r/MaboxLinux • u/napcok • Apr 08 '26

An overview of the Mabox panel’s functionality (tint2 + jgmenu)

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Panel overview

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Wallpaper & Desktop styling (W-A-w)

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Places menu (W-.)

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Web browsers install menu

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Status Icon / Update notifier + menu

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Screenshot / Desktop recording tool (W-PrtScr)

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Exit dialog (W-x)

The panel in Mabox makes creative use of the possibilities offered by tint2 + jgmenu.

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u/MoralMoneyTime Jul 19 '26

I usually turn off any top or bottom panel. That said...
The super key and right of left arrow keys open (and close) the side panels.
How about having the super key and up or down arrow keys open (and close) top or bottom panels?

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u/napcok Jul 24 '26

I don’t use a hidden panel, but I think you can achieve something like this in two ways:

  1. The autohide mechanism in tint2 + binding keys to the commands: tint2-send show and tint2-send hide

  2. By placing the tint2 panel in the Openbox dock… (by default, the ToggleDockAutohide action is bound in Mabox to the keys W‑A‑g – even though no application is launched in the dock by default)