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ptyxs

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Registered: 2009-06-03

Posts: 2

How to add an icon on the taskbar ??

Is it impossible to add an application icon on the taskbar ??
If not, how ??

crimesaucer

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Registered: 2007-05-21

Posts: 103

Re: How to add an icon on the taskbar ??

Is it impossible to add an application icon on the taskbar ??
If not, how ??

If you mean the panel then yes. Right click the xfce4-panel and select 'Add New Items'. Then select the first option of the 'Launcher'.

Then select the application you want on the panel (task bar) by choosing the 'Command' (like: /usr/bin/gimp), then write the name at the top (Gimp), and description. Now pick your icon. When picking the icon you will have a few choices.... you can always choose 'All Icons' if you don't know where the icon is located, or you can pick 'Image Files' if you have a special icon that you want to use from your home folders.

This is the xfce4-panel with Launchers (on the bottom, the top panel is only using xfce4-panel-plugins):

1440x900 view: http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr16 … t-17-7.png

s0ulslack

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From: Idaho

Registered: 2005-12-25

Posts: 291

Re: How to add an icon on the taskbar ??

If your running 4.6, you can add a Launcher and open the Properties window and drag icons from Thunar (browse to /usr/share/applications/) right into the Properties Window.  Same for Appfinder, should be able to DnD right to a Properties Window.