[Solved] Lost Windows Button on MX 17

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[Solved] Lost Windows Button on MX 17

#1 Post by colin_b »

I have been setting up MX 17 to my liking and I have noticed that the Windows Button settings tab which was on MX 16 has disappeared :eek:

I see this as essential for setting up the places bar, amongst other things. I will be distraught if I can't drag and drop places bar buttons :bawling:

Please could Windows Button settings tab be reinstated on MX 17, maybe as an xfce tweak in the MX Tweak tool.
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Re: Lost Windows Button on MX 17

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It's just a Panel add-on, so get it back the usual way: right-click the Panel > Panel, and add it.
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Re: Lost Windows Button on MX 17

#3 Post by colin_b »

Thanks for the reply, but the Window Buttons plugin is not what I'm after. I tried it out and it simply duplicates buttons next to the clock when added.

In MX 16 there is a shortcut in Settings to an identically titled Windows Buttons, and this allows the places bar to be easily customised. I find the drag and drop it allows to be invaluable, and it has other very useful features.

This shortcut has disappeared from the settings of MX 17. Could it be reinstated, or better still added to MX tweaks under xfce tweaks?

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Re: Lost Windows Button on MX 17

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You're right, don't know where that went. Let me look around.
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Re: Lost Windows Button on MX 17

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Check behind the sofa :happy:

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Re: Lost Windows Button on MX 17

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Here's the command that brings it up:

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xfce4-panel --plugin-event=tasklist:configure:bool:true
I'm not sure ATM how we had it in MX-16, but others will know. in the meantime, you can create a menu entry with that using MX Menu Editor. Here is the text we had:

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[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Window Buttons
Name[ca]=Botons de finestres al Quadre
Name[de]=Fensterknöpfe
Name[el]=Κουμπιά παράθυρο
Name[es]=Botones de ventanas en bandeja
Name[fr]=Boutons des fenêtres
Name[nl]=Vensterknoppen
Name[ro]=Butoane fereastra
Name[ru]=Кнопки окон
Name[sv]=Fönsterknappar
Comment=Properties dialog box
Comment[ca]=Quedre de diàleg de propietats
Comment[de]=Einstellungen für Fensterknöpfe im Panel
Comment[el]=Διαλόγου Ιδιότητες
Comment[es]=Diálogo de propiedades
Comment[fr]=Boîte de dialogue Propriétés
Comment[nl]=Eigenschappen dialoogvenster
Comment[ro]=Boxa dialog Proprietati
Comment[ru]=Настройка показа кнопок окон запущенных приложений на панели
Comment[sv]=Dialogruta för egenskaper
Icon=palimpsest
Exec=xfce4-panel --plugin-event=tasklist:configure:bool:true
Type=Application
Categories=XFCE;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-XFCE-SettingsDialog;X-XFCE-PersonalSettings;
Keywords=Desktop
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Re: Lost Windows Button on MX 17

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I will make a request that we get it into MX-17, thanks for bringing this up.
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Re: Lost Windows Button on MX 17

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Re: Lost Windows Button on MX 17

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I am a bit confused. Is this what you are talking about or something else?
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Re: Lost Windows Button on MX 17

#10 Post by Jerry3904 »

Yup.
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