BMPanel2 is out. It's already usable and stable.

BMPanel/BMPanel2 is a simple panel developed by nsf. It's great solution when you're running standalone session of lightweight window manager (such as PekWM, OpenBox etc.). BMPanel was my personal favorite but its successor is even better.

What's new compared to first BMPanel? Here we go:
- new theme config file syntax
- stretching png files (2 modes available)
- launch bar
- support for transparent png files
- more font options (like shadows etc.)
- configuration file in user home directory
- different taskbar buttons for hovered tasks
- background for notification area (tray icons)
_{More features are coming.}

How to install:
0. To satisfy dependencies, install: git, make, cmake, gcc, glib2, pango, cairo, libx11
1. git clone git://github.com/nsf/bmpanel2.git
2. cd bmpanel2
3. cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE
4. make
5. sudo make install

Arch Linux users can install bmpanel2-git via AUR.

More info:
nsf development blog (including themes) - [link]
BMPanel2 site - [link]