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| Downloads: 531
| Submitted: Mar 25 2009
Updated: Jan 16 2010
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Description:
NameBar puts the name list of the top-most maximized or the focused window in the gnome-panel so that it doesn't take up precious space elsewhere. It's meant to be used with maximus from ubuntu netbook remix, that removes the window border (alternatively you can just fiddle around with compiz decorating settings). Together with DockBar it works as an alternative to ubuntu netbook remix's window picker.
Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Matias Särs
Namebar is licenced under GPL 3.0 or later.
Dust-ish theme is made from images taken from metacity theme Dust by Rico Sta. Cruz and Kido Mariano.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/DustTheme
New Wave-ish theme is made from images taken from metacity theme New Wave by Anton Kerezov and.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/New_Wave
Human-ish theme is made from images taken from Ubuntu's theme Human.
INSTALL
- install python-gnome2-desktop
$ sudo apt-get install python-gnome2-desktop
- copy namebar.py to /usr/bin/ and GNOME_NameBarApplet.server to /usr/lib/bonobo/servers
$ sudo cp namebar.py /usr/bin
$ sudo cp GNOME_NameBarApplet.server /usr/lib/bonobo/servers
- copy the content of themes/ to /usr/share/namebar/themes (or alternatively copy them to ~/.namebar/themes)
$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/namebar/themes
$ sudo cp themes/* /usr/share/namebar/themes
- restart the gnome-panel
$ killall gnome-panel
- add Namebar applet to panel
You can run it in window (meant for debugging purposes):
namebar.py run-in-window
Ubuntu packages:
Scott Barnes (reeve) is kind enough to maintain deb packages for NameBar, though they are occasionally out of date. They are available in his repository.
https://launchpad.net/~nekoreeve/+archive/ppa
FAQ
Q: Why are the name of the program in a undreadable white color?
A: You should change the color to something darker if you use a bright panel. Go to namebar's preference dialog and change the preference.
Q: How do I get to namebar's preference dialog?
A: Right-click on namebar's handle (that's the dots or lines on the left of namebar). Choose preference from the menu. Sometimes you have to double-right-click the handle to get the menu, don't ask me why.
LINKS
DockBar
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=97822
DockbarX
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=101604
Changelog:
0.5
- Namebar now supports themes for the maximize/minimize/close buttons.
- Three themes are included: Dust-ish, Human-ish and New Wave-ish
- The buttons change depending on the state of the window shown in namebar (focused or unfocused and maxmimized or unmaxmimized).
- Namebar can be customised to have different colored text if the window shown in namebar are focused or unfocused. The text can be normal or bold.
- You can now bring up the window by clicking on namebar.
- Lots of bugfixes!
0.3
- If NameBar is set to only show itself with maximized windows, then if there are one or more maximized windows on that screen, it shows the topmost of the maximized window, even if a non maximized window is on top of it.
- Added option not to show minimize/maximize/close buttons.
- Button layout are set according to metacity settings (gconf /apps/metacity/general/button_layout).
- Preference dialog should work with gtk older than 2.14 (Hardy) now.
0.2
- It's possible to set the width of NameBar Applet from the preference dialog
- Every change made in the preference dialog are supposed to take effect immediately now
0.1
First release
License: GPL
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