Latte Dock v0.10~ | Templates, templates...

 

Hello everyone,

let's improve our layout and view templates in order to make distros and users life easier when they share their Latte layouts and views. View in Latte stands for a Dock or Panel.

 

Contents;

• 1. Layout Templates
  
• 2. View Templates
  
• 3. Full Configuration Import/Export
  
• 4. Donations

1. Layout Templates

Just go to Layouts Editor, select any layout you want, Export->Export As Template . A dialog will appear to choose which applets will maintain their configuration. You can use it to dismiss configuration for applets that contain any of your personal data such as user credentials, passwords etc. Layout templates and Layout files are identical structures with the only difference that for templates the user has approved the applets configuration.

- export template dialog -

- new layout menu -

For distros it is suggested to add their layout templates in folder: shell/package/contents/templates/ because this way they will always be available to their users to readd them through Layouts Editor -> New Layout menu.

For users all their extracted user layout templates can be found at folder: ~/.config/latte/templates  

2. View Templates

In the same manner Docks and Panels can become templates that the user can easily readd them through Dock/Panel Settings -> New [Actions menu].

 

Both for distros and users view templates are again found at folders:

• shell/package/contents/templates/ 
• ~/.config/latte/templates
  

- Dock, New Actions Menu -

3. Full Configuration Import/Export

You can be sure of course that your templates are included in your Latte Export Configuration file which is used from users to take a Full Backup of your Latte configuration. You can find it at: Layouts Editor -> File -> Import/Export Configuration

- Export Full Configuration -

4. Donations

Personally I do not think donations are necessary. Easier thing you can do is to just install from KDE Store the Latte related widgets, they work just fine even with plasma panels. KDE Store provides me some monthly beers because of this. Funny thing is that Latte Separator that I developed in a day provides me most of the beers and Latte Dock that I develop plenty of hours daily for the last three years provides me almost none.. :) I mention it as a funny fact, please do not take it differently.

In a case, if you still want to donate you can use the following:

You can find Latte at Liberapay ,    

or you can split your donation between my active projects in kde store.

• Latte Dock 
• Latte Separator 
• Latte SideBar Button
• Latte Spacer
• Panel Transparency Button
• Window Title Applet
• Window Buttons Applet
• Window AppMenu Applet
• Unity Indicator
• DashToPanel Indicator