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Well..... I enjoy trying different things, and on a little endeavor to try and imitate Microsoft Windows Vista style panels, I made my own button and panel background.
***Note*** Careful with the GTK2 theme you use this with... depending on your background picture and GTK theme, the text might be hard to read on the panel, and the background COULD be messed up.
To install:
Just move the start button icon somewhere and use it as the GNOME Main Menu button's icon. You can do this in the GNOME Configuration Editor, in about 30 seconds.
1) Vote Good!
2) Start "gconf-editor" in the terminal.
3) Under apps > panels > objects > object_X, where X is the number of the "object" that is type "menu-object", check 'use_custom_icon' on the right and give a path to the icon under 'custom_icon'
Refer to
http://www.rapidshare.com/files/29454963/gnome-panel.tar.gz
for debs that will remove the arrow on the main menu. You might need to install a lot of dependencies for building GTK, but, it's worth it I guess.
Move the panel somewhere and set it as the panel background by right clicking, selecting properties, and selecting the background tab. Change the panel size to 36px to use the the larger version. Use the 24px one if you want to leave your panel small.
13 years ago
(0.5.5) Gave Gnome.png a makeover, if you will. It's not blurry or ugly anymore, and I made a second version that fits Scaled.png
(0.5) Changed up Gnome.png a little bit and added a few extras I made.
(0.4.5) Added made-from-scratch GNOME start icon. It looks a lil crappy, but usually the artist himself is the toughest critic he'll face. I replaced the first screenie with one of it.
(0.4) Added a new panel (Scaled.png). Refresh your browser's cache and take a look at the second screenshot.
And again, feel free to request any distro flavored start button! I'll be adding a gnome one soon.
(0.3) Added Ubuntu-Studio vista style panel button I made in the GIMP based on 'duke86's work. It's a little rough right now and I'll keep on tweaking it until I'm satisfied.
13 years ago
(0.5.5) Gave Gnome.png a makeover, if you will. It's not blurry or ugly anymore, and I made a second version that fits Scaled.png
(0.5) Changed up Gnome.png a little bit and added a few extras I made.
(0.4.5) Added made-from-scratch GNOME start icon. It looks a lil crappy, but usually the artist himself is the toughest critic he'll face. I replaced the first screenie with one of it.
(0.4) Added a new panel (Scaled.png). Refresh your browser's cache and take a look at the second screenshot.
And again, feel free to request any distro flavored start button! I'll be adding a gnome one soon.
(0.3) Added Ubuntu-Studio vista style panel button I made in the GIMP based on 'duke86's work. It's a little rough right now and I'll keep on tweaking it until I'm satisfied.
markg85
13 years ago
this panel looks good but is ginda hard to install on Ubuntu 7.10 with Gnome 2.20. Could you release a updated package with gnome 2.20 based files?
Thanx.
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marcosr
13 years ago
http://img520.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotyu7.png
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ThrowRocksAtMe1
13 years ago
And, god, I hate to advertise this theme again, but, the one I use, Glossy P, fits the panel quite nicely and is featured in the screenshots. It's slightly OS X-ish, but everything in it is original. (http://art.gnome.org/download/themes/gtk2/571/GTK2-Glossy_P.tar.gz)
Sorry to force the choice on you, but it seems, either disable menubar backgrounds in your theme, use a different theme, or drop the Vista-Panel...
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marcosr
13 years ago
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marcosr
13 years ago
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marcosr
13 years ago
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ThrowRocksAtMe1
13 years ago
Honestly I don't know how to fix this. Are you saying you have no "apps-panel-objects"?
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cmost
13 years ago
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ferronica
13 years ago
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ThrowRocksAtMe1
13 years ago
2) Enter in "gconf-editor" and hit enter
3) It should open an application.
4) Under 'apps' select 'panels' and under that category, select 'objects'.
There should be several, like "object_1, object_20", etc.
5) Take a break from that, and right click your bottom panel. Select 'Add to panel' and make sure you've added the "Main Menu" applet.
6) Return to the other application, and find the "object" that is type "menu-object" (You can see all of this to the right)
7) Once you've found it, on the right, check the box that says "custom_icon" and up top to the right give a path to the icon under "custom_icon_path". (ie /home/you/Desktop/Vista-Panel/Gnome.png)
7) The moment you enter the path and hit enter, it should change the icon.
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Suse-User
13 years ago
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Suse-User
13 years ago
Under apps >panels theres just "Default setup", "General" and "Global"
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Suse-User
13 years ago
Oh wait, I've got it! Theres no custom_icon_path you have to double click custom_icon and an Edit Key window pops up and you have to manually enter the icon path in that!
Great, I've figured it out now, nice work! Sorry for the multiple posts theres no edit post function here.
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ThrowRocksAtMe1
13 years ago
Thank you!
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petervoldon
13 years ago
Thanks :-)
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dirku2000
13 years ago
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dirku2000
13 years ago
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ThrowRocksAtMe1
13 years ago
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Les
13 years ago
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ThrowRocksAtMe1
13 years ago
i'm glad ya like it
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Les
13 years ago
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bobyjoe
13 years ago
And I think it's why you get so many download, we want to know how you did this. It's just disappointing.
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ThrowRocksAtMe1
13 years ago
Also, Now, someone doesn't have to open up the GIMP to make their own. It's already made, and tweaked to semi-perfection.
It's GPL. If you have a better version, feel free to advertise, bud.
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Gwaer
13 years ago
it's just stupid to vote him down because you don't think it is innovative enough =/ it looks good and is functional, and one of the very few options available for that kind of look.
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bobyjoe
13 years ago
Maximize a window, see what happens. That is what I feel as a not-so-nice hack.
You just seems to be happy with the release. Feel free to use it.
I just hope someone realize it's not like this
http://www.noscope.com/media/windows_vista_maximized.jpg
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