Re: launcher-style icons

[Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>]

Michael Rothwell <rothwell holly-springs nc us> writes:
> I've been trying to find information on how to create launcher-style
> icons -- the ones with the nifty drop shadow. It appears that the icons
> themselves are .png files with alpha.
> 
> Does anyone have any pointers on how to get a panel applet to display
> its icon in this manner?
> 
> If there's an FAQ or example I've overlooked, please point it out. 
>

There's no library API for it, it's just some code in the panel. Check
out the panel source.

> p.s. GDK and GTK docs seem to be 404 on the gnome website...
> 

Yeah, someone deleted them accidentally today. they'll be back.

Havoc