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How to make a dock with LXPanel.

Wow, this system does a horrid job of telling me when someone replies to a blog post. Horrible...

Anyhow, I've never tried to do that. As I recall, you have to change the desktop file to include "exec", but I've never tried. I've never felt compelled to do that.

If I have a script I want to run manually, I name it something I can remember and put it in /usr/bin/ and run it from the terminal. I understand people have different work patterns but I have a terminal emulator window open at all times.

Try this:

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Icon=script_icon_name 
Name=script_name
GenericName=script_name
Exec=lxterminal --working-directory=/path/to/your/script/directory -e ./your_script.sh
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=true

I stole that from here:
https://forum.lxde.org/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=31373

Posted 08-10-2020 at 03:01 PM by KGIII KGIII is offline

How to make a dock with LXPanel.

One thing that has since caused me a bit of trouble under LXDE was getting script files to execute by just clicking an icon in the file manager. Didn't seem to work. Then I realized that LXDE was using a file manager new to me, PCmanFM. I tried resetting the default file manager to Files, which I had been using under Xfce. I also clicked on a sub-option to control the desktop with Files -- BIG MISTAKE! That really messed up the desktop to the point of unusability. After I figured out what I did, and undid it, all was OK again. I do wonder why that is an offered option if it is so devastating -- perhaps it works on some machines. I am using the nouveau video driver. I have since found that click-to-execute works if I use "'open with' Files" to open folders. So I guess I am OK.

Posted 08-07-2020 at 07:58 PM by flshope flshope is offline

How to make a dock with LXPanel.

Quote:

Originally Posted by flshope

Timely post for me in particular. I just installed LXDE this morning and wanted to do just what you described here. Thanks.

Later ... Yup!. Worked out just like you described. Thanks again.

Glad it worked! It makes for an awesome dock.

For some reason, the system didn't let me know that you'd commented. Either way, I'm glad it worked.

LXDE is overlooked and underrated, in my opinion. I love the simplicity and beauty.

If you want to have some more fun, you can start digging into window decorations - turning them on or off by default and by application, things like that.

Posted 08-05-2020 at 10:28 PM by KGIII KGIII is offline

	How to make a dock with LXPanel. Timely post for me in particular. I just installed LXDE this morning and wanted to do just what you described here. Thanks. Later ... Yup!. Worked out just like you described. Thanks again.
	Posted 07-25-2020 at 07:04 PM by flshope Updated 07-25-2020 at 07:35 PM by flshope (Extend initial comment)