brent Yup ./local/share/plank/themes
Just edit the theme file copy a backup just in case.

      Axios ./local/share/plank/themes

      my folder is empty. so you wrote your own .conf file and saved it in /themes? ( I thought you modified an existing one. but I did a search and couldn't find a plank .conf file...just the desktop entry file.)

          brent Sorry that directory was for themes you added going be empty unless you added some
          The default themes are in root forget where guess you could copy the root ones over there and rename
          them to not get confused or download a theme and try messing with it.

          whatever way you want to go.
          Note just copy the one your using from root plank and rename it custom or something.

          Sorry about that slip of the ole mind.

          The files are dock.theme

              brent No thats the root (Defaults) if you copy that Directory to the other Location and rename the directory to like Custom it shows up in plank auto.
              Then edit there without messing root all the time
              But the dock.theme are the ones you edit

              ./local/share/plank/themes are where you put the ones you download from net to.

                SethStorm666 that's a start, thank you (for illuminating possibilities)

                what code would you use for making the dots brighter (looks like you did)?
                what line would you write for moving the dots closer to the app itself (it doesn't appear you did that).

                graci-

                    brent When you edit and change something just hit save and watch plank and it will change
                    no need reload or do anything else.

                        Axios Linewidth raises it up but you have a line around plank but it does not
                        take much to raise it up. You dont see line to much at least on mine you didnt
                        Indicatorsize adjust the dot doesnt take much there either

                        Linewidth=3 and indicator=8 is what i got

                        If issue with line prob can change color of it to blend in.

                            20 days later

                            Harvey

                            "we are rebasing on Serpent OS"

                            Wooooah this is news to me. Awesome!!!!