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How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« on: June 26, 2016, 01:10:58 pm »
How to add log out button on desktop panel (manual for newbies).



Right mouse button click on free revenge of the panel.

Go to "Panel->Add New Items".



Click on "Launcher", then click "Add" button down.



It creates button in panel.



Right mouse click on newly created button. Go to "Properties". Add a new empty item.



Write in fields:
"Name" - "Logout".
"Command" - "peppermint-logout".

In field "Icon", choose your favorite icon for your button. I chosen "system-shutdown" icon. Then click button "Create".

Thats all! Have fun!

P.S. The same way, you can add other buttons.
Field "Command" <- "shutdown -r now"                     # for immediate reboot.
Field "Command" <- "poweroff"                                   # for immediate shutdown.
Field "Command" <- "lxsession switch-users"           # to switch users.
Field "Command" <- "xflock4"                                       # to lock screen.
Field "Command" <- "peppermint-settings-panel"   # for peppermint settings panel.
and etc...
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel.
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2016, 01:14:33 pm »
Great tutorial .. thanks for that :)
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2016, 06:38:43 pm »
Thank you for this. I used this to make restart and shutdown icons for my panel.
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2016, 10:14:54 pm »
Quote from: FocusPocus on June 26, 2016, 01:10:58 pm
How to add log out button on desktop panel (manual for newbies).

only difference for me was i needed to click "Create" not " Save"

Quote from: FocusPocus on June 26, 2016, 01:10:58 pm
In field "Icon", choose your favorite icon for your button. I chosen "system-shutdown" button. Then click button "Save".

otherwise, thanks... i dd sorta hunt for a while for the shutdown in the menu

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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2016, 02:32:41 am »
Quote from: spence on June 26, 2016, 10:14:54 pm
only difference for me was i needed to click "Create" not " Save"

Yep. A small mistake. Thanks for report. Fixed.  :D
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2016, 11:57:20 am »
Thanks for that    :D I was just about to post that action buttons for the same are not working and the shut down button from Pep6 dosnt have the same file/folder structure http://forum.peppermintos.com/index.php/topic,2187.0.html
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2016, 06:12:13 am »
That's great thanks, any idea how to create a launcher on the desktop it self ?
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2016, 06:57:33 am »
Quote from: Royaleagle on July 30, 2016, 06:12:13 am
That's great thanks, any idea how to create a launcher on the desktop it self ?

Hi Royaleagle,

Try using the method described here (yes, it is for Peppermint Six but AFAIK it still applies to Peppermint 7 -- I do not use desktop launchers so maybe some one else here with more knowledge will confirm this method; but try it out, it will not destroy anything  :) ).

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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2016, 09:18:40 am »
Quote from: Royaleagle on July 30, 2016, 06:12:13 am
That's great thanks, any idea how to create a launcher on the desktop it self ?

If it's in the menu, it can be added to the desktop by simply right-clicking the menu entry and electing "Add to desktop"

If it's something that isn't in the menu, let us know what it is you want on the desktop and we'll explain how to do it :)
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2016, 02:36:12 am »
Quote from: PCNetSpec on July 30, 2016, 09:18:40 am
Quote from: Royaleagle on July 30, 2016, 06:12:13 am
That's great thanks, any idea how to create a launcher on the desktop it self ?

If it's in the menu, it can be added to the desktop by simply right-clicking the menu entry and electing "Add to desktop"

If it's something that isn't in the menu, let us know what it is you want on the desktop and we'll explain how to do it :)

So the icon is not in the menu, it is palemoon, I was able to create a launcher for the bottom bar (don't know what is the correct name for it ...) but couldn't for my desktop.
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2016, 02:45:11 am »
How did you install Palemoon .. because it "should" show in the menu (I just tested it) :-\
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2016, 02:53:29 am »
Quote from: PCNetSpec on July 31, 2016, 02:45:11 am
How did you install Palemoon .. because it "should" show in the menu (I just tested it) :-\

I'm going to reinstall palemoon ^^
I did it throw the terminal "apt install palemoon"
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2016, 02:56:30 am »
I simply downloaded the .deb from here:

64bit
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/stevenpusser/xUbuntu_16.04/amd64/palemoon_26.3.3-1_amd64.deb

32bit
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/stevenpusser/xUbuntu_16.04/i386/palemoon_26.3.3-1_i386.deb

and double-clicked it to install

I hate adding repositories that have more than I want included.
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2016, 03:00:24 am »
I can't even uninstall palemoon now, the terminal doesn't find it  :-\
But if I type "palemoon" in the terminal it launches
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Re: How to add log out button on desktop panel (P7).
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2016, 03:19:41 am »
I followed your link and install it, I already had palemoon so I don't know how it will work but it seems to be all good.

Before the command of the launcher was "palemoon" now it is "palemoon %u"

If you know a lighter browser that has all the features and comptability to do pretty much everything I will be pleased.
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