V0.88

This new version introduces 2 new looks for the applet, both based on the look of the Unity desktop. The first emulates the full Unity experience with 3D buttons for non-running apps and backlights for running apps:

The second does away with the 3D look for apps which aren't running but retains the Unity backlights, giving a more modern, flatter, look:

The addition of these new options has necessitated a reworking the of the Appearance tab of the preferences dialog.

This allows a selection of preset 'themes' (icon background and indicator types) to be applied to the dock, or for the user to apply a custom mix of background and indicators. The available themes are:

• Default : the default look of the dock - shows a gradient background for the active app and white rounded indicators.
• Unity : The full Unity experience - icon backgrounds are back-lit for running apps, non-running apps have a 3D button look.
• Unity Flat : Does away with the 3D button look but retains the backlight for running apps
• Subway : A Windows 10-ish look
• Custom : Icon background and indicator types can be freely mixed and matched.

When 'Custom' is selected, the full range of both background and indicator types can be selected.

Icon backgrounds:

Indicator Types:

This release also contains some bug fixes, namely:

Fix for issue #167 - Unpinned applications do not minimize to their own button
Fix for issue #166 - MATE's Sticky Notes show up in the Dock
Fix for issue #126 - Version 0.83 adds extra space on the right side of the panel.
Fix for issue #113 - Unity-like icons backlight + gloss
Fix for issue #101 - Double click needed, if panel not expaned
Fix for an untracked issue where apps whose .desktop file specified a full path and filename for their desktop icon would not load the icon correctly.

In addition, several several historic issues on Github that were no longer relevant to current versions of the dock have been closed.