[SOLVED] How to add items to panel?

linustalman · 03-31-2019, 11:40 AM

Hi.

How do I add items to the panel/taskbar? I'd like to put a file manager (PCManFM) here [attached image].

Thank you.

Ztcoracat · 03-31-2019, 02:27 PM

You should be able to right click on the panel go to preferences and "add items".

If not, check in your system settings under Tray Management.

What version of Puppy are you running?

Old thread here but the idea's might help.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/vie...a19513167edc9c

removed001 · 03-31-2019, 04:39 PM

The partly screenshot seems to show you are running BioniPup64.

If it's 8.0 in Menu Desktop there's the JWMDesk Manager where one can modify anything around the JWM and its Menus and Taskbar.

But you could also (that's just how I do it) open /root/.jwmrc-tray in Geany to edit manually. The mean part here is:

Code:

<TrayButton popup="Geany Text Editor IDE" icon="geany.png">exec:geany</TrayButton>

This is how mine is looking after editing:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<JWM>
	<Tray autohide="off" insert="right" x="0" y="-1" width="2560" height="30" layer="above" layout="horizontal" halign="left" valign="bottom" >
		<!-- Additional TrayButton attribute: label -->
		<TrayButton label="ArtStudio 64" icon="jwm.png" border="true">root:1</TrayButton>
		<TrayButton label="" icon="qjackctl.png" border="true">root:3</TrayButton>
		<TrayButton popup="Rox Filer" icon="roxfiler.png">exec:rox</TrayButton>
		<TrayButton popup="Geany Text Editor IDE" icon="geany.png">exec:geany</TrayButton>
		<TrayButton popup="Terminal" icon="/usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps/console48.png" border="true">exec:defaultterminal</TrayButton>
		<TrayButton popup="Show Desktop" icon="/usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps/pc48.png" border="true">showdesktop</TrayButton>
		<TrayButton popup="Shutdown" icon="shutdown48.png" border="true">exec:/usr/sbin/logout_gui</TrayButton>
		<Spacer width="2"/>
		<Spacer width="4"/>
		<Spacer width="2"/>
		<!--TrayButton popup="Findnrun" icon="findnrun.png">exec:findnrun</TrayButton-->
		<Spacer width="4"/>
		<Pager/>
		<Spacer width="4"/>
		<!-- Additional TaskList attribute: maxwidth -->
		<TaskList maxwidth="200"/>
		<Dock/>
		<Swallow name="xload" width="32">xload -nolabel -bg "#888888" -fg "#222222" -hl "#4C7CC1"</Swallow>
		<!-- Additional Swallow attribute: height -->
		<Spacer width="4"/>
		<!--Clock format="%a. %d. %b. %H:%M">exec:PupClockset</Clock-->
		<!--Clock format="%H:%M">exec:PupClockset</Clock-->
		<Clock format="%H:%M:%S">exec:PupClockset</Clock>
	</Tray>
</JWM>

You can also open and edit /root/.jwm/jwmrc-personal to apply changes to the JWM Menu and its behaviour. E.g. I have disabled scrolling through Desktops by mouse wheel and changed the number of Desktops to have ten (10) of them:

Code:

<!-- Do not scroll through the desktops by mouse-wheel-->
<RootMenu onroot="4"/>
<RootMenu onroot="5"/>

<!-- Number of virtual desktops -->
<Desktops width="5" height="2"/>

Mike_Walsh · 03-31-2019, 08:11 PM

@ RSH:-

Lazy, wouldn't the DeskManager way be easier for the OP? I know I was bloody glad when JWM DeskManager first showed up.....the old way of doing things was a complete PITA.

@ linustalman:-

Try this.

Menu->Desktop->JWM DeskManager. When it's opened, click on the 'Launch' tab. You'll see two panels; the top one is a complete list of your installed applications; if you've installed PCManFM (I presume from the Puppy Package Manager?), it should show up in this list. Simply click on it; it'll then show up in the bottom panel. This is the list of items in the 'launcher' area; you can use the buttons to the right to move items up or down in the list, or even delete any you DON'T want.

It's a darn sight easier than messing around with all that XML code......'specially when it's no longer necessary these days.

Mike.

removed001 · 04-01-2019, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike_Walsh

@ RSH:-

Lazy, wouldn't the DeskManager way be easier for the OP? I know I was bloody glad when JWM DeskManager first showed up.....the old way of doing things was a complete PITA.

@ linustalman:-

Try this.

Menu->Desktop->JWM DeskManager. When it's opened, click on the 'Launch' tab. You'll see two panels; the top one is a complete list of your installed applications; if you've installed PCManFM (I presume from the Puppy Package Manager?), it should show up in this list. Simply click on it; it'll then show up in the bottom panel. This is the list of items in the 'launcher' area; you can use the buttons to the right to move items up or down in the list, or even delete any you DON'T want.

It's a darn sight easier than messing around with all that XML code......'specially when it's no longer necessary these days.

Mike.

Hi Mike.

Yes, true.

That's why I mentioned it in my 2nd sentence. Just in addition I mentioned the possibility of editing files in text editor. At least me one is faster that way than to call the JWMDesk Manager.

(psst, I know what I'm doing)

Never mind...

Mike_Walsh · 04-01-2019, 05:05 AM

@ RSH:-

Oh, I know what I'm doing with XML code, too, mate.....but it just seems like so much unnecessary hard work! Radky's suite of GUI-based apps are so much more user-friendly.....and they are simply making use of existing Puppy code, just in an easier-to-access way.

I thought the whole idea of all these changes in Puppy the last few years was to make it more appealing to beginners.....

I must be wrong!

Mike.

removed001 · 04-01-2019, 07:07 AM

Quote:

I must be wrong!

No, of course not.

Edit:

Did you ever use Strg-d in Geany?

linustalman · 04-01-2019, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

You should be able to right click on the panel go to preferences and "add items".

If not, check in your system settings under Tray Management.

What version of Puppy are you running?

Old thread here but the idea's might help.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/vie...a19513167edc9c

Hi Ztcoracat.
Right clicking the panel (blank area) does nothing. If I RC current items, it launches them.
Where is Tray Management? I don't see it.
I'm on Puppy 8 (Ubuntu spin).
Thanks, I'll checkout that Puppy forum thread.

linustalman · 04-01-2019, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike_Walsh

@ RSH:-

Lazy, wouldn't the DeskManager way be easier for the OP? I know I was bloody glad when JWM DeskManager first showed up.....the old way of doing things was a complete PITA.

@ linustalman:-

Try this.

Menu->Desktop->JWM DeskManager. When it's opened, click on the 'Launch' tab. You'll see two panels; the top one is a complete list of your installed applications; if you've installed PCManFM (I presume from the Puppy Package Manager?), it should show up in this list. Simply click on it; it'll then show up in the bottom panel. This is the list of items in the 'launcher' area; you can use the buttons to the right to move items up or down in the list, or even delete any you DON'T want.

It's a darn sight easier than messing around with all that XML code......'specially when it's no longer necessary these days.

Mike.

Cheers Mike. That was perfect!