Topic: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
i want buttons like places system and whatnot any help?
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Re: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
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Re: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
@rhowaldt -Yes but i keep seeing screen shots of task bars with the buttons: Places, System, and others i cant really think of do i need to download something or is tint2 good?
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Re: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
maybe try xfce, which has a more customizable taskbar - or when you like openbox, just install something like adeskbar, which adds starters in some kind of dock. there are tons of docks around
and my crunchbang 02/2011 has a places entry in the right click menu. you can add your preferred folders in the openbox menu easily.
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Re: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
iv tryed how do i take the old one off it always tells me i need to close the currently running windows manager what do i do? and would i loss my right click menu if i used xfce?
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Re: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
You don't need to change your window manager. Just install xfce4-panel or something similar (if you haven't already done so), comment out the line that says "tint2 &" in the openbox autostart (you should be able to find this in the right-click menu under settings >> openbox >> autostart or something along those lines) by placing a "#" at the front of the line, and add this line to the same autostart file:
xfce4-panel &then log out and log back in.
xfce4-panel should automatically launch with a default setup the first time; there's an easy way to customize it though, available by clicking anywhere on the panel.
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Re: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
@pvsage -thank you man but how do i get the buttons on there just make um?
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Re: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
If you right-click on the panel, do you see something along the lines of "add new items"? 
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Re: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
Right click on any panel and then click Panel - then select Add New Items
From there you can add as many as you need and select the icons
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Re: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
^ Thanks VastOne! I don't have xfce4-panel installed and waas replying during a break at work, so I didn't quite have time to get the panel and double-check my instructions.
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Re: How do i add buttons to taskbar?
No worries mate.
I thought that may be the case that you did not have access.
I wanted to make sure the OP had it step by step.