a long time ago, when my video card was not really supported, and I could only dream of a compize, I found an excellent dockbar that worked perfectly without compiz. Now I use it as an additional socket with applications.
Wbar Run dock'a upright on the right edge: wbar -above-desk -pos right -vbar
Location below: wbar -above-desk -pos bottom
The default is /usr/share/wbar/dot.wbar. The format of the configuration file looks like this: # The Bar && Font i: /usr/share/wbar/iconpack/wbar.osx/osxbarback.png t: /usr/share/wbar/font/12 c: