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1 xfce4-panel |
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2 =========== |
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3 |
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4 Description |
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5 ----------- |
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7 When xfce4 tools are on the system anyway, it might make sense to try `x… |
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9 This patch modifies dwm, so that it treats any window with name `xfce4-p… |
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10 as a status bar, i.e.: |
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12 - it never has borders |
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13 - always has y=0 on the monitor it is shown at (see below) |
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14 - it is never shown as active window in the tag indicators |
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15 - it is shown on all tags (via a tag rule in the config) |
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16 - it is ignored on `focusstack` (MOD+j / MOD+k) |
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19 |
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20 - The panel does also act as **systray** for third party tools |
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21 - Looks best when background is set to same color as the dwm statusline … |
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22 - Using a compositor you can dimm or completely hide it, when not hovered |
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24 The patch has been created against dwm6.3 but will apply on 6.2 as well.… |
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26 Download |
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28 |
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29 * [dwm-xfce4-panel-20220306-d39e2f3.diff](dwm-xfce4-panel-20220306-d39e2… |
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31 * Older version(s): |
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33 - [dwm-xfce4-panel-20210701-67d76bd.diff](dwm-xfce4-panel-20210701-6… |
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34 |
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35 Notes |
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36 ----- |
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37 |
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38 - The workspace switcher won't work interactively, but dwm's interactive… |
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39 the left anyway. |
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40 - Some actions in the "session menu" applet (the one with your name as t… |
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41 box. You might supply your own sub menu or modify the actions of the e… |
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42 - The rest of xfce4's 40 or so panel apps _should_ work (if installed) a… |
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43 (see below) are working |
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44 - Startup: A start via xinitrc should be fine. I use the [autostart](htt… |
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46 sleep 0.3 |
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47 xfce4-panel --disable-wm-check |
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49 |
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50 Panel Config |
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51 ------------ |
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52 |
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53 **dwm** |
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54 |
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55 In dwm `config.h` rules, the panel should be configured to be shown on a… |
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56 |
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57 **xfce4-panel** |
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58 |
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59 You can inspect and set attributes in the command line via `xconf-query`… |
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60 right mouse click and go to panel settings). |
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61 |
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62 Here are *all* settings as I have it: |
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63 |
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64 ~ ❯ xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-1 -lv |
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65 /panels/panel-1/autohide-behavior 0 |
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66 /panels/panel-1/background-alpha 1 |
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67 /panels/panel-1/background-rgba <<UNSUPPORTED>> |
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68 /panels/panel-1/background-style 1 |
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69 /panels/panel-1/disable-struts true |
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70 /panels/panel-1/enter-opacity 100 |
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71 /panels/panel-1/icon-size 0 |
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72 /panels/panel-1/leave-opacity 45 |
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73 /panels/panel-1/length 5 |
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74 /panels/panel-1/length-adjust true |
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75 /panels/panel-1/nrows 1 |
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76 /panels/panel-1/output-name Primary |
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77 /panels/panel-1/plugin-ids <<UNSUPPORTED>> |
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78 /panels/panel-1/position p=0;x=5000;y=0 |
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79 /panels/panel-1/position-locked true |
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80 /panels/panel-1/size 21 |
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81 /panels/panel-1/span-monitors false |
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83 Discussion: |
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84 |
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85 - `position`: Configure the position to be at `y=0` and `x=<a big number… |
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86 (it will *use* the maximum possible x). See [here](https://forum.xfce.… |
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87 xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-1/position -s 'p=0;… |
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88 - `leave-opacity`: Requires a compositor like picom. Set it to 0 to comp… |
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89 not hovered. |
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90 - `size`: 21 matches the height of dwm status bar |
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91 - `output-name`: Set to "Primary" instead of a fixed display name, in or… |
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92 multi monitor layouts. |
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94 **Multi Monitor Support** |
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96 I recommend using |
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98 - [`arandr`](https://christian.amsuess.com/tools/arandr/) to *create* a … |
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99 - [`autorandr`](https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr) to store and… |
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100 state changes (via `autorandr -c`). This also supports hooks after swi… |
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102 --- |
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104 Below is a usage example for adding your own information into the panel. |
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107 Optional: Using the `genmon` Applet |
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110 Most panels offer the possibility to include generic scripts output. |
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111 In `xfce4-panel` this is done by the panel item: "Generic Monitor" (genm… |
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113 Here are some `genmon` script collections: |
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114 - [xfce4-genmon-scripts](https://awesomeopensource.com/project/xtonousou… |
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115 - [xfce4-genmon-scripts-2](https://github.com/almaceleste/xfce4-genmon-s… |
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116 - [xfce4-genmon-scripts-3](https://github.com/levimake/xfce4-genmon-pane… |
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118 Manual is [here](https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-genmon-plugin… |
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120 Personally I wanted to have CPU monitor, which shows the name of current… |
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124 To get that, I cat the content of a file generated by this script, start… |
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125 [cpu_mon.py](cpu_mon.py). |
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128 Author |
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129 ------- |
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130 * Gunther Klessinger <gklessinger[at]gmx.de> |
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