Wanted: Bottom Panel with Taskbar, Tray, and Program-starting Icons

could use a dock, might win points for being graphically flashy.
Otherwise, maybe the default xfce panel?

How about lxpanel?  I have used it with 9.04.

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I've used lxpanel with satisfaction in the past, but forgot about it. And I want to look at the others you suggested before I decide.

Lane

You could also consider Adeskmenu that gives you a windows like program menu, when clicking its icon in the taskbar.

http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic … r-systray/

Hi all,

Just thinking... I am using Xubuntu on my own desktop, but on this computer (hubby's desktop, which is supposed to be his pro audio studio machine, I have a thread in Tips & Tricks about that) we have CB 9.04.01. I have added "Debian" to the ordinary right-click menu so that we can access all apps that we've installed. I find this kind of messy though, with tons of apps both in the regular menu and its Debian part...

I'd like something that just have the apps that we normally use, i.e. Terminal, File Manager, some Office apps, some games (I'm thinking of installing some chess apps for hubby), Firefox, etc... Just the ones the we normally use...

I am very new to CB, been using Linux for about a year, somewhat comfortable with the terminal but very new to the pipe menu things and scripts and stuff... I think I'd want something easy, panel or some shortcut thing on the desktop, that is very easy to configure and only has the standard stuff? But includes the choice to add all apps installed? Something that hubby (total newbie in Linux) can use without being able to mess anything up?

Any suggestions? What would be suitable for us?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Best wishes,
Cissi

lxpanel is ok for me.. liked the very clean #! tint2 one more, but since I use mainly slitaz now (don't worry, will come back to statler soon) - I find it easier to use lxpanel than to create a whole new ob-menu for all the apps.. and it's easier for my converted friends.. with #!, I used to install adeskbar for them for easy clicking with biig icons.

Hi all,

Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate that!

First of all, some general thoughts... I did get into the Linux world about a year ago, with Xubuntu which I still have on my own desktop (where I'm sitting right now ). I've modified a few things in it, but haven't put much work into it since last summer or so. Just haven't had the time. When I was getting to know Linux/Xubuntu then, I was a total newbie. Not used to the terminal och working with config files. I managed to get it to work, did not have that much that I had to do. (No multimedia computer or anything). So, I've just done the very basic, newbie things with xfce. Now, the situation is somewhat different. To get my hubby's computer in order I've tried a bunch of distros, learnt a bit CLI and more general Linux stuff. Still quite a noob but it's a big difference.

Anyway - my first priority must be to get the audio and stuff to work in best possible way. Almost all time must go to that. This menu/shortcut thing must be quite easy and not take lots of time. It can be modified to a really good solution later, but right now it must be something relatively easy.

Thanks anonymous!
You definitely have a point there. I am very familiar with the xfce panel/menu, it works very well here. Would indeed be easy and fast to get up and running!

A little thought though - I have not worked that very much with modifying it, just a little, but when I did I found it difficult (or even impossible with the knowledge I had) to show all installed apps. It would simply show those that were "connected" (or whatever?) to xfce? I had to make some start-up buttons (with not the best icons) in the panel. I'm thinking of all the audio apps, not sure I can get them into the menu?

On the other hand, it might be easy to do now that I have some more knowledge? Maybe just editing some files?

Thanks Saneks!

I don't know anything about the lxpanel - I guess I'll have to google on that? Easy to setup? Can all apps that I want go in there?

ADeskbar sounds interesting, it might be just what I am looking for, is it easy and fast to set up? (Thanks also to Zwopper for input!)

Best wishes,

Cissi (on my way to the studio desktop, to fix that apt-get nautilus minimal thing and the script to check audio )

Thanks anonymous,

That sounds easy .
I installed the xfce4-panel, rebooted, but I can not find it anywhere?
New apps usually go to the Debian part of my right-click menu, but now I can not find it? *confused*

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Cissi