Minimize window with Docky conflicts with Unity

Solution 1:

I tried looking up this problem in other forums but none helped. So I came up with my own alternative method.

1) Change Unity Launcher's position to bottom

That can be done by running the following command in terminal

gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Launcher launcher-position Bottom

2) Make sure auto-hide is enabled for the unity launcher and set its sensitivity to the lowest

(http://i.imgur.com/snzNQrA.png)

3)Press super key and add random apps to the unity launcher until it line ups with the docky placement.

(http://i.imgur.com/QbJc7Fu.png)

And now it should work :)

Note: If you open an app that you used as a random app in step 3, it may not minimize perfectly to docky

Solution 2:

I am having the same or a related problem trying to minimize windows only to docky. I think I've found a solution. If you go to docky's settings and set the configuration to none then the window minimizing will only go to your dock. I am still playing with it to see if it will continue do this.

Solution 3:

Checking the animation settings in compizConfig might help.