lxpanel - a lightweight GTK2-based panel for the LXDE desktop.
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Copyright
Copyright © 2008 paulliu
Copyright © 2016 LStranger
http://LXDE.org February, 2016 LXPANEL(1)
Description
This manual page documents briefly the lxpanel command.
lxpanel is a program that provides a panel for the desktop, usually for LXDE. It is a lightweight GTK+
2.x based desktop panel.
Features
• User-friendly application menu automatically generated from .desktop files on the system.
• Launcher bar (small icons clicked to launch apps)
• Task bar supporting ICCCM/EWMH `urgency' hint (Pidgin IM windows can flash on new incoming messages)
• Notification area (system tray)
• Digital clock
• Run dialog (type command to run, without opening a terminal )
• Net status icon plug-in (optional)
• Volume control plug-in (optional)
• lxpanelctl, an external controller lets you control lxpanel in other programs. For example,
"lxpanelctl run" will show the Run dialog in lxpanel, and "lxpanelctl menu" will show the application
menu. This is useful in key bindings provided by window managers.
Files
~/.config/lxpanel/PROFILE/ config files directory, can be edited by preference dialog. ~/.config/lxpanel/PROFILE/gtkrc optional GTK+ 2.0 RC file to alterate appearance, can be used to create custom panel style.
Name
lxpanel - a lightweight GTK2-based panel for the LXDE desktop.
Options
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').
A summary of options is included below.
-h--help
Print help on the options.
-v--version
Print the program version.
-pNAME, --profileNAME
Set the profile to be loaded.
See Also
lxpanelctl(1)
Synopsis
lxpanel [ options ]
