How to Ensure Windows of the Same Application into One Icon/Launcher in Cairo Dock?

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How to Ensure Windows of the Same Application into One Icon/Launcher in Cairo Dock?

Post by swagatopablo »

Just installed Cairo dock yesterday on Mint Ulyana and liking it so far.

Only small quirk is, when I launch an application such as firefox by hitting a launcher icon, it creates a different temporary icon for that window in the dock. Ideally I would like only one icon for each application in the dock. Or else, when I am on a different application and I click the original launcher icon again, it ends up opening another window.

I would want the cairo dock launchers to act the same way as the pinned icons in the bottom panel work. That is, if a window is already there, then maximise/restore it. If the application was not running, then start it. Is there any setting to ensure this?
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Re: How to Ensure Windows of the Same Application into One Icon/Launcher in Cairo Dock?

Post by Jo-con-Ël »

Sure I missing something but I understand you want to create launchers in Cairo for those applications in the same way you do it in panel Windows list?.

It can be done easily. When an application is running click on icon in Cairo dock and right click>Make it a launcher.
Screenshot from 2021-09-26 19-37-51.png
Once a launcher is created, to run once only click on launcher and right click>Open a new Window or Shift+ click to open another window.
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