Does anyone know how to make a desktop panel?
Specifically so the useable desktop adjusts its size.
I'm making a panel with gambas.
Primarily for desktops like gnome that dont allow desktop icons.
So far it shows all *.desktop files from $HOME/Desktop/ and supports the alternative right click actions from the launcher file.
I've got it opening (and auto hiding) at either top or bottom of screen but I want the desktop to shrink a bit like it does when adding something like mate-panel.
Cheers.
Desktop panel.
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Re: Desktop panel.
It's developing into an actual desktop now.
it reads the $HOME/Desktop folder and shows the icons in it ,,, on the desktop
As i've made software to deal with a .desktop files Action properties it's a bit annoying that gnome does not display the desktop folder or panels.
I know i can right click the applications in the program browser but it's a pain finding them sometimes
So here's a clip of the desktop app i'm making at mo....
I call it Desktop(ish)
it reads the $HOME/Desktop folder and shows the icons in it ,,, on the desktop
As i've made software to deal with a .desktop files Action properties it's a bit annoying that gnome does not display the desktop folder or panels.
I know i can right click the applications in the program browser but it's a pain finding them sometimes
So here's a clip of the desktop app i'm making at mo....
I call it Desktop(ish)
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Re: Desktop panel.
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Re: Desktop panel.
Do you mean the background should fit the new, reduced, size created due to a panel being added? If so, how is the image displayed?I've got it opening (and auto hiding) at either top or bottom of screen but I want the desktop to shrink a bit like it does when adding something like mate-panel.
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Re: Desktop panel.
the video of a different app now, less a panel more a desktop view.cogier wrote: ↑Wednesday 28th July 2021 2:02pmDo you mean the background should fit the new, reduced, size created due to a panel being added? If so, how is the image displayed?I've got it opening (and auto hiding) at either top or bottom of screen but I want the desktop to shrink a bit like it does when adding something like mate-panel.
It's currently it's just a borderless transparent window with Stacking set to Below
the original question was about adding a bar to the screen, yes like you say , the desktop resizing so everything including gambas would then report a different screen height.
I reckon it's probably doable with DBus somehow.
I did some research but didn't find much
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