Hiding Xfce's taskbars

rose_bud4201 · 03-19-2007, 07:14 PM

I'm trying to figure out how to replace Xfce's toolbars - the huge silver ones on the top and bottom of the screen - with pypanel's. Pypanel I've got working, or close to it at least, but I swear I've gone through every dialog in the Xfce Settings menu and can't find anything like 'Hide Taskbars.'

In WindowMaker, there's a separate application to do most customization like this (wprefs). Is there a similar kind of thing for Xfce?

SweetLou · 03-19-2007, 07:51 PM

Do you mean the panels? If so, you can just right click on them and go to "Customize Panel" and delete it. You can also get to it by using the XFCE's menu, go to settings>>Panel

rose_bud4201 · 03-19-2007, 08:11 PM

No, the whole taskbar, not just the panels - IOW, now, it looks like this - that little black strip at the bottom is all that I want showing - that's pypanel. The theme screenshot is here, if that gives a better indication. I'm planning on configuring conky to be a titanpanel-like strip across the top as well, so I really kind of need that massive silver toolbar gone if at all possible.

Thanks!

merize147 · 03-19-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rose_bud4201

No, the whole taskbar, not just the panels

It doesn't let you remove both?

SweetLou · 03-19-2007, 09:26 PM

I really don't know what you mean by "taskbar". There seems to be a plugin called Xfce-taskbar, but I really don't know what that is. But to me, it looks like you want the panels gone. A panel is the object that you can put other objects in, like the icon box, system tray, clock, etc.
You can remove them like I said or have it so that they don't load when you start Xfce.

merize147 · 03-19-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SweetLou

....Follow the directions. Enjoy.

I should have you talk to my users. they seem to have a hard time with this.

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rose_bud4201 · 03-20-2007, 07:40 AM

Ah-ha. SweetLou, you were right by accident - Xfce-taskbar is the application that you have to quit in order to get both of those panels to disappear.

Played around some more last night, and got both PyPanel and Conky up to speed - my new desktop is beautiful (screenshot here), and much thanks to both of you.

Cheers,

SweetLou · 03-20-2007, 05:07 PM

Good to hear. I was going to point you to a site that shows a couple of ways from preventing the panels starting when you start Xfce.