The dock resize and move brutally when an icon is being closed

[jac3n]

Version 2.0.8, PPA ubuntu, jaunty.

Plug in Views with the views : default, 3D plan and curve.

When an icon in the dock is being closed, the icon slowly fade or resize to become a null space (in function of the "icon plugins" that are selected). When the icon is resizing to null, the dock is resizing to a smaller width to fit the new space : good.

But when the icon HAS finally a null width, the dock move brutally to the left to re-CENTER to its original position. It's not very pretty, and surprising for the user.

A solution would be to move the dock on the left EACH TIME the icon that's being closed is resized to a smaller width. At the end, the dock would already be centered and there would be no brutal move.

Thanks in advance, good luck and continue the Job !

[Matthieu Baerts (matttbe)]

Thanks for the idea !
Maybe you can use the "motion-blur" effect but it's not exactly what you want I think.

I propose to you to post a new topic on our forum for any ideas or propositions ! http://www.cairo-dock.org/bg_forum.php?f=5

[Fabounet (fabounet03)]

in progress ^_^

[Matthieu Baerts (matttbe)]

You can see the progressing if you install Cairo-Dock from SVN ( http://www.cairo-dock.org/ww_page.php?p=From%20SVN&lang=en )

[Fabounet (fabounet03)]

done

[jac3n (jacen-mail)]

Cairo-Dock (2007-2009) version 2.1.0-alpha from SVN :

L'effet est bien présent et bien rendu mais à la fin de l'apparition de l'icône a la taille standard, un scintillement du dock apparait *parfois* (le dock semble se décaler brutalement puis finalement bien s'afficher, le tout en moins de 100 ms).

De plus, si un lanceur existe mais ne peut "voler l'application correspondante" (pour moi pidgin), l'apparition de la nouvelle icône dans le dock est *instantanée* c'est à dire pas d'effet de slide. Pour la fermeture de la-dite icône, l'animation est toujours présente.

Deux nouveaux bugs donc.

Bonne chance.