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MyLaunchpad

Eyecandy Full Screen launcher script for openbox and other stand-alone window managers.

Run with python and gtk/cairo

Author: Gabriel Sabillon

Contributors:

-Tsarev Nikita

-LoranKey

Credits: Based in oblogout interface code by Andrew Williams and Archbang script for openbox pipe menu

*Dependences: python-gmenu pygtk python-lxml python-cairo python-imaging python-distutils-extra

How to install:

#python setup.py install

How to RUN:

 $mylaunchpad default

or simply:

 $mylaunchpad

By default the app works with xdg-menu «applications.menu» of gnome-menus

How to Change xdg-menu (3 ways)

You can link another xdg-menu for example lxde-menu with ln command:

	$sudo ln -s /etc/xdg/menus/lxde-applications.menu /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu

Edit your config file found in /etc/mylaunchpad.conf

Add xdg-menu in [options]

	# Use custom menu like xfce-applications or lxde-applications
	xdg-menu = xfce-applications
	
Or You can change the default menu with your favorite xdg-menu like xfce-applications or lxde-aplications
just send another xdg-menu like a argument simple run:


$mylaunchpad.py lxde-applications

How to add launcher to panel(tint2): If your panel is tint2 you only need add a line in your config file:

	launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/mylaunchpad-menu.desktop

For light color panel you can edit the desktop file and change the icon to dark changing this line: 
	Icon=mylaunchpad-menu.png 
whith:
	Icon=mylaunchpad-menu-dark.png

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