Avant Window Navigator (Awn) - http://launchpad.net/awn ======================================================= A dock-like bar which sits at the bottom of you screen, allowing you to launch and control applications. Also has the ability to embed external applets. Look and feel are fully customisable, and theming support is also available. Installation ============ libwnck-1.0 gnome-desktop-2.0 libgnome-2.0 gnome-vfs-2.0 gconf-2.0 x11 xproto dbus-glib-1 libglade-2.0 xdamage xcomposite xrender You will also need the following python packages (these are debian-specific naming, but should also be easy to find on other systems): python2.5-dev python-gnome2-dev python-gnome2-desktop-dev python-gnome2-extras-dev Installation: Backends ====================== Awn can be compiled to work with various desktop-specific backends for file transfer, .desktop file manipulation and configuration. Here's a list of backeds: - gnome - This uses gnome-vfs, libgnome-desktop and gconf - xfce4 - thuner-vfs, eggdesktop, GKeyFile - agnostic - gio, eggdesktop, GKeyfile You can switch between backends using --with-backend=BACKEND, where BACKEND=gnome, xfce4 or agnostic. The default backend it gnome. Usage ===== You can launch Awn from Applications->Accessories->Avant Window Navigator. You can edit preferences by either launching Awn Manager from System->Preferences->Awn Manager, or right-clicking on the far left or right of the main bar, and selecting 'Preferences'. If Awn Manager does not start, please run `awn-manager` from the terminal to see if any dependancies are missing. Help ==== If you have any questions/bug reports/ideas, you can find help in the following locations: http://launchpad.net/awn - Main project page http://wiki.awn-project.org - Wiki http://forum.awn-project.org - Forum