Hey,
i had some problems and instabilities with my current Linux Mint Mate and so i decided to get an ssd 120gb for the fresh install of the OS and move my /home to another HDD. That should speed up everything and make
repairs, OS upgrades etc easier.
While at it i decided to give Cinnamon a go and installed LM20 Cinnamon.
But..
i was used to have a sidebar with my favorite programs (starters) and it was quite easy in Mate. Just a matter of drag an drop at the sidebar.
Now in Cinnamon i feel kinda stupid as i did not figure out how to add my programs to the sidebar. Sure, there is a applet for starters, but i hope that is not the solution as it is somehow inconvenient to add new
starters with it and (at least for wine programs) it does use the
standard starter icon only and i dont want all my starters look the same.
So is there someone with Cinnamon and an additional sidebar out there who could help me out here? I'd prefer a drag and drop solution to get my program starters with its own icons over there.
Thanks :)
Hey,
i had some problems and instabilities with my current Linux Mint Mate and so i decided to get an ssd 120gb for the fresh install of the OS and move my /home to another HDD. That should speed up everything and make
repairs, OS upgrades etc easier.
While at it i decided to give Cinnamon a go and installed LM20 Cinnamon.
But..
i was used to have a sidebar with my favorite programs (starters) and it was quite easy in Mate. Just a matter of drag an drop at the sidebar.
Now in Cinnamon i feel kinda stupid as i did not figure out how to add my programs to the sidebar. Sure, there is a applet for starters, but i hope that is not the solution as it is somehow inconvenient to add new
starters with it and (at least for wine programs) it does use the
standard starter icon only and i dont want all my starters look the same.
So is there someone with Cinnamon and an additional sidebar out there who could help me out here? I'd prefer a drag and drop solution to get my program starters with its own icons over there.
Thanks :)
Probably the wrong answer as I am just learning Linux now myself..you can add programs to your starter bar from the main menu, but not from desktop icons. cinnamon seems not to work drag on drop and when i right
BUT in Ubuntu all you need to do is right click on the icon and add
it to favorites and it will show in the side bar.. Hope that is
right and helps...
Check out LATTE or PLANK or even CAIRO. I like Latte the best; its
in the middly... cairo is TOO customizable and plank is too simple.
If needed, heres a full list of apps that do the function:
Docky, Tint2, Cairo Dock, DockBarX, Latte Dock, Plank Dock, Avant
Window Navigator, i3status, lemonbar, KSmoothDock.
Check out LATTE or PLANK or even CAIRO. I like Latte the best; its
in the middly... cairo is TOO customizable and plank is too simple. If needed, heres a full list of apps that do the function:
Docky, Tint2, Cairo Dock, DockBarX, Latte Dock, Plank Dock, Avant Window Navigator, i3status, lemonbar, KSmoothDock.
wow, those docks look realy nice. i am just afraid that it interferes
with my current cinnamon software and i introduce instability again. thanks for all the docks :) i might check it out on a different linux pc first, before i change my current work pc.
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