Re: tips for making pretty ui

["natan yellin" <aantny gmail com>]

Hello,

On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 3:34 AM, Christopher Harvey <arbuckle911 gmail com>
wrote:

> Hi,
> I think I've got the ropes of gtk down pat, except that I don't know how to
> create cool and unique windows. I want to create a small window that sits in
> the dock most of the time, then pops up a small window then it's clicked on,
> or a key combo is pressed. The important thing is that it has no window
> border, isn't moveable and has tiny widgets, audacious is a good example
> here. I know it isn't recommended to go against the default system settings
> but in my case it makes sense because I want this window to stay out of the
> way as much as possible and have a distinct look and feel. I've never used
> an RC file before, but any tips or links to tips to help me tweak gtk
> widgets and windows are appreciated.  I've never done anything like this
> before and tutorials are hard to come by.
>
There is no official GNOME dock, and panel applets are becoming less and
less popular as unofficial docks (e.g. AWN) become more popular.

 I've been doing work on a universal applet format that can "plug in" to any
dock/panel/sidebar. (We still haven't decided on an official project name,
but you can find the project on
launchpad<https://code.launchpad.net/%7Edesktop-2.0/screenlets/universal-applets>and
freenode under "Universal Applets.") At the moment, applets can only
run
as floating toplevel windows, but there's already been a little bit of work
on integration with AWN.

Until Universal Applets matures, your best choice is probably to write a
program that has an icon in the systray/notification area. You can connect
to the icon's appropriate signals and popup a little window underneath the
systray when its clicked.

You can use the function gtk_window_set_decorated in order to hide the
window's borders.

>
> Thanks,
> Chris.
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Natan