Cairo-Dock 3.0 released

Cairo-Dock has been updated to version 3.0 (stable), adding numerous enhancements and bugfixes.

For users who prefer GNOME 2-like experiences, Cairo-Dock 3.0 now can be used as a separate session. At the Ubuntu login screen just select the preferred session

How to install Cairo-Dock 3.0?
Add the following official PPA (Lucid, Maverick, Natty, Oneiric, Precise)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins

What is new in this release? :

• The taskbar has been greatly enhanced.
• The Log out applet has been rewritten, now allowing you to switch users.
• The control of the dock from the keyboard is now very powerful:
• many shortkeys have been added in several applets.
• you can activate a launcher by pressing a shortkey + its number.
• all shortkeys can now be managed in a single place in the configuration window.
• The Sound Menu from Ubuntu has been integrated into the Sound-Control applet.
• A new Twitter applet lets you tweet in one click.
• A new applet to inhibit the screensaver in one click.
• Separators are transparent to click in ‘Panel’ mode.
• Cairo-Dock now uses GTK3, for a better integration in a Gnome desktop.
• Few additions to the DBus API.
• Text drawing (e.g. with Clock) has been improved.
• Icons from user icons theme are now loaded with the right size.
• The new default theme with a panel is now included in the core package.