On 14/10/16 16:23, Tris Hoar wrote: > On 14/10/2016 13:39, Toralf Lund wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Is there any way to customise the top panel in CentOS 7 with GNOME 3 >> (which I recently tried for the first time)? Specifically, I want to add >> "application launchers", as it will make start-up faster than the >> standard alternatives. (Because you can move the mouse directly to the >> right place - you don't have to carry out another action, wait for icons >> or menu items to pop up, look for the right one etc first.) >> >> People on the web talk about a "context" menu that opens if you use some >> kind of weird combination of right mouse-click and Alt, Windows key, >> Ctrl, left click, Alt Gr or whatever, but there seems to be no way to >> make that happen on CentOS. >> >> I found an answer of sorts in >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.centos.org_forums_viewtopic.php-3Ft-3D47957&d=CwICAg&c=KV_I7O14pmwRcmAVyJ1eg4Jwb8Y2JAxuL5YgMGHpjcQ&r=Q0oqxzgUp3xCCIiJDwS-RbNDndQ-KZDhj8wwveNoqU4&m=BxVT4fC5-ld_lFoIcV_OwlpkAWG-qCjrKVYMcYoQGzc&s=bnrSG3ad2veUCGecX3vTMEbjyXprqn1AGP1ok0TmLVc&e= >> - >>> In straight Gnome Shell -- CentOS 7 defaults to a modified version >>> using extensions -- the panel *is* locked. Visit extensions.gnome.org >>> to see if something there is useful. >> - but I don't think I quite understand it. I mean, the ability to add >> extensions is nice, but if the panel is locked, isn't an "unlock" >> function what I should be looking for? This doesn't quite sound like an >> "extension". Or is the actual menu everyone talks about itself an >> extension? If that's the case, surely isn't there some other way to make >> the changes? If the standard panel allows stuff to be added, there must >> be a standard way to do it, right? >> >> Also, if I do need extensions, I'd prefer to install it via the package >> manager system rather than through a special web interface... >> >> Does anyone know more about this? Any help would be appreciated. - >> Except, that is, I don't really need anyone to suggest switching to MAME >> or some other alternative desktop. I might end up doing just that, but >> it really bugs me that I can't get functionality that's supposed to be >> there to work... >> >> - Toralf >> > Hi Toralf, > > Have a look at > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__extensions.gnome.org_&d=CwICAg&c=KV_I7O14pmwRcmAVyJ1eg4Jwb8Y2JAxuL5YgMGHpjcQ&r=Q0oqxzgUp3xCCIiJDwS-RbNDndQ-KZDhj8wwveNoqU4&m=BxVT4fC5-ld_lFoIcV_OwlpkAWG-qCjrKVYMcYoQGzc&s=KEcKgPQYo6TSlJrKF4krI90szNC5QTVlVnIsUDdWsWU&e= > specificity > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__extensions.gnome.org_extension_6_applications-2Dmenu_&d=CwICAg&c=KV_I7O14pmwRcmAVyJ1eg4Jwb8Y2JAxuL5YgMGHpjcQ&r=Q0oqxzgUp3xCCIiJDwS-RbNDndQ-KZDhj8wwveNoqU4&m=BxVT4fC5-ld_lFoIcV_OwlpkAWG-qCjrKVYMcYoQGzc&s=hudrg7rSGBGWTdezYPyROGgrIzPhhPRxs5YYgH2dmDg&e= Maybe I should have been a bit more specific; I don't want launchers in a menu accessed from the panel - I want the icons to appear directly in the panel itself. > also look at Gnome Tweak Tool which lets you make some other changes > to how Gnome 3 works. I tried this earlier, but didn't find any setting related to what I want. > That application Menu I believe will work on C7 (I'm using F24 as my > desktop) The menu is actually there already - the relevant extension seems to be pre-installed. In the Fedora version, what happens if you press Alt and right-click on the panel? If the answer is "nothing", how about "Windows"+Alt+right-click or Ctrl+Alt+right-click? - Toralf > > Tris > > > ************************************************************* > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential > and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom > they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please > notify postmaster at bgfl.org > > The views expressed within this email are those of the individual, and > not necessarily those of the organisation > ************************************************************* > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.centos.org_mailman_listinfo_centos&d=CwICAg&c=KV_I7O14pmwRcmAVyJ1eg4Jwb8Y2JAxuL5YgMGHpjcQ&r=Q0oqxzgUp3xCCIiJDwS-RbNDndQ-KZDhj8wwveNoqU4&m=BxVT4fC5-ld_lFoIcV_OwlpkAWG-qCjrKVYMcYoQGzc&s=Q6Manj_SGmF5W3Ml5ZQDFgZ6f9J0EuYfGIA6Oz7zPQw&e=