Is there a way of writing short text messages in the panel[s]?

[Sergey Manucharian]

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:19:36 +0000
Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 07:50:40PM +0000, Chris G wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 08:40:53PM +0100, Mike Massonnet wrote:
> > > Le Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:54:13 +0000,
> > > Chris G <cl at isbd.net> a écrit :
> > > 
> > > > Is there any way to display short text messages in the xfce
> > > > panel?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Have a look at xfce4-genmon-plugin[1].
> > > 
> > > [1]
> > > http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/xfce4-genmon-plugin
> > > 
> > That's brilliant, thank you!  It even runs the 'text generator'
> > periodically which makes my job even easier.
> > 
> However as always I want more!  :-)
> 
> Is there any way I can change the colour of the text, or use inverse
> or similar.  I want to make the text stand out a bit when compared
> with other stuff on the panel but I can't afford to make it very big. 
> The only things I can change from the Properties of xfce4-genmon are
> the font size and style.

Are you familiar with dzen?
http://dzen.geekmode.org/dwiki/doku.php

It's not xfce related, but very simple and flexible to use and to get
OSD-like thinks.

Cheers,
Sergey