Hello,
Is it possible to add plugins to put on a dashboard, such as sound volume management, battery status...?
Hope that someone can answer me. Thanks in advance!
Question about dashboard plugins
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Re: Question about dashboard plugins
Hi Justin,
I presume you mean LXPanel - the Desktop panel for LXDE project rather than dashboard?
If so it is very easy with LXPanel to add volume and battery monitor plugins.
Right click the panel.
Select – Panel Settings
From the four tabs select – Panel Applets
This will show you all the – Currently Loaded Plugins
If Volume Control and Battery Monitor are not listed click the +Add icon
This will list all the available plugins to choose from.
With care you can arrange the panel icons with the up and down arrows.
Perhaps create a new panel and play with that before altering existing panel.
See https://imgur.com/a/KNHltp2
Scroll down to last screenshot
then click picture
Which should magnify
Also see my reply to:
Re: Help with Configuring LXDE Panel and Menu Customization
viewtopic.php?t=42379
and the videos and pictures at https://imgur.com/a/XnArxCB & https://imgur.com/a/sR5CGoN
for arranging the ‘Application Launch Bar’ part of LXPanel
Hope this helps - Ziggi
I presume you mean LXPanel - the Desktop panel for LXDE project rather than dashboard?
If so it is very easy with LXPanel to add volume and battery monitor plugins.

Right click the panel.
Select – Panel Settings
From the four tabs select – Panel Applets
This will show you all the – Currently Loaded Plugins
If Volume Control and Battery Monitor are not listed click the +Add icon
This will list all the available plugins to choose from.

With care you can arrange the panel icons with the up and down arrows.
Perhaps create a new panel and play with that before altering existing panel.
See https://imgur.com/a/KNHltp2
Scroll down to last screenshot



Also see my reply to:
Re: Help with Configuring LXDE Panel and Menu Customization
viewtopic.php?t=42379
and the videos and pictures at https://imgur.com/a/XnArxCB & https://imgur.com/a/sR5CGoN
for arranging the ‘Application Launch Bar’ part of LXPanel
Hope this helps - Ziggi