As if it would be a mistake. After the restart wbar does not work. The solution is very simple: we need a short script, which shall be contained in the Startup folder.
Remove the launcher background by replacing wbar.png (in /usr/share/pixmaps/wbar) with a transparent wbar.png, like the one attached below. The result is shown below.
And make wbar autohide by setting unfocused alpha to zero (--falpha 0). Then the launcher only shows when the cursor hovers over it.
Thank you everyone who worked on this. You have made it so wonderfully simple to use.
Bones.
Dell Latitude D630 running Puppy 5.2.8 frugal, Macpup 525 frugal (if I can get it working again. Sadly, I couldn't get it fixed :? )
Precise Puppy 5.4 live DVD
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