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 Post subject: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:11 am 
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Hey there,

I've been testing stuff throught the settings of the auto hide dock function.
However, I can't get it to work that the Dock is not hiding on the desktop.

Or am I enabling the wrong settings for that?

(at the last setting there is no hide animation anymore :( )

Here's a short video of the testings:




Does anyone know how to get the hide animations and have the dock visible on the desktop?


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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 12:56 pm 
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The last setting, 'Auto-Hide for maximized applications when always on top' only has an effect, as the description says, when the dock is set to always on top (Position tab -> Always Above Other Windows).

This is for people who normally want their docks on screen at all times (so auto-hide is also disabled) except when they maximize an application, in which case the dock should auto-hide.

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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 1:39 pm 
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Isn't it possible to auto hide the dock excluding on the desktop?


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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 2:12 pm 
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Flogisch wrote:
Isn't it possible to auto hide the dock excluding on the desktop?


Sorry, not sure I follow. Please try to explain what you want, giving clear examples and different scenarios.

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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 2:51 pm 
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Oh, like that my dock is visible on the desktop (not auto hiding)

But if a window is maximised the dock auto hides with the selected animation. :)


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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:32 pm 
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Ah, ok.

First, download and install the beta of v18.8 (Preferences -> Advanced -> Notify me of Beta (test) versions -> Check for Updates), it fixes an issue with this feature:

1. Disable Auto-Hide.
2. Enable 'Auto-Hide for maximized applications when always on top'
3. Set the dock to 'Always Above other windows' (Position tab)

Presto! :)

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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:22 pm 
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Yey, thanks!!! :D

Works perfectly!


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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:26 pm 
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Great! Thanks for letting me know. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:21 am 
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Hello, I also have a problem with Auto Hide. If I have windows in full screen, you should not be able to fade in the dock. I am very sorry that my english is so bad :(

The dock should only appear when I am on the desktop and go with the mouse up to the dock. If my browser is open, the dock should not appear. I have tried it with different settings but it does not work. I also have the latest version installed. I once made a video of the problem. There you can also see my settings:



I hope you can help me. Greetings from Germany.


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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:32 am 
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My ears....! :P

Thanks for the video. Those settings are NOT intended for the dock NOT to pop up, but for it to *hide* automatically and get out of the way when you maximize a window. You can still - as you should - make the dock pop up by bumping the screen edge.

Don't want the dock to pop up, don't bump the screen edge. :)

The ONLY instance where the dock will deliberately not appear when you bump the screen edge is when you are running a FULL SCREEN application (such as a game).

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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:28 am 
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I just want the dock to be behind the windows. Here's the setting: Always under the other windows:

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But the dock is still over the other windows:

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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:38 am 
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Even a 'Always on bottom' dock will temporarily appear above other windows when activated via an edge bump or a hot key. This is by design.

If any other users reading this don't agree with this behavior, now would be a good time to speak. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:05 am 
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But that was not always the case? Because before the update that worked for me. On the desktop, I could activate the dock with the mouse pointer. But if a window obscured the desktop, you could not activate the dock. But I had not done an update for a long time. That's why I can not say which version that was.


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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:44 pm 
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winstep wrote:
Even a 'Always on bottom' dock will temporarily appear above other windows when activated via an edge bump or a hot key. This is by design.

If any other users reading this don't agree with this behavior, now would be a good time to speak. :)

Oh for goodness' sake, keep it simple Jorge, IOW as it is. :) That is the only logical way.

Although, I struggle to understand why anybody would want to set anything in top or bottom z-order with Windows and esp. nowadays. On top, yeah, maybe - things like taskbar, or a dock or shelf perhaps, on a large screen where there is enough space.

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 Post subject: Re: Auto Hide Setting
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:38 pm 
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For explanation. On the last screenshot of me you can see the web browser. If I want to change the tab (or open a new one), I always reach the top of the screen with my mouse. And every time the dock opens. It's frustrating.

I just want the dock not to open when a window is maximized (for example the Browser). And when I'm on the desktop, I want the dock to open when I move the mouse to the top of the screen.


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