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Re: [users] Re: [users] Two-up icons in vertical panel bars?

From: J Leslie Turriff <jlturriff@...>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 02:31:10 -0500
On 2019-04-10 03:24:24 Thierry de Coulon wrote:
> On Wednesday 10 April 2019 05.46:36 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
> > 	Notice from the name of this thread that I'm looking for a way to have
> > two-up icons in vertical panels.
>
> I've done some trials.
>
> I have a "main panel" with application  icons (not a "quick launcher",
> simply application icons from the "start" menu).
>
> I can add a second panel and organize it the same.
>
> I can stack the two panels on the left side of the desktop, side by side,
> so I have two rows of application icons, which to me looks "two-up". Is
> this not what you are looking for? (look at the screen capture)?
	That is indeed what I'm looking for.  When I tried to get that to work there
were some problems (I can't remember what) that prompted me to open this
thread.  I will try it again and see what happens.
>
> I must admit I'm very puzzled as to what the other types of panels are
> supposed to be/do.
>
> I can add a so-called "universal" sidebar, but it seems you can add only
> folders and a few special apps to it (bookmarks, newsticker and so). I can
> have these two bars side by side (so sort of "two-up") but as I can't put
> anything useful in the "universal" bar...
>
> As to the "Dock Application Bar", it's a complete mystery to me: I get a
> (very) large grey band, empty, un-resizable, and I don't seem to be able to
> add anything. It does not either work as a task bar. Anyone has an idea?
>
>
> Thierry