shelf

Photon shelf manager

Syntax:

shelf [-c] [-e] [-m] [-r] [-s server]

Runs on:

Neutrino

Options:

-c

Start shelf and open the setup dialog. If shelf is already running, this just opens the setup dialog.

-e

If shelf is already running, make it exit.

-m

Disable the right-click menu.

-r

If shelf is already running, replace it.

-s server

Run shelf on the server at the specified server path or device name.

Description:

The shelf Photon desktop utility provides an easy way to launch applications, view system information, and switch to currently running applications.

By deafult, the shelf application loads two shelves: one on the right-hand side of the screen, and one on the bottom. You can modify the default shelf setup by running shelf -c. For more information on configuring shelf, see the Modifying the shelf section of the “Using Photon” chapter in the Neutrino User's Guide.

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The shelf's Launch Menu plugin is configured separately. For more information, see the Modifying the Launch menu section of the the “Using Photon” chapter in the Neutrino User's Guide.

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Files:

/etc/photon/shelf/shelf.cfg

The default shelf configuration file

$HOME/.ph/shelf/shelf.cfg

When you change the default configuration, the new settings are saved in this file, so they apply to your current user ID only.

Environment variables:

PHSHELF_DISABLE

When set to 1, the ph script doesn't run shelf when starting Photon.

See also:

Photon

Modifying the shelf section of the “Using Photon” chapter in the Neutrino User's Guide.