Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-applets
GNOME Panel applets substitute the maximized window title and buttons. I've decided to make it because GNOME violates Fitts's Law by putting a panel between the maxed window buttons and the corner of the screen. These applets were designed to solve the problem. Window Title and Window Buttons are essentially controls for windows that are placed on the Panel instead of a window. They also provide a clever way to increase vertical screen space. By default they only control maximized windows, but can be configured to control any focused window.
Builds/Repositories:
Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/~tsbarnes/+archive/misc/ Thank you Scott!
Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/~nilarimogard/+archive/webupd8 Thank you Andrew!
Mandriva: ftp://ftp.linux.org.tr/pub/mandriva-tr/2010.1/ Thank you Atilla!
Dependencies:
Ubuntu (for 0.2.10): build-essential, intltool, libwnck-dev, libpanel-applet2-dev, *autoconf-archive
Ubuntu (for 0.3): build-essential, intltool, libwnck-3-dev, libpanel-applet-4-dev
Installation from source:
1) Download
2) Unpack
3) ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-gconf-schema-file-dir=/usr/share/gconf/schemas
4) make
5) sudo make install
6) cd buttons && sudo gconf-schemas --register windowbuttons.schemas && cd ../title && sudo gconf-schemas --register windowtitle.schemas && cd ..
* Alternatively you can try using gconftool-2 --install-schema-file instead of gconf-schemas --register
7) Add desired applets to panel.
FAQ:
Q: How do I hide the window decorations on maximized windows so that it looks like in the screenshots?
A: The simplest way is with the help of Compiz. Right click on the Window Buttons applet --> Preferences --> Behavior --> "Hide Compiz decorations for maximized windows". If you do not want to use Compiz then you can achieve the same effect using an external program called maximus created by Canonical Ltd.
Q: After installation, I cannot find the applets in the "Add to Panel" dialog.
A: Try restarting the panel by pressing Alt+F2 and typing: killall gnome-panel.
TODO:
- Make a variant for Gnome Shell
- Make a variant for Unity
- WBA: A more user-friendly way to configure button order
- WBA: Option to save/export the theme
- New screenshots (feel free to contribute)
- Investigate merging of XfApplet functionality
Latest update:
Great news!
Window Applets are now shipped by default with Gnome (Flashback) 3.24.0, as two individual applets (Window Buttons and Window Title) !
I no longer maintain the project, it now gets its love from the GNOME community. This page will remain available for its historic value, but please report the bugs/requests directly to GNOME.
Minor note: In order to include the project in GNOME I allowed the new maintainers to change the license to GPL 2.0.
Shipped with GNOME 3.24.0 3 years ago
The applets are now available in GNOME 3.24.0 within the gnome-applets package.
Shipped with GNOME 3.24.0 3 years ago
The applets are now available in GNOME 3.24.0 within the gnome-applets package.
9 years ago
0.3
- Ported applets to Gnome 3
- Migrated Bonobo to DBus
- Moved logo pixmaps to proper folder
- Makefile cleanups
- Added tooltips (off by default)
- WTA: Improved automatic color detection
- WBA: Moved themes into proper folder
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Window Applets is part of GTK Themes and Add-ons, which is supported by the following people:
Other Gnome Extensions:
noduck
10 years ago
Thanks for the great applets!
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shafin
10 years ago
Thanks a lot for the wonderful applet.
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holodeck
10 years ago
I'm very tired, maybe that's why I don't understand your post. Either way, PVT me some more details on what exactly you would like me to do.
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kepstin
11 years ago
I've put together a small patch to add support for hiding window borders when using Metacity (or several other standards-complient window managers, but not tested)
It uses libwnck and some code derived from devilspie to handle hiding window decorations.
At the moment it's somewhat minimal and cannot be configured, but it works :)
I'm sharing it on my website: http://people.scs.carleton.ca/~cwalton3/windowapplets-metacity-notitlebar.patch.txt
Please take a look!
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holodeck
10 years ago
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hellocatfood
11 years ago
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holodeck
11 years ago
It's already possible, just add the Title Applet to the panel.
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hellocatfood
11 years ago
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musashisakai
11 years ago
thanks:)
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holodeck
11 years ago
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Dimitroff
11 years ago
Very nice work by the way.
Ahh, and a newbie question - how to switch off upper panel of ffox and other maximized windows?
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holodeck
11 years ago
They're grey-ish transparent so they match most of the backgrounds.
>> I need some in dark colours, preferable "dust" on black background. I can not change that now, can I?
That's the idea. There's already a "dust" theme, have you tried it? Or did you run into some kind of trouble?
>> Very nice work by the way.
Thank you!
>> Ahh, and a newbie question - how to switch off upper panel of ffox and other maximized windows?
Rightclick on Window Buttons --> Preferences --> Behavior --> Hide Compiz decorations for maximized windows
You will need Compiz though, because it's the only window manager that allows this.
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bINX
11 years ago
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holodeck
11 years ago
But it's a small change, so I can (and will) add this option to the next version.
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holodeck
11 years ago
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bINX
11 years ago
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quiescens
11 years ago
1. If you click the unmaximize button while the maximized window isn't active it will make the window active while unmaximizing it. This seems to be the default behaviour of the normal unmaximize button.
2. I made it so that it hides the buttons individually rather than just hiding the whole applet when using "Hide buttons when no maximized window is active". This seems to make the applet take up no panel space when hidden, rather than leaving an empty gap. (for example: I can then have the applet at the far right of the panel, set my remaining applets a pixel or two off the right hand side, and then when I do have a maximized window it pushes the remaining applets to the left, and when I don't have a maximized window, it will shrink and the other applets get to use the space)
See the following diff if either of these changes seem viable. (I've probably broken the tabstops due to text editor settings, and sorry if my changes are badly implemented.)
http://pastebin.com/m7f2bf686
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holodeck
11 years ago
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holodeck
11 years ago
I will test this out as soon as I have some time on my hands. I will probably include it in the code. It seems like a very logical change.
Thank you very much for your contribution.
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Grafushka
11 years ago
gnome-globalmenu was included as an overlay and version 0.7.x works fine!
but with window-applets there were bugs - some dependencies can be satisfied only on debian-based systems, such as build-essential (it can be installed from the sources, but only through the dpkg!) Strange is, why i haven't seen even one error message at compilation? o_O
In the end we have more and more dependencies, so complete build on gentoo is impossible for this moment.
window-buttons appears, when they must, but leaves traces after window was unmaximized. OnClick on Preferences menu item kills the applet. And the most important - windows leaven't title bar, when i maximized them.
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holodeck
11 years ago
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Grafushka
11 years ago
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blablum
11 years ago
First I think it would be helpful to have a way to close all open windows with a single command, maybe using the right click menu so that it is hard to trigger it unintentionally.
The second suggestion would be to include session management options like logout, restart, shut down and lock screen whenever the desktop is active (since having maximize, minimize and close buttons at that moment is pointless anyway). I think it makes sense since people using this applet are trying to save screen space and that way we wouldn't need the dedicated session management applet.
By the way, thanks for the work so far, this is one of the most useful applets available.
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holodeck
11 years ago
I think the first suggestion might be a useful addition to the applet. It would take the applet to the next level. It wouldn't just replace the window buttons anymore, but would add new features like manipulating all windows. But that needs to be thoroughly thought through. There's lots of details that need to be sorted out before implementing such a feature. Like, what would the un/maximize button do? Toggle all windows? Should minimized windows be affected? Should there be a warning before closing all windows? Etc..
But I don't agree with the second idea, because of two reasons. Firstly, session management has nothing to do with my applet so it wouldn't really make sense to add it. And secondly, there's already a very small applet called "Fast User Switch Applet" that does exactly that. Even if I added these features, we wouldn't really save much space.
Thank you for your feedback!
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acidrums4
11 years ago
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