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panel-ui-guidelines [2007/12/16 08:17] – mikepanel-ui-guidelines [2007/12/16 08:26] – mike
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 ===== Draft Guidelines ===== ===== Draft Guidelines =====
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-  * Display an image inside a button +=== Display an image inside a button === 
-    * Plugins using it: //launcher (xfce4-panel)// +  * Plugins using it: //launcher (xfce4-panel)// 
-    * Set the size of the image to:\\ ''%%size of button - MAX (GtkButton->style->xthickness, GtkButton->style->ythickness)%%''+  * Set the size of the image to:\\ ''%%size of button - MAX (GtkButton->style->xthickness, GtkButton->style->ythickness)%%''
  
-  * Display a label +=== Display a label === 
-    * Plugins using it: //menu (xfdesktop)// +  * Plugins using it: //menu (xfdesktop)// 
-    * Put the label inside a box and use a spacing of 4 on that box --- //[[mmassonnet@gmail.com|Mike Massonnet]] 2007/12/16 06:48 can we make this without a box?//+  * Put the label inside a box and use a spacing of 4 on that box --- //[[mmassonnet@gmail.com|Mike Massonnet]] 2007/12/16 06:48 can we make this without a box?// 
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 +=== Mix several widgets side by side === 
 +  * Plugins using it: //xfce4-mixer, xfce4-systemload-plugin// 
 +  * Use 2px spacing between the label/icon/value/monitor/...
  
-  * Mix several widgets side by side 
-    * Plugins using it: //xfce4-mixer, xfce4-systemload-plugin// 
-    * Use 2px spacing between the label/icon/value/monitor/... 
  
  
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 Many plugins display a monitor and give the user the option of showing a label, a value reading, or both. For example, the systemload plugin can show labels and monitors for CPU, memory, and swap usage. Many plugins display a monitor and give the user the option of showing a label, a value reading, or both. For example, the systemload plugin can show labels and monitors for CPU, memory, and swap usage.
  
-  * Order to display the widgets starting from the left or the top according to the panel orientation +=== Order to display widgets === 
-    - Icon +The order of the widgets, starting from the left or the top according to the panel orientation, is the following: 
-    - Name +  - Icon 
-    - Monitor +  - Name 
-    - Value+  - Monitor 
 +  - Value 
  
  
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-  * Display a static label on the panel to explain an interactive widget +=== Name of the plugin === 
-    * Use a short label to conserve space +  * Use a short label to conserve space 
-    * Use capitalization like a title (e.g., "My Button")+  * Use capitalization like a title (e.g., "My Button")
  
-  * Display a static label on the panel to explain a monitor +=== Name of a monitor === 
-    * Use a short label to conserve space. Abbreviations are acceptable +  * Use a short label to conserve space. Abbreviations are acceptable 
-    * Use all lowercase letters (e.g., "cpu") +  * Use all lowercase letters (e.g., "cpu") 
-    * Omit spaces in acronyms and abbreviations (e.g., "mem")+  * Omit spaces in acronyms and abbreviations (e.g., "mem")
  --- //[[mmassonnet@gmail.com|Mike Massonnet]] 2007/12/16 07:13 at some point I liked to modify the systemload to show Cpu and Mem instead :-|//  --- //[[mmassonnet@gmail.com|Mike Massonnet]] 2007/12/16 07:13 at some point I liked to modify the systemload to show Cpu and Mem instead :-|//
  
-  * Display a value reading next to a monitor +=== Display a value === 
-    * Don't include too much precision (e.g., "95.324234%" is bad) +  * Don't include too much precision (e.g., "95.324234%" is bad) 
-    * Include units if they add no more than 3 characters to the string (e.g., "30min")+  * Include units if they add no more than 3 characters to the string (e.g., "30min")