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Composite
A black background ?
  • ATI cards : try without OpenGL (cairo-dock -c) => Drivers aren't correct !
  • Intel cards : some of them work with OpenGL (see the follow section) or try without OpenGL (cairo-dock -c) => Some drivers aren't correct !
  • KDE4 : launch systemsettings and do that : Look & Feel --> Desktop --> Desktop Effects --> Enable Desktop Effects. You can also have a look to this post: here.
  • Gnome without Compiz (just with Metacity) : apply this command from a terminal :
    gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager true
  • More details : Composite Manager



OpenGL
A black background? Invisible icons?
  • Intel cards: Cairo-Dock with OpenGL support seems to be "fully" supported, more informations here
  • Nvidia cards : It has worked for a long time! More informations here
  • ATI cards : Cairo-Dock with OpenGL support seems to be "fully" supported, more informations here

  • But you can use Cairo-Dock with a fake transparency in the System menu in the config panel of Cairo-Dock (or by using it with a black wallpaper )



(S)MPlayer
If you have any problem with (S)MPlayer :
    • Try to put the video output to gl2 (in the settings of SMPlayer)
    • Or use this command to launch (S)MPlayer:
      export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && smplayer &



Others apps based on Qt4 like VirtualBox, Skype, VLC
(for VLC, there was a bug only if the option 'Integrate video in interface' is enabled and vlc devs have added this workaround into the application)
It's the same problem that (S)MPlayer, so you can use this command in order to launch your application, e.g.:
export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && skype

But you can also make a little script:
    • Create a file with the extention ".sh" (launch_virtualbox.sh for example)
    • Add these two lines :
      export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
      virtualbox
    • Change the right execution (Right clic on the file / Properties / Permissions / Execution => or directly :
      chmod +x launch_virtualbox.sh
    • Use this file to execute this app.



Problem with installation / update ?
If you have something like this:
  • trying to overwrite `/usr/share/cairo-dock/default-indicator.png', which is also in package cairo-dock-data
    dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
  • E: /var/cache/apt/archives/cairo-dock_2.0.0_all.deb: tentative de remplacement de « /usr/share/cairo-dock/icon-mouse.png », qui appartient aussi au paquet cairo-dock-data.

You need to do the following :
sudo apt-get remove cairo-dock* --purge
sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins




Problem to change/save your configuration ?
It could be a permission problem:
chmod u+rwx -R ~/.config/cairo-dock/




Problem with a gauge ?
If you have an output like this:
xterm -e ' wget "http://themes.glx-dock.org/gauges/turbo-night-fuel/turbo-night-fuel.tar.gz" -O "/tmp/cairo-dock-net-file.AfLFEO" -t 2 -T 5'

Just swap gauges in your enabled plugins with it s equivalent starting with capital letter (eg. turbo-night-fuel => Turbo-night-fuel).



Problem with wifi applet ?

It's a problem of access right to iwconfig command.
As root (root = sudo for Ubuntu for example), do this commands in a terminal:
chmod u+x /sbin/iwconfig # or "chmod 755 /sbin/iwconfig" if it still doesn't work
ln -s /sbin/iwconfig /usr/bin/iwconfig




Problem when Cairo-Dock is launched automatically ?

If you have some bugs when Cairo-Dock is launched automatically at startup and not when it's launched manually : Try to launch it with a delay.

In your session manager (help here), use this command :
sh -c "sleep 15 && cairo-dock -o"

Change any parameters according to your configuration (here we have 15 seconds and Cairo-Dock with OpenGL)



A message at startup

Read it or go here for more help !



No theme available?
Proxy
Do you use a proxy to be connected to Internet? If yes, you have to configure Curl.
It's easy, edit (or create) this file '~/.curlrc', e.g. with gedit :
gedit ~/.curlrc
Past these informations and modify the last line with the complete URL of your proxy :
#We want a 30 minute timeout:
-m 1800
#. .. and we use a proxy for all accesses:
proxy = proxy.our.domain.com:8080
If you have to use an username and a password, add this line :
user = user:passwd

Old release
After a problem with our registrar (vivadomaine) we have to change our domain name. So if you use an older version that the 2.1.3, please update it !
Something else?
Maybe your connexion is too slow (or you're too far from our server), open the config panel of Cairo-Dock (right click on the dock / Cairo-Dock / Settings), click on the Advanced Mode (on the bottom-left) / System module / Connexion to the server / and increase all numbers.


No icon on menu, GMenu, etc. on Gnome 2.28?
Two possible methods to fix this problem :
From a terminal
Simply apply this command :
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_icons true && gconftool-2 --type bool --set /desktop/gnome/interface/buttons_have_icons true


With a GUI
Open 'gconf-editor', go Desktop / Gnome / Interface and enable "menus have icons" and also "buttons have icons"


Themes Manager only displays the _default_ theme?
If you have the version 2.1.3 (newer or equal), there is maybe a little problem with IPv6 (due to an old DNS server we guess). You can try this workaround:
  • Edit this file ~/.curlrc with a text editor, e.g. with gedit
    gedit ~/.curlrc
  • Add this line
    --ipv4

If you still have the bug, please report this bug to our forum!


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