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Old 02-13-2007, 06:32 PM   #1
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Gnome panel like GDesklets StarterBar


hi everyone!

First I would like to mention that I am using Dapper Drake which is upto date.

I really like to have launch icons easily accessible for programs that i use often (as opposed to going through the menu everytime) Right now I have a ton of launch icons on my top gnome panel and I would like to 'clean things up a bit'.

A nice thing would be something like StarterBar in Gdesklets. For those who dont know these are launch icons on the desktop with a bit of eyecandy. But on my system gdesklets with StarterBar uses up about 30 precious MB of RAM... out of 256. I'm not ready to sacrifice that much for a couple of launch icons.

What I would like to do is create a new Gnome panel make it big to about 50 pixels, slap on some transparency and have that with my icons sit on the desktop. However, being a panel, it is always on top of my windows and the handles on the ends of it aren't transparent or removable.

Is there a way to dock/attach just that panel to the desktop so that all windows come above it? And how can I get rid of those handles? Is it possible to get some eyecandy on that panel? e.g. icon zooming.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Last edited by librano; 02-13-2007 at 06:37 PM.
 
Old 03-01-2007, 02:26 PM   #2
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very easy ...

on the panel properties on dapper or edgy:

"General" tab
lets you change the size and autohide

"Background" tab
lets you set a color, image, or transparency.
 
  


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