TINT2 PANEL

• Using Synaptics or the terminal, install tint2 and wmctrl:
    sudo apt-get install tint2 wmctrl .


• Create and save in doug a bash script named launch as in the image on the right.


• Put launch in /usr/local/bin:
    sudo mv launch /usr/local/bin .


• Allow launch to be executed:
    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/launch .


• Edit ~/.config/tint2/tint2rc so that the category # Panel includes the line:
    panel_items = LTSBC .


• Edit ~/.config/tint2/tint2rc to add a (or edit the) category # Launcher to show desired icon size and applications as illustrated by the following:
  
  # Launcher
  launcher_icon_theme =
  launcher_padding = 2 2
  launcher_background_id = 2
  launcher_icon_size = 39
  launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/pcmanfm.desktop
  launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/chromium-browser.desktop
  launcher_item_app = /usr/local/share/applications/FaststoneImage.desktop .
  
  For each application the user wants linked to the taskbar, simply add the path to the application's .desktop file as illustrated by the 3 apps in the script. The order of the apps on this list will determine the order on the taskbar.


• Put @tint2 in /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart.


• 
  To put lxmenu (the main menu) on tint2, first creat a simple shell script as in the picture on the right. Call it lxmenu.sh, and put it in ~/Programs. Finally, use lxmed to create a .desktop file with exec=~/Programs/lxmenu.sh and then put it on the tint2 panel as described in 6 above.


• See tint2 wiki for general configuration information.