# Budgie 10.8 rocks -- I may abandon Plank

**URL:** <https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/budgie-10-8-rocks-i-may-abandon-plank/44877>\
**Category:** Budgie\
**Created:** [August 27, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/budgie-10-8-rocks-i-may-abandon-plank/44877 "2023-08-27T00:49:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/budgie-10-8-rocks-i-may-abandon-plank/44877/1 "2023-08-27T00:49:23Z")

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I’ve used Budgie for a long time and one of the knocks was taskbar not always smooth. Pinning apps/retaining apps on taskbar always an inconsistent thing. Many times a .css had to be overwritten, etc. by the user.  
So I hid the icon task bar applet for the last couple years (via `budgie-desktop-settings)` and got the big shiny dock called Plank.  
But now 10.8 not only made the taskbar fully functional but added some features.

So…I have icons that stay on a fully functional and improved taskbar that I re-enabled in settings.  
and the same apps showing in Plank.

This kind of redundancy _bothers the crap out out me_. I don’t need two Firefox icons, Keepass icons, etc etc on a single desktop.  
I like it clean and simple, so will have to make a decision. One’s small and ones bigger, visually, so maybe the eyeballs will decide.

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**Author:** ![eso](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/eso/32/36767_2.png) [@eso](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/eso)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/budgie-10-8-rocks-i-may-abandon-plank/44877/2 "2023-08-27T15:11:21Z")

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And the ibus doesn’t crash budgie-panel, seemingly.

 ![Budgie_10.8weleven_icons](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/9/79e8424607904123e1f876c6e01bc1cde36234f3.png)

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**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/budgie-10-8-rocks-i-may-abandon-plank/44877/3 "2023-08-27T17:42:00Z")

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was experimenting with budgie dock view today…unless your bottom panel is all arranged via applets?  
Either way, nice!  
The icons, if I may ask?

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**Author:** ![eso](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/eso/32/36767_2.png) [@eso](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/eso)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/budgie-10-8-rocks-i-may-abandon-plank/44877/4 "2023-08-27T19:14:17Z")

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[https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1977340](https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1977340)  
extracted to ~/.icons (Logout may be needed)  
Bottom Dock Automatically Hide Intelligent, Transparency Always, No Shadow, Dock mode  
// Background: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/148059413@N07/33060307215/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/148059413@N07/33060307215/)