Add separate prefs app

[Daniel Schierbeck]

I like to launch stuff through Gnome-Do, including preferences. Therefore, I'd like to see a .desktop file for the Docky preferences. This would also mean that the prefs window could get its own icon on the dock, which would seem more intuitive. Currently, the dock is locked when the prefs window is open, which seems rather unintuitive.

[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

So you want a separate app to configure Docky?

[Daniel Schierbeck (dasch)]

Well, just a .desktop file capable of launching the prefs window.

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Robert Dyer <email address hidden> wrote:
> So you want a separate app to configure Docky?
>
> ** Changed in: docky
>   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
>
> ** Changed in: docky
>     Assignee: (unassigned) => Jason Smith (jassmith)
>
> ** Changed in: docky
>       Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> Add separate prefs app
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/509076
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[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

Fixed in rev 1367.

There is a dbus interface for Docky. That interface has a method to show the settings, so just use a command-line tool to trigger that dbus method and put that in a .desktop and you are all set!

[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

The path is: /org/gnome/Docky
The interface is: org.gnome.Docky

The method is: ShowSettings()

I will leave the rest up to you.

[Adrien Plazas (kekun-plazas)]

It would be great to have a launcher for the setting window, specially if the anchor icon was removed.

[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

The capability exists currently, we just will not provide it directly in the form of a .desktop file as part of our distribution.

Feel free to write one on your own, using the information provided here.

[Florent (LSc) (lorkscorguar)]

Hello,
if you want to have a separate Docky settings launcher, you have to create a launcher with this command:

dbus-send --session --print-reply --dest="org.gnome.Docky" /org/gnome/Docky org.gnome.Docky.ShowSettings

[actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666)]

Great share, works a treat here