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Reading Barry's blog post https://bkhome.org/news/202408/revisiti ... -mode.html, I gasped when I first read the post about using JWM rather than ROX to provide the desktop, as I thought the option may be removed. I was very pleased when I read on to see that the changes being made better reflect how I set up my installs. Thanks Barry.

The first thing I do on an EasyOS upgrade is change to use JWM. As Barry's post mentions, to me the tray is more functional as full width. So I change the width from the calculated value for me screen (1176) to 0 to make the tray full width. I also like to have labels displayed, however I don't think they need to be 200 pixels, so I reduce the size to 160. I also like to have labels shown on the Menu button, which I change to display the version of OS I am running. Ialso add a second tray for launchers, which I set to be hide tray feature to be 'Hybrid', so it appears when not being covered by full screen windows. I also prefer to have the trays to use the 2 colour fade, so I use the colour picker to select colours from the wallpaper to use as tray colour.

Edit: I also changed some icons to match the blue colour in the icon theme.

The screen shot for my current EasyOS 6.2:

Nice desktop, @TerryH .

( original image at: https://www.freepik.es/fotos-premium/ro ... 065261.htm)
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pp4mnklinux wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 9:33 pm

Nice desktop, @TerryH .

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Thank you. I had seen your posts regarding desktop icons. As you had 2 very experienced EasyOS users posting on your thread, I didn't want to add my opinion. I see you ended up with a nice presentation.

TerryH,
Thanks for the feedback about jwm icon-free-desktop mode.

I also had feedback from @CF-DKS, she also uses jwm mode.

So, it is popular.

CF-DKS mentioned one problem. User-created desktop icons created in the normal rox-mode, disappear when switch to jwm mode.
I will think about that one, see what can be done to retain them.

OK, done, see blog post:

https://bkhome.org/news/202409/retain-i ... o-jwm.html

I'm using it right now.

Any more tweaks to further enhance jwm-mode?

Ah, one thing. There are only two desktops. We used to have three; reckon best to go back to that.

You can also change your background wallpaper from ROX to JWM.

What about putting apps in a second auto-hide tray? Maybe the main one on the top and the apps tray in the bottom...

May not be so original, but *someone* (not me, I swear!) might feel at home with this option. It could even be presented on first run setup (Desktop layout radiobutton: - Classic - no icons).

Just a reflection while on the topic.

butiliero wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2024 4:27 pm

What about putting apps in a second auto-hide tray? Maybe the main one on the top and the apps tray in the bottom...

May not be so original, but *someone* (not me, I swear!) might feel at home with this option. It could even be presented on first run setup (Desktop layout radiobutton: - Classic - no icons).

Just a reflection while on the topic.

I don't know if you read the opening post of this thread. That's how I have mine set up. Main tray on the bottom, second tray for launch icons on the top, which is set to hybrid hide.