aewm++_appbar(1)aewm++_appbar(1)NAME
aewm++_appbar - a small application launcher
SYNOPSIS
aewm++_appbar
DESCRIPTION
appbar is a small application launcher. It uses small 16x16 pixmaps to
form icons so that you can quickly launch your favorite programs.
NOTE: Currently using any other size pixmap will result in unwanted
behavior in that the appbar main window will not have proper placement
of those icons.
To change the list of icons, edit the file /etc/X11/appbar/appbar.rc
The install process installs some pixmaps into /usr/share/app‐
bar/images/ , these are 16x16 pixmaps for use with the appbar. They
were downloaded from http://wm-icons.sourceforge.net/data/wm-icons-cur‐
rent/icons/16x16-general/ and are GPL'd.
RC FILE SYNTAX
The resource file syntax is simple. A definition of an icon looks like
the following.
use vertical_placement or horizontal_placement to customize the appbar
look.
icon {
image = images/terminal.xpm;
execute = xterm -bg black -fg white -ls;
}
Inside the icon construct you have two additional variables. The first
variable is the name of the image followed by an equals sign then the
path and filename of the xpm followed by a semi-colon.
The second variable is execute. Its syntax is similar in that the only
difference from images is the path to the executable you wish this icon
to launch when clicked.
For appbar placement use the following commands in the rc file.
Appbar Style
vertical_placement
horizontal_placement
Appbar Screen Placement
northwest_placement
northeast_placement
southwest_placement
southeast_placement
To configure a different background gradient for the appbar use the
following commands.
appbar_color_from {
red=99;
green=99;
blue=99;
}
appbar_color_to {
red=cc;
green=cc;
blue=cc;
}
NOTE: image and execute variables are ended with a semi-colon. The icon
construct is enclosed in braces.
Usage: Appbar is extremely simple to use. When icons are clicked they
launch applications associated with them. When the grill is clicked (at
the right edge) it shades the window to the upper left corner. Clicking
it again unshades it to its original size. Middle clicking on the grill
will close the application.
Gradient Theme: Appbar takes advantage of blackbox's image gradient
code. You can configure a different color theme only by editing app‐
bar.cc in the appbar constructor.
Appbar uses a default icon which was taken from fspanel, credit goes to
the author for it. This icons purpose is a fail safe backup incase the
requested icon cannot be found.
RC FILE EXAMPLE
vertical_placement
northwest_placement
appbar_color_from {
red=99;
green=99;
blue=99;
}
appbar_color_to {
red=cc;
green=cc;
blue=cc;
}
icon {
image = /usr/X11/share/appbar/images/terminal.xpm;
execute = xterm -bg black -fg white -ls;
}
icon {
image = /usr/X11/share/appbar/images/netscape.xpm;
execute = /opt/mozilla/./mozilla;
}
AUTHOR
appbar is supplied with aewm++ by Frank Hale <frankhale@yahoo.com>. It
was renamed to aewm++_appbar.
WEBSITE
http://sapphire.sourceforge.net/
aewm++_appbar(1)
