Linpus Linux - Modify your taskbar

Hi,

Linpus comes with a modified version of the xfce4-panel (the taskbar) called xfce4-panelnew.
This version prevents you from modifiying the taskbar to your needs (usually you can right click on it to get menu).

- press Ctrl + Alt + Del to bring up system monitor
- search xfce4-panel process and end it (the taskbar disappears, don't get worried)
- press Alt + F2 and run xfce4-panel.old. This brings up the original Xfce panel, slightly misconfigured but you need it only for configuring your taskbar.
- Now you can right click your taskbar and Add plugins. A window with all installed xfce panel plugins is opened.
- Select your preferred plugins by drag&drop them onto the taskbar. e.g. use Xfce Menu
- Now use the same steps to end the process xfce4-panel.old as described above.
- press Alt + F2 and run xterm. In terminal type "xfce4-panel &".
- Now you should have the previous panel back and your configured plugins like the attachment

The Xfce menu on the taskbar is much more easier to handle than the right-click menu (its the same)!

You can install additional plugins through the Package Manager! Navigate to Desktop -> Xfce -> Optional Packages
and choose the ones you like (some plugins are not correctly displayed on the panel).

gr33tz,
Tybor

 

This is a great tip. Works like a charm, just at the end you don't need to go into terminal to start xfce4-panel, you can start it through alt-F2 too. You just drag and drop plugins to the panel, and while in that mode you can also edit the button name, for example my "menu" button is reamed to "Start"

 

I'm definitely going to try this! This was something I wanted to do very badly. Thanks for the tip!

 

I tried this,

and I lost my battery monitor icon and also the little arrow thing that alliows you to hide the task bar.. how do i get em back ?

Also, when you press the turn off button, it says do i want to exit xfce panel !! :evil: not the previous normal one. i want the old panel back before messing with it, i was made to believe it would all be fine~ !

Sorry I done this now!

EDIT: Restart bought the battery monitor back...

 

Well, you should have follwed my description! If you start xfce4-panel through Alt + F2 you get your described behaviour.
I have had same situation and the workaround with xterm is the solution.
The Hide Button can be activated through the menu Settings -> Panel Control -> check ShowhideButton.

Battery Monitor is not affected in any way with this. Perhaps you drag&dropped it off the taskbar?

gr33tz,
Tybor

 

All fine now ! , thanks for your reply, it worked !

 

Hm, the same thing with the shutdown button happened to me too, I just didn't try the button untill now. Nevertheless, I followed the description again, started xfce4-panel through xterm, and the same thing happened - when pressing the shutdown button it asked me to shutdown xfce panel. So i used terminal to su and reboot, and after the reboot everything is OK. The panel is edited as I wanted, and all commands work as they should.

Again, this is a great tip, I also used it to put back the keyboard layout indicator which got lost when I edited xkb_plugin_set_xorg.sh. Stay well.