livarp panels

livarp includes tint2 used in openbox session & lxpanel used in pekwm session.

lxpanel

lxpanel is used in the livarp pekwm session as tasklist. bonus: lxpanel has a complete configuration menu in graphique mode launched from right-clic on menu. you can use it in others session but not in tiling session (dwm, ratpoison, spectrwm, wmfs, awesome).

the lxpanel configuration menu is easy to use:

tint2

tint2 is a multi-function panel that has more success. It is light, fast and highly configurable. it is independent and fits into almost all window managers. This is the default crunchbanglinux panel on openbox and livarp use it on openbox as tasklist.

configuration

tint2 configuration can be done through GUI tint2conf, but I do not recommend it. The software works well but its organization is confusing and many users have deleted their preferred configurations with tint2conf. so let's configure tint2 the "old way", by editing its configuration file.

Note that you can run multiple instances of tint2 with their respective configurations.
for example, we take the crunchbanglinux configuration file for tint2 (more options used to livarp):

with tint2, you can configure everything: the appearance, position, widgets, internal layout panel, the mouse actions on the panel .... so here we go: Here are the configuration file corresponding to the image above:

#---------------------------------------------
# TINT2 CONFIG FILE
#---------------------------------------------
# For more information about tint2, see:
# http://code.google.com/p/tint2/wiki/Welcome
#
# For more config file examples, see:
# http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic/3232/my-tint2-config/

# Background definitions
# ID 1
rounded = 0
border_width = 0
background_color = #ffffff 5
border_color = #828282 0

# ID 2 - task active
rounded = 1
border_width = 0
background_color = #d8d8d8 30
border_color = #d8d8d8 30

# ID 3 - task
rounded = 1
border_width = 0
background_color = #000000 0
border_color = #000000 0

# ID 4
rounded = 1
border_width = 1
background_color = #888888 20
border_color = #ED2323 60

# ID 5 - taskbar
rounded = 0
border_width = 1
background_color = #000000 0
border_color = #000000 0

# ID 6 - active taskbar
rounded = 0
border_width = 1
background_color = #d8d8d8 8
border_color = #d8d8d8 0

# ID 7 - tooltip
rounded = 3
border_width = 0
background_color = #222222 90
border_color = #222222 90

# ID 8
rounded = 1
border_width = 1
background_color = #888888 20
border_color = #888888 20

# Panel
panel_monitor = all
panel_position = top center horizontal
panel_items = LTSC
panel_size = 100% 30
panel_margin = 0 -1
panel_padding = 0 0
panel_dock = 0
wm_menu = 1
panel_layer = bottom
panel_background_id = 1

# Panel Autohide
autohide = 0
autohide_show_timeout = 0.3
autohide_hide_timeout = 1.5
autohide_height = 6
strut_policy = follow_size

# Taskbar
taskbar_mode = multi_desktop
taskbar_padding = 6 0 6
taskbar_background_id = 5
taskbar_active_background_id = 6
taskbar_name = 1
taskbar_name_background_id = 0
taskbar_name_active_background_id = 0
taskbar_name_font = Liberation Sans 9
taskbar_name_font_color = #828282 100
taskbar_name_active_font_color = #828282 100

# Tasks
urgent_nb_of_blink = 20
task_icon = 1
task_text = 0
task_centered = 1
task_maximum_size = 40 40
task_padding = 2 2
task_background_id = 3
task_active_background_id = 2
task_urgent_background_id = 4
task_iconified_background_id = 3

# Task Icons
task_icon_asb = 80 0 0
task_active_icon_asb = 100 0 0
task_urgent_icon_asb = 100 0 0
task_iconified_icon_asb = 80 0 0

# Fonts
task_font = Liberation Sans 06_55 6
task_font_color = #828282 60
task_active_font_color = #828282 100
task_urgent_font_color = #FFFFFF 100
task_iconified_font_color = #d8d8d8 60
font_shadow = 0

# Launcher
launcher_padding = 8 4 4
launcher_background_id = 0
launcher_icon_size = 24
# Specify icon theme names with launcher_icon_theme. 
# if you have an XSETTINGS manager running (like xfsettingsd), tint2 will follow your current theme.
launcher_icon_theme = gnome-colors-statler
# Each launcher_item_app must be a full path to a .desktop file
launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/terminator.desktop
launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/Thunar.desktop
launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/geany.desktop
launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/iceweasel.desktop

# System Tray
systray = 1
systray_padding = 4 2 3
systray_sort = ascending
systray_background_id = 0
systray_icon_size = 24
systray_icon_asb = 100 0 0

# Clock
time1_format = %H:%M:%S
time1_font = Liberation Mono 10
#time2_format = %A %d %B
#time2_font = Liberation Sans 6
clock_font_color = #828282 100
clock_padding = 12 4
clock_background_id = 0
clock_lclick_command = gsimplecal
clock_rclick_command = gsimplecal

# Tooltips
tooltip = 1
tooltip_padding = 2 2
tooltip_show_timeout = 0.0
tooltip_hide_timeout = 0.0
tooltip_background_id = 7
tooltip_font_color = #d8d8d8 100
tooltip_font = Liberation Sans normal 9.0

# Mouse
mouse_middle = none
mouse_right = toggle
mouse_scroll_up = toggle
mouse_scroll_down = iconify

# Battery
battery = 1
battery_low_status = 20
battery_low_cmd = notify-send "battery low"
battery_hide = 96
bat1_font = Liberation Sans 10
bat2_font = Liberation Sans 8
battery_font_color = #FFFFFF 100
battery_padding = 2 0
battery_background_id = 0

# End of config

now detail this file: it is organized by sections each controlling a part of tint2:

# backgrounds definitions: tint2 automatically identifies each background with a number (1, 2, ...). then you can applied background on objects (panel, taskbar, task, clock, systray).
- rounded: number_of_pixels : how rounded the borders are
- background_color: color opacity: opacity as percent. 0 to get background transparency
- border_color: color opacity of the border
# panel: position & disposition
- panel_monitor: monitor (all, 1, 2, ...) Which monitor tint2 draws the panel on .
- panel_position: vertical_position horizontal_position orientation
- panel_items: panel applets order, 'L'launcher - 'T'askbar - 'S'systray - 'B'batterie - 'C'clock
- panel_size: width height: pixel or percent
- panel_margin: horizontal_margin vertical_margin: outside margin
- panel_padding: horizontal_margin vertical_margin: inside padding
- panel_dock: tint2 is a dock? (0 no, 1 yes)
- wm_menu: right-click display wm-menu if there is one (0 no, 1 yes)
- panel_layer: panel type 'bottom' - 'normal' - 'top'
- panel_background_id: background ID applied to panel
....

as you can see, the options are easily understable (as it's in english .. french'doc is more complete :) )

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