dash-to-panel vs lxqt

dash-to-panel

An icon taskbar for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash into the gnome main panel so that the application launchers and system tray are combined into a single panel, similar to that found in KDE Plasma and Windows 7+. A separate dock is no longer needed for easy access to running and favorited applications. (by home-sweet-gnome)

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lxqt

Checkout all LXQt components at once by using git submodule. Discussions, Wiki and general issues are here. (by lxqt)

Linux desktop-environment lxqt

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dash-to-panel		lxqt
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42	Mentions	40
3,615	Stars	1,577
1.2%	Growth	2.9%
8.7	Activity	3.2
5 days ago	Latest Commit	10 days ago
JavaScript	Language	Shell
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	-

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dash-to-panel

Posts with mentions or reviews of dash-to-panel. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-26.

Dash To Panel icons look weird
1 project | /r/pop_os | 11 Apr 2023
Why the default panel UX fails and how to fix it.
1 project | /r/kde | 27 Mar 2023
Hiding the top-bar.
1 project | /r/pop_os | 16 Jan 2023
Maximized window Position after Standby - Dash to Panel
2 projects | /r/gnome | 26 Nov 2022
An X11 Apologist Tries Wayland
12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Sep 2022

Same here, only with Dash to Panel.
https://github.com/home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel
What is this yellow dot? I've never seen it before.
1 project | /r/pop_os | 19 Aug 2022

Initially it read as if the feature i wanted wasn't included in dash to panel but it seems like it is...https://github.com/home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel/issues/208
TIL: Gnome's most famous extensions, 'Dash to Panel' and 'Arc Menu' are forks of ZorinOS' Zorin Menu and Zorin Taskbar
7 projects | /r/linux | 12 Jul 2022
Visual Effects for GNOME 42 ..plus the links on comment
11 projects | /r/gnome | 7 Jul 2022

Dash to Panel (the bottom panel): https://github.com/home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel
Window flickering when minimize / show up
1 project | /r/gnome | 3 Jul 2022

Can you record what happens without any extension enabled? I suspected it was your dock extension because it perfectly fits this bug: https://github.com/home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel/issues/1698
FYI gnome 42 just hit testing repo
1 project | /r/archlinux | 4 Apr 2022

It should be working somehow, but it really isn't. At least not with the current git version.

lxqt

Posts with mentions or reviews of lxqt. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-13.

Is it possible to add this feature?
1 project | /r/LXQt | 7 May 2023

You are probably using Openbox as a window manager which does not provide this feature.. Replace Openbox with Xfwm4 (window manager of Xfce) or Kwin (window manager of KDE Plasma). See: https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/wiki/ConfigWindowManagers
Problem with maximized window with two or more displays
1 project | /r/LXQt | 16 Apr 2023

I don't know your issue as I can't quite picture what you're describing sorry, but it does remind me of some issues with openbox (eg. https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/1704). Swapping out openbox as the WM will resolve the issue.
Release 1.3.0 · lxqt/lxqt
1 project | /r/LinuxUserSpace | 15 Apr 2023
Why do popular distros treat any of their "KDE Editions" or flavours as second class citizens?
1 project | /r/linux | 17 Feb 2023

Yes, but also it relays on KDE, at least a little bit.
Does anyone think wayland will actually be the future?
2 projects | /r/linux | 13 Dec 2022
Replacing xscreensaver lock with xsecurelock?
1 project | /r/Lubuntu | 5 Nov 2022

I found this LXQt wiki page, ConfigScreensavers, so I tried the provided suggestions:
lxqt and screen locking
1 project | /r/LXQt | 5 Nov 2022

Configuring lock_command should work. See more on https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/wiki/ConfigScreensavers.
It is posible compile the latest version of LXQt for Debian 11?
1 project | /r/debian | 18 Oct 2022

Here's all you need to know and do to build from source: https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/wiki/Building-from-source
How can you run Wayland on LXQt ?
4 projects | /r/LXQt | 5 Sep 2022
With rise of wayland, are simpler window managers dying?
14 projects | /r/linux | 26 Aug 2022

LXQt: I think they are working on it but not sure how far along they have gotten https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/10

What are some alternatives?

When comparing dash-to-panel and lxqt you can also consider the following projects:

dash-to-dock - A dock for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash out of the overview transforming it in a dock for an easier launching of applications and a faster switching between windows and desktops.

docklike-plugin - A Dock-like Taskbar Plugin for XFCE

spicetify-cli - Command-line tool to customize Spotify client. Supports Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

wayfire - A modular and extensible wayland compositor

dash-to-panel - An icon taskbar for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash into the gnome main panel so that the application launchers and system tray are combined into a single panel, similar to that found in KDE Plasma and Windows 7+. A separate dock is no longer needed for easy access to running and favorited applications.

mutter - Read-only mirror of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter

shell - Pop!_OS Shell

polybar-themes - A huge collection of polybar themes with different styles, colors and variants.

imgui - Dear ImGui: Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies

ArcMenu

arewewaylandyet - Sources for https://arewewaylandyet.com