Taskbars, Application launchers >

(on Wikipedia)
https://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXPanel

A straightforward and capable taskbar.

I’ve used this for a long time, and it’s done the job well. I just want something similar to Windows 95.

• A component of LXDE.
• This is a fork of fbpanel

• Its clock uses strftime

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• 2020-07-06 – 0.9.3 on Devuan_beowulf_3.0.0_amd64
• 2020-03-01 – 0.10.0-2 on Debian 10.1.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1
• I used to use fbpanel occasionally.
• 2016-03-28 – 0.8.0 on Slackware 14.1
• 2016-03-26 – 0.6.1 on Lubuntu 14.04.4 LTS
• 2015-05-11 – 0.6.1 on Slax 7.0.8 x86_64
• Earlier than 2010-04-20 – (version not recorded) on (distribution(s) not recorded)
• 2009-07-16 – 0.4.1 on Pardus 2008.2
• 2009-05-14 – 0.3.999 on PCLinuxOS 2007
• 2008-08-25 – 0.2.9.0 on TinyME
• 2008-08-12 or earlier – my first introduction to LXPanel.

• I used to use fbpanel

2016-03-28 – 0.8.0 ∞

Installed using slpkg:

\slpkg  -s sbo  lxpanel

2015-05-11 – 0.6.1 ∞

See also:

• LXDE (2015-05-12) for notes on the whole desktop environment.

• https://wiki.lxde.org/en/Slackware

32 bit ∞

The 32 bit repository is http://ponce.cc/slackware/slackware-current/lxde/

If you get something like

bash: /usr/bin/lxpanel: No such file or directory

Then you’ve tried to run a 32 bit executable on a 64 bit distribution. You need to get 32 bit software.

64 bit ∞

With most sincere thanks to http://ponce.cc/slackware/slackware64-current/lxde/

grabit(){
  \wget  -c ponce.cc/slackware/slackware64-current/lxde/"$1"
  \txz2sb  "$1"
  # TODO - cut the extension off so I can have this method do the activate
  slax  activate "$2"
}

grabit  lxpanel-0.6.1-x86_64-1ponce.txz \
        lxpanel-0.6.1-x86_64-1ponce.sb

grabit  lxmenu-data-0.1.2-x86_64-1ponce.txz \
        lxmenu-data-0.1.2-x86_64-1ponce.sb

grabit  menu-cache-0.5.1-x86_64-1ponce.txz \
        menu-cache-0.5.1-x86_64-1ponce.sb

Tested and works, and also gives a sound control icon and a proper applications menu.

Earlier than 2010-04-20 – (version not recorded) ∞

I had used this from a long while back, while struggling with fbpanel issues.

• Sometimes an application will keep blinking. I have no idea how to solve this other than to exit and re-start the application.

2009-07-16 – 0.4.1 ∞

• Seems to work as-expected, except the menu is completely busted.

  • Not sure how to fix that.. =(

• Still doesn’t have right-click on a taskbar item, then c for close (etc).

2009-05-14 – 0.3.999 ∞

Easy to use/configure, and light.

Tested it again, and it’s a complete replacement for fbpanel. I was able to get the clock looking the way I want:

(see strftime)

%F %a %l:%M %P
=>
2009-04-07 Sat 5:33pm

I make the Action this:

xterm -fn vga -bg black -fg gray -geometry 21x9-0-25 -exec "$SHELL" -c "cal ; read"

I could do something more fancy, but I didn’t want to bother right now.

• Still doesn’t have right-click on a taskbar item, then c for close (etc).

• The volume control applet should allow me to mouseover and use my scroll wheel to change the volume, without needing me to left-click first.

2008-08-25 – 0.2.9.0 ∞

I can tell where this forked off of fbpanel.

I really like the GUI configuration tool, and the proper clock.

• Doesn’t have right-click on a taskbar item, then c for close (etc).
• Has a much nicer clock

• Spectacular GUI configuration tool..

Usage ∞

As an application launcher ∞

(Application launchers)

\lxpanelctl  run

Alternatives ∞

• fbpanel

• tint2

  • Would need a little more configuration than what I’ve done already.

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