Subj : Re: Sidebar LM Cinnamon
To   : Mindsurfer
From : paulie420
Date : Tue Sep 08 2020 21:21:36

On 27 Aug 2020, Mindsurfer said the following...
 
 Mi> Hey,
 Mi> 
 Mi> i had some problems and instabilities with my current Linux Mint Mate and
 Mi> so i decided to get an ssd 120gb for the fresh install of the OS and move
 Mi> my /home to another HDD. That should speed up everything and make
 Mi> repairs, OS upgrades etc easier.
 Mi> While at it i decided to give Cinnamon a go and installed LM20 Cinnamon.
 Mi> 
 Mi> But..
 Mi> 
 Mi> i was used to have a sidebar with my favorite programs (starters) and it
 Mi> was quite easy in Mate. Just a matter of drag an drop at the sidebar.
 Mi> Now in Cinnamon i feel kinda stupid as i did not figure out how to add my
 Mi> programs to the sidebar. Sure, there is a applet for starters, but i hope
 Mi> that is not the solution as it is somehow inconvenient to add new
 Mi> starters with it and (at least for wine programs) it does use the
 Mi> standard starter icon only and i dont want all my starters look the same.
 Mi> 
 Mi> So is there someone with Cinnamon and an additional sidebar out there who
 Mi> could help me out here? I'd prefer a drag and drop solution to get my
 Mi> program starters with its own icons over there.
 Mi> 
 Mi> Thanks :)

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. 

docky is like macOS
Tint2 for customization
Cairo Advanced GUI Linux Dock
DockBar is best for Linux with XFCE
Latte has ease of use AND features
Plank is the easiest
Avant is one of the oldest...
i3status is for command-line fans
lemonbar is lightweight.
KSmoothDock is best for KDE users

LOL - that should cover ya.



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