Description

This text collects some background information for configuration of plugins available for lxpanel(1).

The templates below use keywords boolean, integer, and string to denote the expected type of value for each instance. A few exceptions below are using explicit values in order to clarify the common usage. The plugins are introduced by name in a semi-random fashion. In practice a mixture of different stanzas Plugin are written in the order that they are to produce in the actual panel on the desktop.

Available plugins

menu

Plugin {
    type = menu
    Config {
        name = string
        image = string

        system {
        }

        separator {
        }

        item {
            command = string
            image = string
        }
    }
}

dirmenu

Plugin {
    type = dirmenu
    Config {
        name = string
        image = string
        path = string
    }
}

taskbar

Plugin {
    type = taskbar

    expand = integer
    Config {
        tooltips = boolean
        IconsOnly = boolean
        ShowAllDeska = boolean
        UseMouseWheel = boolean
        UseUrgencyHint = boolean
        FlatButton = boolean
        GroupedTasks = boolean
        MaxTaskWidth = integer
        spacing = integer
    }
}

launchbar

Plugin {
    type = launchbar
    Button {
        id = string
        image = string
        tooltip = string
        action = string
        terminal = boolean
    }
    Button {
        id = lxde-logout.desktop
    }
}

wincmd

Plugin {
    type = wincmd
    Config {
        image = string
        Button1 = string
        Button2 = string
        Toggle = string
    }
}

space

Plugin {
    type = space
    Config {
        Size = integer
    }
}

pager

Plugin {
    type = pager
}

batt

Plugin {
    type = batt
    Config {
        HideIfNoBattery = bool
        AlarmCommand = string
        AlarmTime = integer
        BorderWidth = integer
        Size = integer
        BackgroundColor = string
        ChargingColor1 = string
        ChargingColor2 = string
        DischargingColor1 = string
        DischargingColor2 = string
    }
}

kbled

Plugin {
    type = kbled
    Config {
        ShowCapsLock = integer
        ShowNumLock = integer
        ShowScrollLock = integer
    }
}

dclock

Plugin {
    type = dclock
    Config {
        ClockFmt = string
        TooltipFmt = string
        Action = string
        BoldFont = integer
        IconOnly = integer
    }
}

cpu

Plugin {
    type = cpu
}

cpufreq

Plugin {
    type = cpufreq
    Config {
        Frequency = integer
        Governor = string
        Remember = boolean
    }
}

thermal

Plugin {
    type = thermal
    Config {
        NormalColor = string
        Warning1Color = string
        Warning2Color = string
        Sensor = string
        CustomLevels = integer
        Warning1Temp = integer
        Warning2Temp = integer
        AutomaticSensor = integer
    }
}

deskno

Plugin {
    type = deskno
    Config {
        BoldFont = integer
        WMLabels = integer
    }
}

netstatus

Plugin {
    type = netstatus
    Config {
        iface = string
        configtool = string
    }
}

xkb

Plugin {
    type = xkb
    Config {
        DisplayType = integer
        PerAppLayout = integer
        DefaultGroup = integer
    }
}

Configuration files

~/.config/lxpanel/"profile-name"/panels/panel

User specific panel specification. The name of the panel is passed to lxpanel using the switch '--profile'.

/usr/share/lxpanel/profile/"profile-name"/panels/panel

/usr/share/lxpanel/profile/default/panels/panel

See also

lxpanel(1), lxpanelctl(1)

Bugs

There ought to be some. Do point them out! The Debian package maintainer will take necessary steps and actions.

Author

This text was compiled for Debian GNU/Linux by Mats Erik Andersson. It may be used also by others, but the text underlies the same licensing as lxpanel itself does.