Gnome Extensions

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-applets

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Description:

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.
Last changelog:

Shipped with GNOME 3.24.0 3 years ago

The applets are now available in GNOME 3.24.0 within the gnome-applets package.

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holodeck

10 years ago

Well, this works, but it's not the approach I'm taking. For the next version I made it so that you do not need to set the maximum width, it just uses the space it has available and no more. I'm still having some trouble with the "Expand" option, because it has to be on all the time for this to work and I need a way to simulate the off mode. When I get this working, I'll probably push out the new release.

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Pocio

10 years ago

I can't wait!

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yurik81

10 years ago

Sure, autoresize is better, but I doubt that you can correctly implement this. At least you have a choice if something goes wrong.

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greoj

10 years ago

I've just posted a comment on your bugreport on Emerald crashing when hiding its decorations on maximized windows: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emerald/+bug/376008

It would appear that this bug is circumventable: Disabling the Window-Applets setting to hide decorations on maximized windows and manually setting "!state=maxvert" under Compiz' window-decoration settings results in a stable Emerald experience for me (Ubuntu 10.10, default Compiz & Emerald).

Setting the Window-Applets setting to hide decorations on maximized windows again makes Emerald crash again as well. This behaviour is reproducable.

Please test this on your end. If it works like I described you can tell your users how to prevent this bug from happening or even modify your Window-Applets code to match.

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holodeck

10 years ago

Yes, thank you for sharing this with us. I have already changed the default configuration setting in the trunk, so the problem will go away in the next version.

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Nik0s

10 years ago

Hi,

Thanks for all your work it's a great add to my desktop.

But for a strange reason when i enable Hide Compiz decorations for maximized option. I loose my Window decoration, when i run emerald -replace and i maximize one window (firefox or nautilus, or xterm) i have a segmentation fault.

Nik0s

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holodeck

10 years ago

With version 0.2.9 the problem should go away (try turning the Hide compiz decorations option on and off).

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holodeck

10 years ago

Read the FAQ. Emerald has a bug that prevents it from being hidden.

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Nik0s

10 years ago

Thanks for your answer, sorry about my last post

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clicker4721

10 years ago

I love your work. My panel is so hyper-functional, and you are to blame for some of it. Thank you.

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holodeck

10 years ago

Glad I could help! :)

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Pocio

10 years ago

Hi my friend, I'm a fan of yours but I do not use Ubuntu, I actualy use Debian, both sid and testing, where version 0.2.8 can't be installed because libgconf2-4 >= 2.31.1 dependency is not satisfiable.

Can you provide a download link for version 0.2.7 for all Debian users?

Thanks a lot.

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MarioFlying

10 years ago

I force-installed it on my Ubuntu Lucid, but then had to remove it because of window names that are longer than the applet’s allocated space causing the name itself to "pop out" and cover other panel applets like dockbarx.

It’s a pity cause in 0.2.8 the buttons pref window works w/out compiz installed and I can play with themes.

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holodeck

10 years ago

Title overexpansion problem fixed and now we also have debian builds available :)

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MarioFlying

10 years ago

Great, but I need to wait for packages my trusty Ubuntu 10.04 can relate to.

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holodeck

10 years ago

I would love to, but I am not the one who makes the builds. You should talk to the person who did (his gnome-look username is reeve or click the link to his launchpad PPA).
Of course if someone provides the Debian builds I will not hesitate to add the links!

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McBurri

10 years ago

Ok.. I create my theme:
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9152/screente.png

But I don't know how to move buttons vertically on the toolbar?

Packages here:
http://multiupload.com/0DZZU1NIX8

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Thnx for great app :)

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holodeck

10 years ago

Canvas the images with transparency at the bottom so that they are the same height as your panel (21px in Ubuntu 10.10 and 22px in previous versions).

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McBurri

10 years ago

Ok.. thnx for tip :)

I tought that is option for this somewhere in configuration.

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holodeck

10 years ago

I deliberately made it this way because it enables more freedom to the theme creators.

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McBurri

10 years ago

Update..

Second version - 22px added:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7899/screenyk.png

Package here:
http://www.multiupload.com/T2X2E7J2Q8

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holodeck

10 years ago

Lovely! It will be included in the next version.

PS: But please next time don't make me use megaupload or any of the kind :D

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McBurri

10 years ago

Thnx.
Ok.. I use dropbox next time :)

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davim

10 years ago

This is great.
Only two problems, there should be an option to truncate the window title to a certain number of characters and it should be able to get the buttons from the actual theme instead of using themes...

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holodeck

10 years ago

1) I will probably add a way to limit the window title.
2) This has been discussed many times before. It is extremely difficult to do because it would require a GNOME theme parser (which is far more complex than the applets themselves). If someone can code it I will add the feature, but otherwise the themes stay. Another option is adding the code to export the button images from GNOME, which would be better but would require arguing with the developers.

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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

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