Crystal Dock

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Nitrux ships with Crystal Dock as a supplementary dock alongside Waybar. Configuration is managed through the dock’s context menu (right-click).

Position and Behavior

Position → Bottom.
Auto-hide → Disabled.
Visibility → Always visible.
Style → Floating (2D style with margin).
Floating margin → 4px.
Tooltips → Enabled, 10px font.
Bouncing icons → Enabled (on launch).

Appearance

Icon size → 40px minimum, 64px maximum.
Spacing → 0.5 factor.
Background color → #181825 (Catppuccin Mocha mantle).
Active indicator → #f9e2af (yellow).
Inactive indicator → #6c6261 (gray).
Border color → #99addd.

Default Launchers

Fiery (web browser).
Station (terminal).
Index (file manager).
Nota (text editor).
Separator.
Lock screen.
Log out.

Enabled Features

Task manager → Shows running applications.
Trash → Quick access to trash.

Disabled Features

Application menu.
Battery indicator.
Clock.
Keyboard layout.
Pager.
Volume control.
Wi-Fi manager.
Version checker.

These features are disabled because Waybar already provides them.

Configuration

~/.config/crystal-dock/appearance.conf → Appearance settings
~/.config/crystal-dock/panel_1.conf → Panel layout and modules

To customize the dock, right-click it to access the context menu.

Important Notes

To restart Crystal Dock, press Super + Shift + D