The following example changes the default Front Panel so that its controls are organized into three rows.
Copy /usr/dt/appconfig/types/language/dtwm.fp to HomeDirectory/.dt/types/MyFrontPanel.fp. Give the file write permission.
This is the file you will edit to provide the new Front Panel.
Change the name of the Front Panel:
PANEL NewFrontPanel
Change the name of the box named Top and edit its container name:
BOX NewFrontPanelTop { CONTAINER_NAME NewFrontPanel POSITION_HINTS first ... }
Add box definitions for the middle and bottom rows:
BOX NewFrontPanelMiddle { CONTAINER_NAME NewFrontPanel POSITION_HINTS second }
BOX NewFrontPanelBottom { CONTAINER_NAME NewFrontPanel POSITION_HINTS second }
Change the CONTAINER_NAME of the following controls to NewFrontPanelTop:
Clock
Date
Home
TextEditor
Change the CONTAINER_NAME of the following controls to NewFrontPanelBottom:
Printer
Style
Applications
Help
Trash
Change the CONTAINER_NAME of the switch to NewFrontPanelMiddle.
Set the resource:
Dtwm*frontPanel*name: NewFrontPanel
Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.