Hello.
I would like to set a taskbar in FVWM using FvwmButtons with the
following layout:
1) it should be a horizontal tasksbar put at the bottom of the screen
and spanning the whole screen width
2) its contents are as follows:
a) a button to launch a (main) menu; its size should be fixed, and
determine d by the icon used in the button
b) a set of buttoms to launch specific applications, like a terminal
and a text editor; each button should have a fixed size, according
to the icon used in each one
c) a pager, also at a fixed size, depending on the number of desktops
d) an icon manager (FvwmIconMan) to handle windows; its size can vary
according to the number o icons displayed at the icon manager, and
the available space in the buttonsbox, growing from left to right
if needed and possible
e) a system icon tray (like stalonetray), with a size that can vary
according to the number of icons displayed, growing from right to
left if needed
f) some monitors, like a cpu monitor and a network monitor (at fixed
sizes)
g) a digital clock, like gtkclock or xdaliclock, at a fixed size
3) the configuration should not directly rely on a specific screen
dimension; this means that the same configuration should work on
different screen sizes or even on different computers
The picture http://www.decom.ufop.br/prof/romildo/misc/fvwm.jpg is a
screenshot of my current desktop, where you can see the taskbar and have
an idea of what I want.
The problem is that its configuration does not satisfy some of the above
requirements yet. For instance, the systray and the icon manager do not
grow if needed. Their size is fixed. Also the configuraton does not
adapt very well to different screen resolutions.
Has any of you already setup a similar taskbar, or have good ideas on
how to achieve it?
Regards,
Romildo
