Very basic tips to edit tint2

ShieldedTulip · 2017-09-30 13:36:49

Hi

I know nearly nothing about editing code so I apologize right away if my questions are annoying.

Please be patient with my lack of knowledge?

I installed Bunsenlabs about three days ago, and am now trying to customize it.

This morning I was able to add the Gimp and Libreoffice icons/shortcuts things to my taskbar, but then my brain kind of froze. I was trying to change the colour of the icons on the right side of the taskbar (sound, network, etc.) because the way they are now I can't really see them unless my nose is about a foot away from the screen, but am unsure of where those are in the code lines. I could find the clock line, but that one is ok, its colour is either white or light blue and I can see it just fine sitting comfortably.

I am sorry if my question is long-winded, the only other forums I belong too are to do with writing

Anyays... thanks

Steve · 2017-09-30 13:51:26

Archlinux have a nice guide on tint2 https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/tint2

The official wiki https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2/wikis/home

Last edited by Steve (2017-09-30 13:52:26)

hhh · 2017-09-30 19:18:05

ShieldedTulip wrote:

I was trying to change the colour of the icons on the right side of the taskbar (sound, network, etc.) because the way they are now I can't really see them unless my nose is about a foot away from the screen, but am unsure of where those are in the code lines.

that area is called the system tray, systray for short, but the icon color is derived from the icon theme, there's no code in tint2. If ou don't want to tr a different icon theme, in tint2 you can make those icons larger and make them have transparency and you can change the background color to something with more contrast. Changing our wallpaper to something that creates more contrast is another option.

ShieldedTulip · 2017-10-01 13:41:54

Thanks, I solved that one yesterday

Steve mentioned the Systray and I went looking for the line that said Systray... found it, fiddled with it for a few minutes and got it to work for me lol

ShieldedTulip wrote:

HAH!!! Did it!
# System Tray
systray = 1
systray_padding = 4 2 3
systray_sort = right2left
systray_background_id = 0
#systray_font_color = #b5b5b5 100
systray_icon_size = 24
systray_icon_asb = 100 1 100

I guess being stubborn is a close one to being determined

brontosaurusrex · 2017-10-01 15:35:09

Generally speaking, systray is bunch of icons from different sources (Each app having it's own dev with it's own 'vision'), so I'd stick that under 'artistically unsolvable', unless you rewrite every apps icon handling (perhaps there is something that can act as a middle man with icon handling?). With other words, perfect systray = no systray.

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martix · 2017-10-01 19:26:31

^The systray in general is just bugging me more and more. Although I'd add: Perfect systray = no systray - if there is a dock.

The systray just takes place in a silly way, as those icons (clipit, network, battery, etc.) could be/should be on a dock (and part of the info like battery stand or clock in conky).

ShieldedTulip · 2017-10-01 22:23:17

Can't you edit them "out" of the taskbar?

martix · 2017-10-02 02:24:58

Well, you can, but it's a bit tricky and some things won't work properly.

Some applications are tailored in a way that they always use the systray. E.g. if I open clipit and simply choose the dock icon to "keep in the dock", that icon won't show the clipboard history, but it'll start clipit, which opens in the systray... You could find for everything a workaround, but it'd be more annoying than keeping the systray in the end...

ohnonot · 2017-10-02 06:40:31

perfectly possible to not have a systray - just remove the 'S' from tintrc's panel_items.
i have never heard of an app that wouldn't work without a visible systray icon.
just make sure you remember how to access its features.

ututo · 2017-10-02 19:38:05

brontosaurusrex wrote:

Generally speaking, systray is bunch of icons from different sources (Each app having it's own dev with it's own 'vision'), so I'd stick that under 'artistically unsolvable', unless you rewrite every apps icon handling (perhaps there is something that can act as a middle man with icon handling?). With other words, perfect systray = no systray.

I agree with you. Some icon themes play nice in the systray, but some other just don't. If you want to have a nice looking systemtray you have to get your hands dirty and start tracking and replacing icons in order to get what you want. Like I did here.

For example:

For clipit: I replaced /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/clipit-trayicon.svg

For volti: I went to /usr/share/volti/icons/ and replaced audio-volume-high.png, audio-volume-low.png, audio-volume-medium.png, audio-volume-muted.png

For network-manager: I put some icons in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/24X24/apps

Anyway, it will depend on your config and theme.

hhh · 2017-10-02 19:42:11

https://s16.postimg.org/mojkwm4gl/2016- … _scrot.png

That's a lovely scrot there, Nixie.

ututo · 2017-10-02 23:46:27

^Thanks, man!

ShieldedTulip · 2017-10-03 02:03:29

I like icons to be visible, right where I can find them quickly whenever I need them. Just added Blender yesterday.

Bearded_Blunder · 2017-10-05 15:02:11

/me hates docks, NOTHING should ever be on a dock, except a ship
That's why I hate Mac-OS

martix · 2017-10-14 11:54:18

In the end I found a good way to get rid of the systray (sort of): I removed the systray and made a second tint2 only with the systray - nothing else. I put it on autohide in a corner. At least it's not there if I don't need it.

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