Shadow Under The Taskbar

Hi there,

This is my first crazy idea in linux. Please don't laugh at me If you want to make your desktop taskbar look like this:

Do this:

1. Right click at the taskbar and from menu choose 'New Panel'.

2. Right click new panel and choose 'Properties'. Window should appear.

3. General tab: name can be blank / Orientation: Top / Size: 12 pixels / Expand: yes / Autohide: no / Show hide buttons: no

4. Background tab. First download this shadow png:

then select 'Background image', point to mentioned png and hit 'Close'

Should work I don't know if it's distro-depending or screen-resolution depending. I'm in Fedora, screen res is 1600x1200.

I hope you will be able to use it and like it.

/edit: Known issues:

1. It reduces working area - this shadow is an another panel and windows in Linux can't overlap panels.

2. It doesn't work properly on themes that put borders on the menu bars (thanks ZeroS)

#92581

HAH! Good idea! Works with SuSE linux9 Proffesional!

#92585

That's great.

One day into linux and you're already customizing it.

I hope you'll help us at GL.

#92594

You clever bastard.. Lemmie shake your hand! My panel won't have to hang out on street corners asking for a shadow. Now all the other taskbars won't laugh at him!

And it's all thanks to you! Somebody give that man a penny.

#92595

Originally posted by contrasutra@Dec 27 2003, 01:12 AM

That's great.

One day into linux and you're already customizing it.

I hope you'll help us at GL.

Thanks :shy:

Tell me what could I do for you guys?

#92600

heheh i was adding the shadow to my wallpapers

#92637

very clever

#92639

this is a pretty clever way to do it but there are a few problems...since ur adding a new toolbar, all windows appear underneath it, so that there is a space (taken up by the shadow) between the toolbar, and ur open windows.

#92666

Originally posted by strestout1@Dec 27 2003, 08:38 AM

this is a pretty clever way to do it but there are a few problems...since ur adding a new toolbar, all windows appear underneath it, so that there is a space (taken up by the shadow) between the toolbar, and ur open windows.

I know that...unfortunately there is no way to solve this for now. It doesn't bother me, I'm running on 1600x1200 and I don't need to maximize windows, I have enough space on my desktop.

Thanks for comments (Y)

#92705

Who's laughing? Great idea (Y)

#92758

Pretty cool but anything to do on Winxp based PC??

#92783

no not really because this is a linux customization, under the linux customization sub forum......

-bolero

#92824

uhh y'z shadow or winfx(by stardock)

#92935

or.....

the new x server from freedesktop.org

i actually don't run it on my home pc, but i run it on my laptop because i would be using vesa anyway. its quite nice, and gives me shadows on everything.

i also have been using some wallpapers with shadows.

but, when you are switching wallpapers (as i often do) and using the real x server (as i do on my desktop) this is a very clever way to do it. i use 1600x1200 also, so it probably wouldn't bother me too much in terms of space. so, thanks, and kinda might trigger some other ideas for me.

#93190

It doesn't work properly on themes that put borders on the menu bars.

#93394

Originally posted by ZeroS@Dec 30 2003, 04:57 PM

It doesn't work properly on themes that put borders on the menu bars.

Thanks for pointing this out (Y) It looks best with RoberTO's themes - GnOSX and Milk.

#93409

Originally posted by Pe7er@Dec 30 2003, 04:43 PM

Thanks for pointing this out (Y) It looks best with RoberTO's themes - GnOSX and Milk.

GnOSX is by Grand_Masta, not roberTO.

::m5brane

#93445

Originally posted by m5brane@Dec 30 2003, 08:07 PM

GnOSX is by Grand_Masta, not roberTO.

::m5brane

Argh, sorry, my mistake. :shy:

#93449

You can also use Compiz to do this.

quirt33, you know better than that. For Future Reference: Wikipedia page on Compiz

#462568

Nice resurrection... :|

#462600