme. It is important that you give it a unique name that does not conflict with any existing theme names.
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/plank/themes/no-bounce
Assuming that you are using the default theme (elementary), make a copy of the theme to your user directory. Other default themes are located in
/usr/share/plank/themes
.cp /usr/share/themes/elementary/plank/dock.theme ~/.local/share/plank/themes/no-bounce/
Edit the theme file.
scratch-text-editor ~/.local/share/plank/themes/no-bounce/dock.theme
Look for the line that starts with
LaunchBounceTime
. Modify it toLaunchBounceTime=0
. Save the file and exit the editor.Open your dock settings to change it to the custom theme.
scratch-text-editor ~/.config/plank/dock1/settings
Look for the line that starts with
Theme
. Modify it toTheme=no-bounce
. Save the file and exit the editor.
Your dock icons should no longer bounce when you launch them.
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Excellent Thank You. I got impatient and installed Dockbarx which I wanted to see work with elementary or not. After the next install I do I will follow these directions and work with Plank. Thanks again. Aug 21, 2015 at 18:39