I have been using the tint2 panel as part of CrunchBang Linux. It's has strengths and weaknesses - I'd like to mention the strengths, which I love and which might be worth thinking about as options for LXPanel:
- Each windows is represented in the panel by an icon (a small icon, in my setup), and not by a "tab". If I hover over the icon, I get the application title text as hovertext. - Even with many, many windows open, they all squeeze together, rather than disappearing from view. Because they're just icons, I can still make them out. - All desktops are represented in the panel, so I can switch directly to a program in any panel by clicking its icon. - Very elegant, minimalist look. - Even lighter than LXPanel. Some of the problems: - There's no compatible menu , or those that want a docked menu. (Actually there's a way of adding one to the system tray, but it's python and not light.) - It doesn't stay on top - if there's a maximized window in the background, that will hide the panel. Jez mentioned on this list in March that he uses a similar setup with tint2 and Openbox, but in Arch. And I notice that people that use tint2 seem to love it, because of its simplicity and good looks - but it's not suitable for newbies. -- Chris Watkins Appropedia.org - Sharing knowledge to build rich, sustainable lives. blogs.appropedia.org community.livejournal.com/appropedia identi.ca/appropedia twitter.com/appropedia
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