Xfce: Classic panel layout in the style of Gnome 2 or Windows XP

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Xfce Show archive.org snapshot gives you a million options to configure your panels. Together with Xfce's sometimes arcane configuration UI, this can be a huge time waster and super-annoying if you need to get work done the same day.

This card describes how to setup a classic panel layout as you might be used to from Gnome 2 or Windows (see screenshot below). You can use this to quickly get productive in Xfce, and as a starting point for further customization.

  • One task bar on the bottom of each monitor
  • One panel on the top of the first monitor, containing all other items:
    • Left-aligned items:
      • Applications menu
      • Separator
      • Quicklaunch icons for commonly used applications (add a Launcher item for each)
    • Right-aligned items (align using a separator):
      • Workspace switcher
        • Configure three workspace named "1", "2", "3"
        • Disable miniature views in the item preferences
      • Action button for "Lock screen"
      • Action button for "Log out button" (you can also shutdown with this)
      • Mixer (for volume control)
      • Notification area
      • Separator
      • Clock with date and time
        • In the item preferences, use a custom format %d.%m. %R

Have fun with Xfce!

Henning Koch
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License
Source code in this card is licensed under the MIT License.
Posted by Henning Koch to makandra dev (2012-11-21 09:49)