HowTo: Lucid 5.2 - swap fbpanel for Tint2 panel
Posted: Sat 05 Feb 2011, 20:55
Lucid 5.2 openbox windows manager and Tint2 panel.
First install Tint2.pet
http://www.smokey01.com/stu90/lucid.pup ... .7.1-1.pet
Then open Rox-filer file manager and navigate to /root directory - in a clear area right mouse click > Display > Show hidden
Now in the /root directory look for the file .xinitrc
Before we edit this file first make a back up copy in case you want to revert back to the lucid default with fbpanel - drag & drop > Copy to some other directory or partition.
On the /root/.xinitrc file Right mouse button click > file '.xinitrc' > open as text
The two lines we will edit are line:164 and line:169
On both lines delete the fbpanel text and replace it with tint2
So now lines 164 to 169 in /root/.xinitrc should look like this:
After you have edited save the /root/.xinitrc file where it is.
Next go to menu > System > Bootmanager configure bootup Then Manage services - Choose which system services to start at bootup and untick fbpanel
Now restart x-server or switich to openbox with wm-switcher
Menu > Desktop > Desktop Settings > WM switcher switch between windowsmanagers
You should now have Tint2 panel instead of Fbpanel when you are useing the openbox windows manager - tint2 is very customizable and there are lots of tint2 setups for it if you search google "tint2 config" - the file you will need to edit to change the tint2 panel is /root/.config/tint2/tint2rc
Below is an example of another tint2 panel configuration.
And the code for it:
First install Tint2.pet
http://www.smokey01.com/stu90/lucid.pup ... .7.1-1.pet
Then open Rox-filer file manager and navigate to /root directory - in a clear area right mouse click > Display > Show hidden
Now in the /root directory look for the file .xinitrc
Before we edit this file first make a back up copy in case you want to revert back to the lucid default with fbpanel - drag & drop > Copy to some other directory or partition.
On the /root/.xinitrc file Right mouse button click > file '.xinitrc' > open as text
The two lines we will edit are line:164 and line:169
On both lines delete the fbpanel text and replace it with tint2
So now lines 164 to 169 in /root/.xinitrc should look like this:
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if [ -f /usr/bin/tint2 ];then
#a bit of a hack: when 3builddistro runs fixmenus, which calls variconlinks,
#which populates /var/local/icons with symlinks, /usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps
#is not yet populated (happens at first boot, from default icon theme)...
[ ! -e /var/local/icons/home48.png ] && ln -fs /usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps/* /var/local/icons/
tint2 &
Next go to menu > System > Bootmanager configure bootup Then Manage services - Choose which system services to start at bootup and untick fbpanel
Now restart x-server or switich to openbox with wm-switcher
Menu > Desktop > Desktop Settings > WM switcher switch between windowsmanagers
You should now have Tint2 panel instead of Fbpanel when you are useing the openbox windows manager - tint2 is very customizable and there are lots of tint2 setups for it if you search google "tint2 config" - the file you will need to edit to change the tint2 panel is /root/.config/tint2/tint2rc
Below is an example of another tint2 panel configuration.
And the code for it:
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#---------------------------------------------
# TINT2 CONFIG FILE
#---------------------------------------------
#---------------------------------------------
# BACKGROUND AND BORDER
#---------------------------------------------
rounded = 3
border_width = 1
background_color = #000000 60
border_color = #ffffff 30
rounded = 3
border_width = 1
background_color = #ffffff 0
border_color = #ffffff 20
rounded = 3
border_width = 1
background_color = #000000 18
border_color = #ffffff 35
#---------------------------------------------
# PANEL
#---------------------------------------------
panel_monitor = all
panel_position = bottom center horizontal
panel_size = 90% 36
panel_margin = 0 0
panel_padding = 2 0
font_shadow = 0
panel_background_id = 0
wm_menu = 1
#---------------------------------------------
# TASKBAR
#---------------------------------------------
taskbar_mode = multi_desktop
#taskbar_mode = single_desktop
taskbar_padding = 0 0 2
taskbar_background_id = 3
#---------------------------------------------
# TASKS
#---------------------------------------------
task_icon = 0
task_text = 1
task_width = 240
task_centered = 1
task_padding = 4 2
task_font = Aller 9
task_font_color = #000000 70
task_active_font_color = #ffffff 85
task_background_id = 2
task_active_background_id = 1
#---------------------------------------------
# SYSTRAYBAR
#---------------------------------------------
systray_padding = 4 6 0
systray_background_id = 1
#---------------------------------------------
# CLOCK
#---------------------------------------------
time1_format = %a %d / %I:%M %p
time1_font = Aller Bold 12
#time2_format = %I:%M %p
#time2_font = Aller 10
clock_font_color = #ffffff 100
clock_padding = 6 2
clock_background_id = 1
#clock_lclick_command = xclock
#clock_rclick_command = orage
#---------------------------------------------
# BATTERY
#---------------------------------------------
battery = 1
battery_low_status = 10
battery_low_cmd = notify-send "battery low"
bat1_font = sans 8
bat2_font = sans 6
battery_font_color = #ffffff 76
battery_padding = 1 0
battery_background_id = 1
#---------------------------------------------
# MOUSE ACTION ON TASK
#---------------------------------------------
mouse_middle = none
mouse_right = none
mouse_scroll_up = toggle
mouse_scroll_down = iconify
