
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
gabrielfinkelstein
4 years ago
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holodeck
1 year ago
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OSuKaRuXD
4 years ago
I LOVE this plugin when i had 14.10, i lost it on 15.04 i want it back. But it does not appear on my "Add to panel" menu. How can i do it? please.
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pmagill
6 years ago
I would love to have this working on MATE.
Thank you
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Svento
5 years ago
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holodeck
1 year ago
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pmagill
5 years ago
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masavini
7 years ago
http://www.li-tech-shop.it/screenshot.png
i'm running window title applet on ubuntu 13.04 (gnome classic) and if the title is very long, this applet covers some of the icons on the right part of the panel...
any hint?
thanks...
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zizzu
7 years ago
I have to say that it didnt work on Ubuntu 13.04 at first, then after using gnome-tweak-tool and switching "file manager handle the desktop" on and off again it worked.
Thank you.
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zizzu
7 years ago
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zizzu
7 years ago
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zniavre
7 years ago
> http://tinyurl.com/l3dfl34 < (my dropbox plublic folder)
it's a workaround but nicely working
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aubade
7 years ago
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bzimage
7 years ago
I'm a big fan of your plugin, and have used it since ubuntu1204. Because I hate unity and gnome-shell, so I have to use fallback mode.
And I found when I checked the hide icon/title option, it works immediately, but when I restart gnome-panel, it will not hide.
I looked through your code, and add a line in init_wtapplet() in windowtitle.c, like following :
toggleExpand (wtapplet);
toggleHidden (wtapplet);
updateTitle (wtapplet);
toggleHidden (wtapplet); //this is added
it now will work properly, but I know it may not be a good solution, so here is the info for you.
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airinuxazis
8 years ago
Can you fix this problem? I get this problem when restarting the gnome panel.
http://kkcdn-static.kaskus.co.id/images/2013/03/16/5198619_20130316062402.png
Thanks & Regards Azis
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ioqzc
8 years ago
applets(see http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/window-applets-finally-
available-for.html) some days ago and found something that looks like a
bug; try:
prereq.: all behavior check-boxes from preferences-> behavior are
setted to "on".
1. open an window and maximise it -> the applet buttons show up and and
are focused(this is correct)
2. open a second window(pick one that by default is not created
maximized) --> as it is not maximized, the applet buttons get to a
unfocused state(like shadowed --- sorry for my lack of technical terms);
this is also correct because they do not manipulate anymore a maximized
window as I checked in preferences.
3. vertically maximize the second window("throw" it against the right
side of the screen) --> the applet buttons get to a focused state(wrong
anyway, also see note 1) but if I click one button, the first window
gets minimised/closed/unmaximised, not the second(aka the foused)
window.
So I expect step 3 to always be "applet buttons get to focused state and
they will manipulate the second window(see note 2) becuse it s focused
and (vertically) maximised"...
I think it is very important that the butons can get to be focused at
this step: this tells the user the active window is manipulated by the
applet butons, but it is not! --- this is not questionably.
Note 1: I persoanally expect that to happen --- so it is correct ---
because the violation of Fitt's law that this applet solves is exactly
about maximized windows and the animation from the "throwing" tells me
that a maximization(even if not on all screen, but only on the half
right) is taking place. But this is questionable because:
Note 2: there is a problem with my expectation: if the window is
maximized vertically by other means(say, by using gnome keyboard
shortcuts) then the window might get to occupy some vertical are that is
not near the corner of the screen --- but I personally see no practical
disadvantage in that.
I tried to fix it(so this would be a patch) so I replaced in
gnome-window-applets-0.3/gnome-buttons/windowbuttons.c
all "wnck_window_is_maximized" with
"wnck_window_is_maximized_vertically". I think that only the last of these calls needs to be changed but I did not test it because...
These modifications solved all the issues :)
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psn84
8 years ago
This is a patch for 0.2.10-mate to fix a compilation error on Linux Mint 14 with Mate 1.4
Installation:
1. patch -p1 -i <patch-file>
2. autoconf
3. ./configure --prefix=/usr
4. make
5. sudo make install
6. cd buttons/
7. mateconftool-2 --install-schema-file windowbuttons.schemas
8. cd ../title
9. mateconftool-2 --install-schema-file windowtitle.schemas
10. Restart Mate and add applet on panel
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hotice
8 years ago
Thanks!
-Andrew
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Anaton
8 years ago
But I would like to use the applets also in my Fuduntu - Fedora-based distro with Gnome 2. Could you please make source of version 0.2.10 for Gnome 2. Versions for MATE and converted deb-files don't work.
Thank you.
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mojo2012
8 years ago
This looks a little bit weird, because I also use the global menu to the right of the icon and the gnome application menu to the left.
If there is no icon, the space between the application menu icon and the global menu is twice as wide, bacause the window title applet is still there but uses no space ...
Also it would be nice to have an option to display the application name instead of the window title (like on MacOS X)
Would be nice to see this implemented in the near future
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dagome85
8 years ago
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Iacoporosso
8 years ago
thx
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8 years ago
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9 years ago
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