AWN works in both GNOME & KDE. It requires Compiz or similar compositing. It
is customizable and very useful. It is more than just eye candy. You have
easy access to your frequently used programmes and those that are running
allowing you to switch and run applications easily. It also allows you to
monitor resources, etc.
If someone can run Compiz they are not likely facing any constraints as it
is a resource hog. AWN of course adds to this, but it is a worthwhile
addition with a couple of exceptions. I would delete the bottom panel in
GNOME and move the KDE panel to the top (both of which are my usual
practise) and close AWN and Comiz when using VirtualBox in seamless mode. A
good application to toggle Compiz is Fusion Icon. When you shut off Compiz
it shuts off AWN too because it requires compositing.
Roy
2009/10/22 dbneeley <dbneeley@gmail.
>
>
> If I understand correctly, Avant Window Navigator is a clone of the Mac OSX
> dock.
>
> Also, unless I am further misinformed, AWN runs under Gnome. Last I looked
> at Mint, it was a KDE-based distro, no? Thus, to use AWN, you'd have to have
> much of the support structure for Gnome installed as well--not such a big
> deal, if you've got the space and are not constrained by CPU or RAM as well.
>
> That said, if you install AWN on a KDE system, you might want to ditch the
> Plasma stuff that do the same thing already. So far as I can tell, the AWN
> simply adds a little Mac-like "bling" to the desktop. Many people, though,
> find that this kind of dock can be somewhat intrusive to an extent--I know
> several Mac-heads who don't even run the dock on their Mac systems.
>
> Rather than simply insalling it, thouhg, I think I'd do a little Web
> research on the pro and con issues of using it--to see if there are any
> "gotchas" before installing it, and to see if you should disable some of the
> existing functionality that duplicates functions as well.
>
> David
>
> --- In LINUX_Newbies@
> "loyal_barber" <loyal_barber@
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@
> "untouchabl3_
> > >
> > > I just installed Linux Mint on my laptop. I am wanting to get AWN for
> my docking needs. I have looked everywhere to find the commandline so
> download the files that now sit on my desktop. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated. Thx
> > >
> >
> > Boy do I need explanation! First, I had to look up AWN. It stands for
> > Avant Window Navigator available from launchpad among other places.
> > 1. By default Firefox drops files onto the desktop unless you change
> > the settings. I assume that is what "files that now sit on my
> > desktop."
> > 2. The command line in mint is called terminal and is available from
> > the Mint menu. The desktop is a folder under your home folder called
> > "Desktop". For example, if your user name was lbarber, the directory
> > would be /home/lbarber/
> > ls") to get the file names sitting on your desktop.
> >
> > HOWEVER. It is not at all clear to me what your message means so
> > if this helps, let us know. If it does not, please do your best to
> > give us more details about what you want to accomplish. The
> > command line according to the awn-project.
> >
> > sudo apt-get install avant-window-
> >
> > That should work. I would first consider getting used to Mint before
> > you do this though. I have run Mint 6 & 7 for over a year and don't
> > see anything in AWN that I don't already have.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Loyal
> >
>
>
>
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