Re: Adding icons to task bar

Thanks for that information. I will play with it this weekend.

On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 18:34, guenther wrote:

> > > > Is it possible to modify the task bar at the top of Evolution by
> > > > adding or deleting icons? I am using version 1.4.
> > > 
> > > Yep, this is possible in most cases.
> > > 
> > > Unless you want to learn that black art, you could tell me what you
> > > want. There is no GUI available for this, but it needs only hacking some
> > > XML files. An example will make learnig about this stuff easier, if you
> > > are interested.
> > 
> > I wanted to add the "reply to list" option ...
> 
> So here we go. Attached are 2 patches that add the desired button and
> assign a Ctrl-L accelerator shortcut for Replying to List [1].
> 
> 
> Most parts of the toolbar and menus (including shortcuts) are defined by
> the XML files in /usr/share/evolution/1.4/ui/ -- YMMV, the actual path
> depends on the distribution [2].
> 
> To apply the accelerator patch for instance, run the following command
> as root (adjust the path if needed):
> 
> # patch -d /usr/share/evolution/1.4/ui/ < MessageReplyList-accel.patch
> 
> 
> The button patch can be applied just like this.
> 
> If you wanna start hacking on your own, be careful and backup those
> files. If they are invalid, Evo won't start up. Best approach to start
> would be having a close look at those XML files.
> 
> Some notes:
> 
> 1) The priority defines, if the text will be displayed always or
>    depending on the context. Priority 0 should disable the text in "Text
>    beside Icons" context [1] just like the Trash button.
> 2) Assigning real custom icons is the darkest part of this black magic,
>    which I coincidentally found out just some weeks ago. Yes! :-)
> 
> 
> Hope this solves your request...
> 
> ...guenther
> 
> 
> [1] This patch actually went in into official Evolution 1.4.7.
> [2] SuSE definitely uses another path, but I forgot. Anyone else?
> [3] run gnome-ui-properties
>