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dev:hig:panel-plugins [2012/05/09 14:21] – andrzejrdev:hig:panel-plugins [2012/06/03 17:44] – [Mode] mike
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 Labels should be oriented horizontally in the horizontal and deskbar mode and vertically (rotated clockwise) in the vertical mode. Labels should be oriented horizontally in the horizontal and deskbar mode and vertically (rotated clockwise) in the vertical mode.
  
-(RFC) For consistency with orther panel plugins and for good aligning of plugins in the panel, I'd suggest aligning all labels to the left edge of the plugin, or icon, if present. Currently many plugins center their labels, which looks poorly in the deskbar mode, or if multiple rows are used in other modes.+(RFC) For consistency with other panel plugins and for good aligning of plugins in the panel, I'd suggest aligning all labels to the left edge of the plugin, or icon, if present. Currently many plugins center their labels, which looks poorly in the deskbar mode, or if multiple rows are used in other modes.
  
 If plugin displays multiple rows of labels, it should preserve their native spacing (e.g. vbox with labels should be wrapped with a GtkAdjustment widget to prevent expanding the box). If plugin displays multiple rows of labels, it should preserve their native spacing (e.g. vbox with labels should be wrapped with a GtkAdjustment widget to prevent expanding the box).
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     * They will never be properly aligned across rows (we could try putting them between the icon and the labels but what if there is no icon?).      * They will never be properly aligned across rows (we could try putting them between the icon and the labels but what if there is no icon?). 
     * It would be nice to use the above design in the deskbar mode as well, but currently if the number of rows is 1, labels and progress bars wouldn'd fit next to the icon.     * It would be nice to use the above design in the deskbar mode as well, but currently if the number of rows is 1, labels and progress bars wouldn'd fit next to the icon.
 +    * It would be nice if the monitor plugin could display only an icon and still be useful (have the gauge displayed on it) - not too different from the mixer plugin.
  
 +The above would result in the following layout (mockup):
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 +{{http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/2050/horizontal.png}}
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 +In a horizontal panel.
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 +{{http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9162/deskbar.png}}
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 +In a deskbar.
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 +Note that the icons/labels are aligned wrt. each other, and that the monitor is still usable even if only icon is displayed.
 ===== Panel properties ===== ===== Panel properties =====
  
-==== mode ====+==== Mode ==== 
 + 
 +The panel has three modes: horizontal, vertical, and deskbar. 
 + 
 +=== Horizontal mode === 
 +  * Widgets are placed horizontally 
 +  * Progressbars are placed vertically 
 + 
 +=== Vertical mode === 
 +  * Widgets are placed vertically 
 +  * Labels are rotated to 90 degrees 
 +  * Progressbars are placed horizontally
  
-The panel (starting with 4.10) has 3 modes : horizontal, vertical and deskbar. A plugin should layout its widgets following those rules : +=== Deskbar mode === 
-  * use a vertical XfceHVBox if the panel is in vertical or deskbar mode, horizontal otherwise. +  * Widgets are placed vertically 
-  * labels should be oriented vertically (using ''gtk_label_set_angle()'') in vertical mode. +  * Composited widgets can be packed horizontally 
-  * progressbars should be oriented vertically in horizontal mode, horizontally otherwise.+  * Labels are not rotated 
 +  * Progressbars are placed horizontally
  
 ==== size ==== ==== size ====