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V0.72 The applet now works on and can be built for both GTK2 and GTK3 versions of MATE.
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Aside from the changes to layout containers (i.e. GTK2 VBox & HBoxes become GTK3
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Boxes/Grids), underlying differences between the two toolkits meant that the code
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to calculate window minimise positions and window list popup positions had to be
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reworked.
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A GTK2 verison of the applet can be produced by running './configure --prefix=/usr'
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during the build process, while running './configure --prefix=/usr --with-gtk3'
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will produce a Gtk3 version.
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V0.71 More improvements to matching apps with their .desktop files. In particular this relates
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to Ubuntu 16.04 and Vivaldi, PlayOnLinux, Aptik, Dia, Tor Browser, Gnome Software, Gnome Disks,
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to Ubuntu 16.04 and Vivaldi, PlayOnLinux, Aptik, Dia, Tor Browser, Gnome Software, Gnome Disks,
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Bazaar Explorer.
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App icons can now be sourced from the 'hicolor' directory
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The window list now displays the title of the active window in bold and italicised text.
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Removed the options to display pinned apps from all or only the current workspace as these
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Removed the options to display pinned apps from all or only the current workspace as these
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were based on a misunderstanding of a feature request. They have been replaced with
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a new option to only show indicators and window list items for windows which are on
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the current workspace and this provides the requested functionality.
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Added a 'Hints and Tips' window accessible from the About dialog as a place to list
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useful keyboard shortcuts etc.
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Added a 'Hints and Tips' window accessible from the About dialog as a place to list
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useful keyboard shortcuts etc.
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V0.70 Settings from previous instances of the applet are now imported
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silently (previously the user was presented with a dialog asking the
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Ubuntu Mate 16.04
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When saving custom launchers the ~/.local/share/applications directory
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will be created if it doesn't already exist
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v0.69 Added code to allow new instances of apps to be started by middle
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clicking their dock icon (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/+bug/1554128)
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Fixed bug that would prevent apps from launching if they were in a
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directory structure which contained a space character e.g.
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directory structure which contained a space character e.g.
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~/Downloads/PopCorn Time/
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Fixed bug which associated newly opened windows with incorrect apps
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and which occurred when the wm_class_name of the window was not set.
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Fix for https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/+bug/1555324
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V0.68 Fix for Launchpad bug 1550392
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V0.68 Fix for Launchpad bug 1550392
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(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mate-dock-applet/+bug/1550392)
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V0.67 Panel colour changing now occurs smoothly over over 0.5s rather than
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on the dock
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Added option to change MATE panel colour according to the current
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desktop wallpaper. (Note: this works for images only, not slideshows,
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gradients, or solid colour backgrounds). The colour can be applied to
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gradients, or solid colour backgrounds). The colour can be applied to
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all panels or just the panel containing the dock. The applet now depends
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on the Python Imaging Library and SciPy packages because of this
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change
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Added new preferences to options to both activate panel colour changing
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Added new preferences to options to both activate panel colour changing
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and to limit it to the dock panel panel only
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Added option to not display indicators under running apps
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Added option to not display in the dock running pinned apps which are
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Added option to not display in the dock running pinned apps which are
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not on the current workspace
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Using the mouse wheel on a dock icon to scroll through an app's
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windows will now change workspace if the new window is not on the
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windows will now change workspace if the new window is not on the
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current workspace
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Selecting an app's window from the pop-up window list will now change
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workspace if the window is not on the current workspace
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Right click options (e.g. 'Open new Window' and Open new incognito
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window with Chrome) are now read from .desktop files and appear on
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the dock icon right click menu
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Custom launchers now set the Type field of the .desktop files they
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create to 'Application' and also set the NoDisplay field to 'true'
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Custom launchers now set the Type field of the .desktop files they
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create to 'Application' and also set the NoDisplay field to 'true'
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so that the launcher is not displayed in the MATE menu
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Customer launchers now write .desktop files that do not contain spaces
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in the filename, as per the GNOME developer docs
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App icons can now be sourced from ~/.local/share/icons (e.g
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popcorn-time puts its icon here)
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V0.63 Removed the tooltip that appears when the mouse hovers over a docked
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app and replaced it with a list of the app's open windows. For
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each window, the list displays the app icon, an indicator showing which
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each window, the list displays the app icon, an indicator showing which
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window is currently active, the window title, and a close icon.
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Clicking the close icon closes the window, clicking anywhere else
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makes the window active.
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Changed the way the applet works when a running app's dock icon is
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clicked. This no longer minimizes/maximises all windows, but simply
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activates the app's last active window.
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Using the mouse scroll wheel over a running app's dock icon now
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Using the mouse scroll wheel over a running app's dock icon now
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scrolls through each of the app's open windows, unminimizing them
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and activating them as necessary
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.desktop files located in the user's home directory now take
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are incorrect) added a new right click menu option on the dock
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to create a custom launcher for the app. This displays a dialog
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(like the one for the MATE panel) allowing the app's command line,
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name, and icon to be specified. For user convenience, the applet will
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automatically fill in as many of these details as it can. Once
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name, and icon to be specified. For user convenience, the applet will
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automatically fill in as many of these details as it can. Once
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the new launcher has been created, the app needs to be closed and
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reopened for it to be recognised by the dock. Typically, this
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reopened for it to be recognised by the dock. Typically, this
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option will only be needed for apps which have not been installed
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into the usual locations within the Linux filesystem.
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into the usual locations within the Linux filesystem.
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When an app's windows are minimised by clicking on the app's dock
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icon and then maximised by clicking it again, the app window that
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was previously active is made active again.
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V0.61 improved the way in which the windows owned by apps are
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detected
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Fixed the function that calculates the average colour of
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icons (for use when drawing highligts on the dock). It
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icons (for use when drawing highligts on the dock). It
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works now....
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Fixed launching of Caja on linux mint
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Fixed docked_app.setup_from_wnck so that it passes '/' terminated
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Improved detection of app icons and app windows. In general
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this is a good thing, and in particular it means that the
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applet now works correctly with guvcview on Ubuntu Mate
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applet now works correctly with guvcview on Ubuntu Mate
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15.04
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Fixed a bug on Ubuntu Mate 15.04 where terminals started
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from the applet would have their working directory set
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as / instead of the home directory
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Updated the readme with instructions on how to compile the
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applet from source
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V0.59 - initial commit to git.
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V0.59 - initial commit to git.
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Honour panel transparency and background settings
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Pin and unpin apps to the dock
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Rearrange application icons on the dock
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Allow the user to specify whether a light or dark indicator is used so
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Provide an About dialog
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