fbpanel 4.5 review

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fbpanel is desktop panel which provides graphical information and feedback about desktop activity and allows interaction with the win

License: GPL (GNU General Public License)
File size: 0K
Developer: Anatoly Asviyan
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fbpanel is desktop panel which provides graphical information and feedback about desktop activity and allows interaction with the window manager.

Here are some key features of "fbpanel":

NETWM compliance. It implies co-working with any modern window manager.

variety of plugins:
taskbar; show list of the managed windows (tasks)
pager; thumbnailed view of the desktop
launchbar; buttons to quickly launch applications
show desktop; button to iconify or shade all windows
image; display an image
clock; show the current time and/or date
system tray; tray for XEMBED icons (aka docklets)
space; just seize space
menu; menu with text and images
deskno; display desktop number and name

modest resource usage

What's New in This Release:
Fixed bugs
Makefile.common overwrite/ignore CFLAGS and LDFLAGS env. variables
rebuild dependancy Makefiles (*.dep) if their prerequisits were changed
fixing gcc-4.1 compile warnings about signess
removing tar from make's recursive goals
fixing NET_WM_STRUT code to work on 64 bit platforms

New features
porting plugins/taskbar to 64 bit
porting plugins/icons to 64 bit
adding LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1 to Makefile
adding deskno2 plugin; it shows current desktop name and allow to scroll over available desktops
applying patch [ 1062173 ] NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW support
hiding tray when there are no tray icons
remove extra space around tray
using new icons from etiquette theme. droping old ones

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