Mac toolbar in Linux

ens_leader · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 105

Is there a package to get the mac toolbar (the toolbar thats on the bottom of the screen in MacOS 10.4) in Gnome?

01mf02 · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:51 pm Post subject:

I don't know a GNOME-specific toolbar, but I know one for KDE called KoolDock.

caffeine_junkie · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:20 pm Post subject:

you could use gdesklets, or adesklets for example
or you could use a transparent gnome panel

darker · Apprentice Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 221

You might be able to get engage working in gnome.
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e-ipi · Apprentice Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 192

The OS X toolbar is taken from the NeXT Dock, so anything based on that will get you close. Afterstep & GNUstep/WindowMaker have docks. I think the fvwm-95 also had a dock. (Windows also stole from NeXT.) You'll have to do some configuring to get it to look and feel like the dock in OS X, and it probably won't be an exact match.

Personally, I find the docks less useful in WindowMaker or Afterstep than under Mac OS X Dock because I can configure mouse clicks to bring up an application menu. In other words, the drawbacks of OS X make the dock useful there. It's nice that OS X allows you to configure the dock to get out of your way when you don't need it.[/post][/glep]

AnXa · Apprentice Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 250

With proper configs, programs and themes it's possible to make it look like mac. But won't work like mac or won't be like mac.

I made my desktop once look like exactly osx 10.3 but then I changed it little by little to my own direction until I realized that it doesn't look mac anymore. It looks like KDE.

Here it is what it looked in the end. See that I have modified it like maniac so it doesn't look like osx thought it has same elements. http://www.deviantart.com/view/10399561/

But for your project I suggest that you start from these links:

http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=8692
(baghira, don't thurst the screenshot it's like really old, it looks and works better and it's aiming for 1:1 look and feel. It's also fully configurable.)

(theme example, it's working..)
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=30789

(better close,minimize,toggle buttons for baghira)
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=30929

(Some random stuff kde-look theme to help you get started...)
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=23535

And lots of other stuff can be found by using kde-look.org search function and google. Remember to theme your gf's GTK also with aqua look. In that you will find easily applyable themes from art.gnome.org and gnome-look.org

Have fun, try hard you can make it.

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turtles · Veteran Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 1664

Interesting

redhook · n00b Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 18

turtles · Veteran Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 1664

I followed http://www.xiaprojects.com/www/prodotti/kxdocker/main.php?action=download