Updates for the GNOME 2.4 User Guide.

1 files changed, 389 insertions, 499 deletions

diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml
index 51456e9..1782f33 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml
@@ -9,52 +9,38 @@
       <primary>panels</primary>
       <secondary>introduction</secondary>
     </indexterm>
-    <para>A panel is an area on your desktop from which you can run applications
-and applets, and perform other tasks. When you start a session for the first
-time, the desktop contains the following panels: </para>
-    <itemizedlist>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Menu Panel</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Edge panel at the bottom of the desktop</para>
-      </listitem>
-    </itemizedlist>
-    <para>The following sections describe these panels.</para>
+    <para>A panel is an area in your desktop environment from which you can run
+applications and applets, and perform other tasks. When you start a session
+for the first time, the desktop environment contains at least one panel. Your
+system administrator might have set your default panels according to your
+local requirements, so you might see slightly different default panels.</para>
+    <para>You can change the behavior and appearance of your panels to suit your
+requirements. You can also add or remove objects from your panels. You can
+create multiple panels, and choose different properties, objects, and backgrounds
+for each panel. You can also hide panels.</para>
+    <para>Typically, the GNOME Desktop contains a panel at the top edge of the
+screen, and a panel at the bottom edge of the screen. The following sections
+describe these panels.</para>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-6">
-      <title>Menu Panel</title>
-      <indexterm>
-        <primary>Menu Panel</primary>
-        <secondary>introduction</secondary>
-      </indexterm>
-      <indexterm>
-        <primary>panels</primary>
-        <secondary>Menu Panel</secondary>
-        <see>Menu Panel</see>
-      </indexterm>
-      <para>The Menu Panel stretches the full length
-of the top edge of your screen. The Menu Panel includes textual rather than
-graphical menus. <xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-60"/> shows the Menu Panel. Your
-system administrator might have set your default Menu Panel according to your
-local requirements, so you might see a slightly different Menu Panel.</para>
+      <title>Top Edge Panel</title>
+      <para><indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>top edge panel</secondary><see>top edge panel</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>top edge panel</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary></indexterm><xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-60"/>
+shows the panel at the top edge of the screen. Your system administrator might
+have set your default top edge panel according to your local requirements,
+so you might see a slightly different top edge panel. </para>
       <figure id="gospanel-FIG-60">
-        <title>Typical Menu Panel</title>
+        <title>Typical Top Edge Panel</title>
         <screenshot>
           <mediaobject>
             <imageobject>
               <imagedata fileref="figures/menu_panel.png" format="PNG"/>
             </imageobject>
             <textobject>
-              <phrase>Default Menu Panel. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
+              <phrase>Typical top edge panel. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
             </textobject>
           </mediaobject>
         </screenshot>
       </figure>
-      <indexterm>
-        <primary>Menu Panel</primary>
-        <secondary>default contents</secondary>
-      </indexterm>
-      <para>The typical Menu Panel contains the following objects: </para>
+      <para>The typical top edge panel contains the following objects: <indexterm><primary>top edge panel</primary><secondary>default contents</secondary></indexterm></para>
       <informaltable frame="topbot">
         <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
           <colspec colname="colspec3" colwidth="30.95*"/>
@@ -71,21 +57,12 @@ local requirements, so you might see a slightly different Menu Panel.</para>
           </thead>
           <tbody>
             <row>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu contains
-the standard GNOME applications.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-            <row>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para><guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu</para>
+              <entry colname="colspec3">
+                <para><application>Menu Bar</application> applet</para>
               </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>The <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu provides commands
-that enable you to perform desktop tasks. </para>
+              <entry colname="colspec4">
+                <para>Contains the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu contains the standard GNOME applications. The <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu provides commands that enable you to perform desktop environment
+tasks.</para>
               </entry>
             </row>
             <row>
@@ -127,7 +104,7 @@ applet</para>
             <row>
               <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                 <indexterm>
-                  <primary>Menu Panel</primary>
+                  <primary>top edge panel</primary>
                   <secondary>window list icon</secondary>
                 </indexterm>
                 <para>Window
@@ -136,14 +113,12 @@ list icon</para>
               <entry colname="colspec4" valign="top">
                 <para>The window
 list is a list of all your open windows. To give focus to a window, click
-on the icon at the extreme right of the Menu Panel, then choose the window.</para>
+on the icon at the extreme right of the top edge panel, then choose the window.</para>
               </entry>
             </row>
           </tbody>
         </tgroup>
       </informaltable>
-      <para>Unlike other types of panel, you can only have one Menu Panel at a time
-on your desktop.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-3">
       <title>Bottom Edge Panel</title>
@@ -156,10 +131,10 @@ on your desktop.</para>
         <primary>bottom edge panel</primary>
         <secondary>introduction</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>On startup,
-an edge panel stretches the full length of the bottom edge of the desktop. <xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-58"/> shows a typical bottom edge panel. Your system
-administrator might have set your default bottom edge panel according to your
-local requirements, so you might see a slightly different bottom edge panel. </para>
+      <para><xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-58"/>
+shows a typical bottom edge panel. Your system administrator might have set
+your default bottom edge panel according to your local requirements, so you
+might see a slightly different bottom edge panel. </para>
       <figure id="gospanel-FIG-58">
         <title>Typical Bottom Edge Panel</title>
         <screenshot>
@@ -168,7 +143,7 @@ local requirements, so you might see a slightly different bottom edge panel. </p
               <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome_panel.png" format="PNG"/>
             </imageobject>
             <textobject>
-              <phrase>Bottom edge panel. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
+              <phrase>Typical bottom edge panel. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
             </textobject>
           </mediaobject>
         </screenshot>
@@ -178,22 +153,22 @@ local requirements, so you might see a slightly different bottom edge panel. </p
         <secondary>default contents</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <para>The bottom edge panel contains the following
-applets:</para>
+items:</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
-          <para><application>Window List</application>: Displays a button
-for each window that is open. <application>Window List</application> enables
-you to minimize and restore windows.</para>
+          <para><guibutton>Show Desktop</guibutton> button: Click on this
+button to minimize all open windows and show the desktop.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para><application>Window List</application> applet: Displays a
+button for each window that is open. <application>Window List</application>
+enables you to minimize and restore windows.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para><application>Workspace Switcher</application>: Enables you
-to navigate between your workspaces.</para>
+          <para><application>Workspace Switcher</application> applet: Enables
+you to navigate between your workspaces.</para>
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
-      <para>You can change the behavior and appearance of your bottom edge panel
-to suit your requirements. You can also add or remove objects from your bottom
-edge panel. You can create multiple panels, and choose different properties,
-objects, and backgrounds for each panel. You can also hide panels.</para>
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="gospanel-5">
@@ -209,106 +184,9 @@ objects, and backgrounds for each panel. You can also hide panels.</para>
         <primary>panels</primary>
         <secondary>adding new</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>You can add different types of panels to your desktop. <xref linkend="gospanel-TBL-47"/>
-lists the types of panel that you can add, and their characteristics. </para>
-      <table frame="topbot" id="gospanel-TBL-47">
-        <title>Types of Panel</title>
-        <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
-          <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="24.28*"/>
-          <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="37.36*"/>
-          <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="37.36*"/>
-          <thead>
-            <row rowsep="1">
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Panel Type</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Snap Behavior </para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Size</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-          </thead>
-          <tbody>
-            <row>
-              <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
-                <para>Corner Panel</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-                <para>Snaps to one of the edges of
-the screen, but can only snap to the center or the corner of the edge. </para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
-                <para>Stretches as much as required
-to display the objects on the panel.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-            <row>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Edge Panel</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Snaps to one of the edges of the screen. The startup panel at the bottom of
-the desktop is an example of an edge panel. </para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Stretches the full length of the edge that the panel snaps to.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-            <row>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Floating Panel</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Does not snap to anything. You can place a floating panel anywhere on your
-desktop.</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Stretches as much as required
-to display the objects on the panel.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-            <row>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Sliding Panel</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Snaps to one of the edges of the screen, can snap to any point on the edge.</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Stretches as much as required to
-display the objects on the panel.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-            <row>
-              <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
-                <para>Menu Panel</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-                <para>Snaps to the top edge of the
-screen. You cannot move the Menu Panel.</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
-                <para>Stretches the full length of the top edge of the screen.
-You can only have one Menu Panel on your desktop.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-          </tbody>
-        </tgroup>
-      </table>
-      <para>To add a panel perform the following steps:</para>
-      <orderedlist>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>Right-click on a vacant space on any panel, then choose <guimenuitem>New Panel</guimenuitem>.</para>
-        </listitem>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>Choose the type of panel that you want to add. The new panel
-is added to the desktop. The new panel contains no objects, except for a Menu
-Panel. </para>
-          <para>You can customize the new panel to suit your preferences.</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </orderedlist>
+      <para>To add a panel, right-click on a vacant space on any panel, then choose <guimenuitem>New Panel</guimenuitem>. The new panel is added to your desktop environment.
+The new panel contains no objects. You can customize the new panel to suit
+your preferences.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-11">
       <title>To Interact With a Panel</title>
@@ -323,30 +201,22 @@ no vacant space. If the hide buttons are not visible on a panel, modify the
 properties of the panel so that the hide buttons are visible. </para>
       <para>You use the mouse buttons to interact with a panel in the following
 ways:</para>
-      <informaltable frame="topbot">
-        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
-          <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="30.65*"/>
-          <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="69.35*"/>
-          <tbody>
-            <row>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Middle-click</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Enables you to grab a panel, then drag the panel to a new location.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-            <row>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Right-click</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Opens the panel popup menu.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-          </tbody>
-        </tgroup>
-      </informaltable>
+      <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term>Middle-click</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>Enables you to grab
+a panel, then drag the panel to a new location.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term>Right-click</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>Opens the panel popup
+menu.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+      </variablelist>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-12">
       <title>To Move a Panel</title>
@@ -354,16 +224,9 @@ ways:</para>
         <primary>panels</primary>
         <secondary>moving</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>You can move panels to different locations on your desktop. To move
-a panel, middle-click and hold on any vacant space on the panel, then drag
-the panel to the new location.</para>
-      <para>When you drag a floating panel, the panel follows the mouse pointer.
-The panel does not snap to any part of the desktop. When you drag a corner
-panel, an edge panel, or a sliding panel, the panel snaps to the edge of the
-screen.</para>
-      <note>
-        <para>You cannot move the Menu Panel.</para>
-      </note>
+      <para>You can move panels to different locations. To move a panel, middle-click
+and hold on any vacant space on the panel, then drag the panel to the new
+location.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-7">
       <title>To Hide a Panel</title>
@@ -371,9 +234,9 @@ screen.</para>
         <primary>panels</primary>
         <secondary>hiding</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>You can hide or show panels, except for the Menu Panel. To hide a panel,
-use a hide button. If the hide buttons are not visible on a panel, modify
-the panel properties so that the hide buttons are visible. </para>
+      <para>You can hide or show panels. To hide a panel, use a hide button. If
+the hide buttons are not visible on a panel, modify the panel properties so
+that the hide buttons are visible. </para>
       <para>Hide buttons are at either end of a panel. The hide buttons contain
 an optional arrow icon. The following illustration shows hide buttons. </para>
       <screenshot>
@@ -396,21 +259,6 @@ buttons are now visible.</para>
 automatically when the mouse is not pointing to the panel. The panel reappears
 when you point to the part of the screen where the panel resides. To set your
 panel to autohide, modify the properties of the panel.</para>
-      <note>
-        <para>On a corner panel, the behavior of the hide buttons is slightly
-different. If the panel is in one of the corners of the screen, you can use
-the hide buttons as follows:</para>
-        <itemizedlist>
-          <listitem>
-            <para>To hide the panel, click the hide button that is closest to
-the edge of the screen, as normal.</para>
-          </listitem>
-          <listitem>
-            <para>To move the panel to the opposite corner of the screen, click
-the hide button that is farthest from the edge of the screen.</para>
-          </listitem>
-        </itemizedlist>
-      </note>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-28">
       <title>To Modify Panel Properties</title>
@@ -418,25 +266,22 @@ the hide button that is farthest from the edge of the screen.</para>
         <primary>panels</primary>
         <secondary>modifying properties</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>To modify preferences for all panels, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, then make the changes that you require. For example, you can
-specify various settings related to the appearance and behavior of panel objects. </para>
+      <para>To modify preferences for all panels, use the <guilabel>Panel</guilabel> preference tool to make the changes that you require. For
+example, you can specify various settings related to the appearance and behavior
+of panel objects. </para>
       <para>You can also modify properties for each individual panel. You can change
 the features for each panel, such as the type of the panel, the hide behavior,
 and the visual appearance. </para>
-      <note>
-        <para>You cannot modify properties for the Menu Panel.</para>
-      </note>
       <para>To modify the properties of a panel perform the following steps: </para>
       <orderedlist>
         <listitem>
           <para>Right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> to display the <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel>
-dialog. </para>
-          <para>The <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog contains the following
+dialog. The <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog contains the following
 tabbed sections: </para>
           <itemizedlist>
             <listitem>
               <para>
-                <guilabel><replaceable>Panel_type</replaceable> Panel</guilabel>
+                <guilabel>General</guilabel>
               </para>
             </listitem>
             <listitem>
@@ -448,8 +293,8 @@ tabbed sections: </para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>To modify panel size, position, and hiding properties, click
-on the <guilabel><replaceable>Panel_type</replaceable> Panel</guilabel> tab.
-The following table describes the dialog elements on the <guilabel><replaceable>Panel_type</replaceable> Panel</guilabel> tabbed section: </para>
+on the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab. The following table describes the
+dialog elements on the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section: </para>
           <informaltable frame="topbot">
             <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
               <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="28.57*"/>
@@ -468,77 +313,44 @@ The following table describes the dialog elements on the <guilabel><replaceable>
                 <row>
                   <entry colname="colspec0">
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Position</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>Name</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
                   <entry colname="colspec1">
-                    <para>Select the position of the panel on your desktop.
-Click on the required position for the panel. </para>
-                  </entry>
-                </row>
-                <row>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>
-                      <guilabel>Size</guilabel>
-                    </para>
-                  </entry>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Select the size of the panel.</para>
+                    <para>Type a name for the panel. When you use shortcut
+keys to switch between your panels and the desktop, this panel name is displayed.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
                 <row>
-                  <entry valign="top">
+                  <entry colname="colspec0">
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Orient horizontally</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>Orientation</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Floating panel only. Select this option to display
-the panel horizontally. </para>
+                  <entry colname="colspec1">
+                    <para>Select the position of the panel on your screen.
+Click on the required position for the panel. </para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
                 <row>
                   <entry valign="top">
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Orient vertically</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>Size</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
                   <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Floating panel only. Select this option to display
-the panel vertically.</para>
+                    <para>Use the spin box to specify the size of the panel.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
                 <row>
                   <entry colname="colspec0">
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Horizontal offset</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>Expand</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
                   <entry colname="colspec1">
-                    <para>Floating panel only. Use the spin box to specify
-the distance of the panel from the left edge of the desktop. </para>
-                  </entry>
-                </row>
-                <row>
-                  <entry colname="colspec0">
-                    <para>
-                      <guilabel>Vertical offset</guilabel>
-                    </para>
-                  </entry>
-                  <entry colname="colspec1">
-                    <para>Floating panel only. Use the spin box to specify
-the distance of the panel from the top edge of the desktop. </para>
-                  </entry>
-                </row>
-                <row>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>
-                      <guilabel>Screen edge offset</guilabel>
-                    </para>
-                  </entry>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Sliding panel only. Use this spin box to specify
-the distance between your panel and the edge of the desktop, in pixels. </para>
+                    <para>Select this option if you want the panel to
+expand to the full length of the edge of the screen where the panel is located.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
                 <row>
@@ -580,118 +392,59 @@ buttons, if the hide button is enabled.</para>
         <listitem>
           <para>To modify the panel background, click on the <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tab. The <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tabbed section contains
 the following elements: </para>
+          <para>Choose the type of background for the panel. The choices are as follows:</para>
           <informaltable frame="topbot">
-            <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
-              <colspec colwidth="27.00*"/>
-              <colspec colname="colspec5" colwidth="29.14*"/>
-              <colspec colname="colspec6" colwidth="42.86*"/>
+            <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+              <colspec colwidth="32.32*"/>
+              <colspec colwidth="67.68*"/>
               <thead>
                 <row rowsep="1">
-                  <entry valign="top">
+                  <entry>
                     <para>Dialog Element</para>
                   </entry>
-                  <entry namest="colspec5" nameend="colspec6" valign="top">
+                  <entry>
                     <para>Description</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
               </thead>
               <tbody>
                 <row>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>
-                      <guilabel> Type</guilabel>
-                    </para>
-                  </entry>
-                  <entry namest="colspec5" nameend="colspec6" valign="top">
-                    <para>Choose the type of
-background for the panel. The choices are as follows:</para>
-                    <itemizedlist>
-                      <listitem>
-                        <para><guilabel>Default</guilabel>: The default background type.
-The standard background depends on the settings in <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Theme</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
-                      </listitem>
-                      <listitem>
-                        <para><guilabel>Color</guilabel>: Enables you to choose a color
-for the panel background.</para>
-                      </listitem>
-                      <listitem>
-                        <para><guilabel>Image</guilabel>: Enables you to choose an image
-for the panel background. </para>
-                      </listitem>
-                      <listitem>
-                        <para><guilabel>Transparent</guilabel>: Makes the panel transparent
-so that you can see the desktop background behind the panel.</para>
-                      </listitem>
-                    </itemizedlist>
-                  </entry>
-                </row>
-                <row>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>
-                      <guilabel> Color</guilabel>
-                    </para>
-                  </entry>
-                  <entry namest="colspec5" nameend="colspec6" valign="top">
-                    <para>If <guilabel>Type</guilabel> is <guilabel>Color</guilabel>, click on the <guibutton>Color
-to use</guibutton> button to display the color selector dialog. Choose the
-color that you require from the color selector dialog. </para>
-                  </entry>
-                </row>
-                <row>
-                  <entry morerows="4" valign="top">
+                  <entry>
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Image</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>None (use system theme)</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
-                  <entry namest="colspec5" nameend="colspec6" valign="top">
-                    <para>If <guilabel>Type</guilabel> is <guilabel>Image</guilabel>, choose the image to use on
-the background of the panel. Specify the following settings for the image
-background:</para>
+                  <entry>
+                    <para>Select this option to use the default panel background. The default
+panel background depends on the settings in the <application>Theme</application>
+preference tool.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
                 <row>
-                  <entry valign="top">
+                  <entry>
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Tile</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>Solid color</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Select this option to tile the background image to fit
-the panel background.</para>
+                  <entry>
+                    <para>Select this option to specify a single color for the panel background. Click
+on the <guibutton>Color</guibutton> button to display the color selector dialog.
+Choose the color that you require from the color selector dialog. </para>
+                    <para>Use the <guilabel>Style</guilabel> slider to specify the degree of transparency
+or opaqueness for the color. For example, to make the panel transparent, move
+the slider towards the <guilabel>Transparent</guilabel> end.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
                 <row>
-                  <entry valign="top">
+                  <entry>
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Scale</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>Background image</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Select this option to scale the background image to fit
-the panel background. The width-to-height ratio of the image is retained. </para>
-                  </entry>
-                </row>
-                <row>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>
-                      <guilabel>Stretch</guilabel>
-                    </para>
-                  </entry>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Select this option to stretch the background image
-to fit the panel background. The width-to-height ratio of the image is not
-retained. </para>
-                  </entry>
-                </row>
-                <row>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>
-                      <guilabel>Rotate image when panel is vertical</guilabel>
-                    </para>
-                  </entry>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Select this option to
-rotate the background image on a vertical panel.</para>
+                  <entry>
+                    <para>Select this option to specify an image for the panel background. Enter the
+filename of the image to use in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively,
+to                       browse for the file, click on the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button. When you have selected the file, click OK. </para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
               </tbody>
@@ -715,7 +468,8 @@ or image as the background of the panel. You can drag a color or image from
 many applications. For example, you can drag a color from the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager to a panel to set the color as the background
 of the panel. You can also drag a color from any color selector dialog.</para>
         <para>You can drag an image to a panel to set the image as the background
-of the panel. You can also drag pattern images from the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager application to set the background of the panel.</para>
+of the panel. You can also drag pattern images from the file manager to set
+the background of the panel.</para>
       </sect3>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-31">
@@ -724,11 +478,13 @@ of the panel. You can also drag pattern images from the <application>Nautilus</a
         <primary>panels</primary>
         <secondary>deleting</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>To delete a panel from the desktop, right-click on the panel that you
-want to delete, then choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Delete This Panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+      <para>To delete a panel from your desktop environment, right-click on the
+panel that you want to delete, then choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Delete
+This Panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
       <note>
-        <para>You must always have at least one panel on your desktop. If you
-have only one panel on your desktop, you cannot delete that panel.</para>
+        <para>You must always have at least one panel in your desktop environment.
+If you have only one panel in your desktop environment, you cannot delete
+that panel.</para>
       </note>
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
@@ -749,40 +505,30 @@ you can add to your panels, and use from your panels.</para>
       </indexterm>
       <para>You use the mouse buttons to interact with a panel object
 in the following ways:</para>
-      <informaltable frame="topbot">
-        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
-          <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="30.65*"/>
-          <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="69.35*"/>
-          <tbody>
-            <row>
-              <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
-                <para>Left-click</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-                <para>Launches the panel object.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-            <row>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Middle-click</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Enables you to grab an object, then drag the object to a new location.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-            <row>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Right-click</para>
-              </entry>
-              <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Opens the panel object popup menu.</para>
-              </entry>
-            </row>
-          </tbody>
-        </tgroup>
-      </informaltable>
-      <para>You interact with applet panel objects in a different way. For more
-information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-39"/>.</para>
+      <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term>Left-click</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>Launches the panel object.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term>Middle-click</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>Enables you to grab
+an object, then drag the object to a new location.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term>Right-click</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>Opens the panel object
+popup menu.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+      </variablelist>
+      <para>You interact with applet panel objects in a different
+way. For more information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-39"/>.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-15">
       <title>To Add an Object to a Panel</title>
@@ -797,7 +543,10 @@ information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-39"/>.</para>
           <para>Right-click on a vacant space on a panel to open the panel popup menu.
 The panel popup menu contains an <guisubmenu>Add to Panel</guisubmenu> submenu.
 The <guisubmenu>Add to Panel</guisubmenu> submenu enables you to add the following
-objects to your panels: <itemizedlist><listitem><para>Applets in the following categories: <guilabel>Accessory</guilabel>, <guilabel>Amusement</guilabel>, <guilabel>Internet</guilabel>, <guilabel>Multimedia</guilabel>, <guilabel>Utility</guilabel>.</para></listitem><listitem><para>Launchers</para></listitem><listitem><para>Launchers from menus</para></listitem><listitem><para><guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu></para></listitem><listitem><para>Drawers</para></listitem><listitem><para>Buttons for quick access to common functions: <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button, <guibutton>Lock</guibutton> button, <guibutton>Screenshot</guibutton> button, <guibutton>Search</guibutton> button, <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
+objects to your panels: <itemizedlist><listitem><para>Applets in the following categories: <guilabel>Accessory</guilabel>, <guilabel>Amusement</guilabel>, <guilabel>Internet</guilabel>, <guilabel>Multimedia</guilabel>, <guilabel>Utility</guilabel>.</para></listitem><listitem><para>Buttons for quick access to common actions: <guibutton>Force
+Quit</guibutton> button, <guibutton>Lock</guibutton> button, <guibutton>Log
+Out</guibutton> button, <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button, <guibutton>Screenshot</guibutton> button, <guibutton>Search</guibutton> button, <guibutton>Show
+Desktop</guibutton> button.</para></listitem><listitem><para>Launchers</para></listitem><listitem><para>Launchers from menus</para></listitem><listitem><para><guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu></para></listitem><listitem><para><application>Menu Bar</application></para></listitem><listitem><para>Drawers</para></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>From any menu</para>
@@ -810,9 +559,7 @@ launcher opens. You can use this popup menu to add the launcher to a panel. </pa
           <para>Each launcher corresponds to a <filename>.desktop</filename> file. You
 can drag the <filename>.desktop</filename> file on to your panels to add the
 launcher to the panel. </para>
-<!--<para><emphasis>Question:</emphasis> Are applets still represented by .desktop files?</para>-->
-          <para>Each menu corresponds to a directory. You can drag the directory on
-to your panels to add the directory to the panel as a menu object.</para>
+<!--Each menu corresponds to a directory. You can drag the directory on to your panels to add the directory to the panel as a menu object. Is this still true?-->
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </sect2>
@@ -822,9 +569,9 @@ to your panels to add the directory to the panel as a menu object.</para>
         <primary>panel objects</primary>
         <secondary>modifying properties</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>Some panel objects have a set of associated
-properties. The properties are different for each type of object. The properties
-specify details such as the following: <itemizedlist><listitem><para>The command that starts a launcher application.</para></listitem><listitem><para>The location of the source files for a menu.</para></listitem><listitem><para>The icon that represents the object.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
+      <para>Some panel objects, such as launchers and drawers,
+have a set of associated properties. The properties are different for each
+type of object. The properties specify details such as the following: <itemizedlist><listitem><para>The command that starts a launcher application.</para></listitem><listitem><para>The location of the source files for a menu.</para></listitem><listitem><para>The icon that represents the object.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
       <para>To modify the properties of an object perform the following steps: </para>
       <orderedlist>
         <listitem>
@@ -841,7 +588,7 @@ menu, as shown in <xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-54"/>.</para>
                   <imagedata fileref="figures/panel_object_popup_menu.png" format="PNG"/>
                 </imageobject>
                 <textobject>
-                  <phrase>Panel object popup menu. Menu items:  Properties, Help, Remove From Panel, Move.</phrase>
+                  <phrase>Panel object popup menu. Menu items: Properties, Remove From Panel, Lock, Move.</phrase>
                 </textobject>
               </mediaobject>
             </screenshot>
@@ -878,7 +625,7 @@ as follows: </para>
         <listitem>
           <para>Point to the new location for the object, then click any mouse
 button to anchor the object to the new location. This location can be on any
-panel that is currently on your desktop. </para>
+panel that is currently in your desktop environment. </para>
         </listitem>
       </orderedlist>
       <para>Movement of a panel object affects the position of other objects on
@@ -944,6 +691,22 @@ further along the panel. </para>
         </tgroup>
       </informaltable>
     </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gospanel-566">
+      <title>To Lock a Panel Object</title>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>panel objects</primary>
+        <secondary>locking</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>locking panel objects</primary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <para>You can lock panel objects so that the objects stay in the same position
+on the panel. This feature is useful if you do not want some panel objects
+to change position when you move other panel objects.</para>
+      <para>To lock an object to the current location of the object in the panel,
+right-click on the object to open the panel object popup menu, then choose <guimenuitem>Lock</guimenuitem>. To unlock the object, right-click on the object, then
+choose <guimenuitem>Unlock</guimenuitem>. </para>
+    </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-33">
       <title>To Remove a Panel Object</title>
       <indexterm>
@@ -1107,8 +870,14 @@ one of the following actions: </para>
 Locator</firstterm> (URL). A URL is the address of a particular location on
 the Web.</para>
       </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>Open special <firstterm>Uniform Resource Identifiers</firstterm>
+(URIs). The GNOME Desktop contains special URIs that enable you to access
+particular functions from the file manager. <indexterm><primary>special URI
+locations</primary><secondary>and launchers</secondary></indexterm></para>
+      </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
-    <para>You can find launchers in the following places on the desktop:</para>
+    <para>You can find launchers in the following places in the desktop environment:</para>
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
         <para>Panels: On panels, launchers are represented by icons.</para>
@@ -1118,8 +887,7 @@ the Web.</para>
 The menu items usually have an icon beside the menu item.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>Desktop background: On the desktop background, launchers are
-represented by icons.</para>
+        <para>Desktop: On the desktop, launchers are represented by icons.</para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
     <para>You can modify the properties of a launcher. For example, the properties
@@ -1146,10 +914,10 @@ to add from the menu.</para>
         <listitem>
           <para>From any menu</para>
           <para>To add a launcher to a panel from any menu, perform one of the following
-steps:<itemizedlist><listitem><para>Open the menu that contains the launcher from the panel where
+steps:<itemizedlist><listitem><para>Open a menu that contains the launcher. Drag the launcher
+on to the panel. </para></listitem><listitem><para>Open the menu that contains the launcher from the panel where
 you want the launcher to reside. Right-click on the title of the launcher.
-Choose <guimenuitem>Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem><listitem><para>Open a menu that contains the launcher. Drag the launcher
-on to the panel. </para></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
+Choose <guimenuitem>Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>From the file manager</para>
@@ -1196,7 +964,7 @@ section: </para>
                       <para>Use this text box to specify the name of the launcher.
 You can use the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab to add translations of the
 name. This name is the name that appears when you add the launcher to a menu
-or to the desktop background. </para>
+or to the desktop. </para>
                     </entry>
                   </row>
                   <row>
@@ -1329,7 +1097,7 @@ on the panel.</para>
                     </entry>
                     <entry valign="top">
                       <para>Enter the path to the help file for the launcher.
-If you enter a path in this field, a <guimenuitem>Help on <replaceable>launcher_name</replaceable> Application</guimenuitem> menu item is displayed on the popup
+If you enter a path in this field, a <guimenuitem>Help on <replaceable>launcher-name</replaceable> Application</guimenuitem> menu item is displayed on the popup
 menu for the launcher.</para>
                     </entry>
                   </row>
@@ -1461,7 +1229,7 @@ the folder <filename>/user123/Projects</filename> in a file manager window.</par
         </informaltable>
         <para>If you choose <guilabel>Link</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Type</guilabel>
 drop-down combination box, you can enter a link command. The following table
-shows some sample link commands and the actions that the commands perform:</para>
+shows some sample link commands and the actions that the commands perform:<indexterm><primary>special URIs</primary><secondary>launchers</secondary></indexterm></para>
         <informaltable frame="topbot">
           <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
             <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="47.36*"/>
@@ -1485,8 +1253,7 @@ shows some sample link commands and the actions that the commands perform:</para
                 </entry>
                 <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                   <para>Opens
-the GNOME website in your default browser. </para>
-<!--TBD: Check this on community system-->
+the GNOME website in your default browser.</para>
                 </entry>
               </row>
               <row>
@@ -1497,7 +1264,18 @@ the GNOME website in your default browser. </para>
                 </entry>
                 <entry valign="top">
                   <para>Opens the GNOME FTP site in your default browser. </para>
-<!--TBD: Check this on community system-->
+                </entry>
+              </row>
+              <row>
+                <entry colname="colspec0">
+                  <para>
+                    <command>applications:///</command>
+                  </para>
+                </entry>
+                <entry colname="colspec1">
+                  <para>Opens the <guilabel>Applications</guilabel>
+location in a file manager window. Double-click on an application to start
+the application.</para>
                 </entry>
               </row>
               <row>
@@ -1508,7 +1286,8 @@ the GNOME website in your default browser. </para>
                 </entry>
                 <entry colname="colspec1">
                   <para>Opens the <guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel>
-location in a file manager window.</para>
+location in a file manager window.  Double-click on a preference tool to start
+the preference tool.</para>
                 </entry>
               </row>
             </tbody>
@@ -1547,35 +1326,44 @@ see <xref linkend="gospanel-52"/>. </para>
       <secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
     </indexterm>
     <para>You can add buttons to your panels to provide quick access
-to common functions. </para>
-    <sect2 id="gospanel-20">
-      <title>Log Out Button</title>
-      <screenshot>
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
-          </imageobject>
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase>Log Out icon.</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
+to common actions and functions. </para>
+    <sect2 id="gospanel-563">
+      <title>Force Quit Button</title>
       <indexterm>
         <primary>buttons</primary>
-        <secondary>Log Out</secondary>
+        <secondary>Force Quit</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
         <primary>panel objects</primary>
-        <secondary>Log Out button</secondary>
+        <secondary>Force Quit button</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>Log Out button</primary>
+        <primary>Force Quit button</primary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>The <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button begins the process to log out of
-a GNOME session. </para>
-      <para>To add a <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
-on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Button</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Log Out</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To log out of your session or shut down your system, click
-on the <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button. </para>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>terminating applications</primary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>applications</primary>
+        <secondary>terminating</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <screenshot>
+        <mediaobject>
+          <imageobject>
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/force_quit.png" format="PNG"/>
+          </imageobject>
+          <textobject>
+            <phrase>Force Quit icon.</phrase>
+          </textobject>
+        </mediaobject>
+      </screenshot>
+      <para>The <guibutton>Force Quit</guibutton> button enables you to select a
+window to terminate an application. This button is useful if you want to terminate
+an application that does not respond to your commands. </para>
+      <para>To add a <guibutton>Force Quit</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
+on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Actions</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Force Quit</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To terminate an application, click on the <guibutton>Force Quit</guibutton> button, then click on a window from the application
+that you want to terminate. If you do not want to terminate an application
+after you click on the <guibutton>Force Quit</guibutton> button, press <keycap>Esc</keycap>.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-21">
       <title>Lock Button</title>
@@ -1585,7 +1373,7 @@ on the <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button. </para>
             <imagedata fileref="figures/lockscreen_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
           </imageobject>
           <textobject>
-            <phrase>Lock icon.</phrase>
+            <phrase>Lock screen icon.</phrase>
           </textobject>
         </mediaobject>
       </screenshot>
@@ -1608,7 +1396,7 @@ button locks your screen and activates your screensaver. To access your session
 again, you must enter your password. To lock your screen correctly, you must
 have a screensaver enabled.</para>
       <para>To add a <guibutton>Lock</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
-on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Button</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Lock</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
+on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Actions</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Lock</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
       <para>Right-click on the <guibutton>Lock</guibutton> button to open a menu
 of screensaver-related commands. <xref linkend="gosstartsession-TBL-83"/> describes
 the commands that are available from the menu.</para>
@@ -1680,14 +1468,74 @@ process, use your new password with the screensaver.</para>
                 </para>
               </entry>
               <entry valign="top">
-                <para>Displays an <guilabel>XScreenSaver</guilabel> dialog
-that you can use to configure the screensaver. </para>
+                <para>Displays the <guilabel>XScreenSaver</guilabel> preference
+tool. </para>
               </entry>
             </row>
           </tbody>
         </tgroup>
       </table>
     </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gospanel-20">
+      <title>Log Out Button</title>
+      <screenshot>
+        <mediaobject>
+          <imageobject>
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+          </imageobject>
+          <textobject>
+            <phrase>Log Out icon.</phrase>
+          </textobject>
+        </mediaobject>
+      </screenshot>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>buttons</primary>
+        <secondary>Log Out</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>panel objects</primary>
+        <secondary>Log Out button</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>Log Out button</primary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <para>The <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button begins the process to log out of
+a GNOME session. </para>
+      <para>To add a <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
+on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Actions</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Log Out</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To log out of your session or shut down your system, click
+on the <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button. </para>
+    </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gospanel-555">
+      <title>Run Button</title>
+      <screenshot>
+        <mediaobject>
+          <imageobject>
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/run_button.png" format="PNG"/>
+          </imageobject>
+          <textobject>
+            <phrase>Run Application icon.</phrase>
+          </textobject>
+        </mediaobject>
+      </screenshot>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>buttons</primary>
+        <secondary>Run</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>panel objects</primary>
+        <secondary>Run button</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>Run button</primary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <para>You
+can use the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to open the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog. </para>
+      <para>To add a <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click on
+any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Actions</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Run</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To open the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog, click
+on the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button. </para>
+      <para>For more information on the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog,
+see <citetitle>Working With Menus</citetitle>.</para>
+    </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-553">
       <title>Screenshot Button</title>
       <screenshot>
@@ -1712,9 +1560,12 @@ that you can use to configure the screensaver. </para>
         <primary>Screenshot button</primary>
       </indexterm>
       <para>You can use the <guibutton>Screenshot</guibutton> button to take a screenshot
-of your desktop. </para>
+of your screen. </para>
       <para>To add a <guibutton>Screenshot</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
-on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Button</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Screenshot</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To take a screenshot of your desktop, click on the <guibutton>Screenshot</guibutton> button. </para>
+on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Actions</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Screenshot</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To take a screenshot of your screen, click on
+the <guibutton>Screenshot</guibutton> button.</para>
+      <para>For more information on how to take screenshots, see <citetitle>Working
+With Menus</citetitle>.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gospanel-554">
       <title>Search Button</title>
@@ -1741,41 +1592,72 @@ on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guim
       </indexterm>
       <para>You can use the <guibutton>Search</guibutton> button to open the <application>Search Tool</application>. </para>
       <para>To add a <guibutton>Search</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
-on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Button</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Search</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To open the <application>Search Tool</application>, click on
+on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Actions</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Search</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To open the <application>Search Tool</application>, click on
 the <guibutton>Search</guibutton> button. </para>
       <para>For more information on the <application>Search Tool</application>,
 see the <citetitle>Search Tool Manual</citetitle>.</para>
     </sect2>
-    <sect2 id="gospanel-555">
-      <title>Run Button</title>
+    <sect2 id="gospanel-564">
+      <title>Show Desktop Button</title>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>buttons</primary>
+        <secondary>Show Desktop</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>panel objects</primary>
+        <secondary>Show Desktop button</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>Show Desktop button</primary>
+      </indexterm>
       <screenshot>
         <mediaobject>
           <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/run_button.png" format="PNG"/>
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/show_desktop_button.png" format="PNG"/>
           </imageobject>
           <textobject>
-            <phrase>Run icon.</phrase>
+            <phrase>Show Desktop icon.</phrase>
           </textobject>
         </mediaobject>
       </screenshot>
+      <para>You can use the <guibutton>Show Desktop</guibutton> button to minimize
+all open windows and show the desktop.</para>
+      <para>To add a <guibutton>Show Desktop</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
+on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Actions</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Show Desktop</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To minimize all windows and show the desktop,
+click on the <guibutton>Show Desktop</guibutton> button. </para>
+    </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gospanel-567">
+      <title>Notification Area Applet</title>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>buttons</primary>
-        <secondary>Run</secondary>
+        <primary>applets</primary>
+        <secondary>Notification Area</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
         <primary>panel objects</primary>
-        <secondary>Run button</secondary>
+        <secondary>Notification
+Area applet</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>Run button</primary>
+        <primary>Notification Area applet</primary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>You
-can use the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to open the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog. </para>
-      <para>To add a <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click on
-any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Button</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Run</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To open the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog, click
-on the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button. </para>
-      <para>For more information on the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog,
-see <citetitle>Working With Menus</citetitle>.</para>
+      <screenshot>
+        <mediaobject>
+          <imageobject>
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/notification_area_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+          </imageobject>
+          <textobject>
+            <phrase>Notification Area icon.</phrase>
+          </textobject>
+        </mediaobject>
+      </screenshot>
+      <para>The <application>Notification Area</application> applet displays icons
+from various applications to indicate activity in the application. For example,
+when you use the <application>CD Player</application> application to play
+a CD, a CD icon is displayed in the <application>Notification Area</application>
+applet. The graphic above illustrates the CD icon in the <application>Notification
+Area</application> applet. </para>
+      <para>To add a <application>Notification Area</application> applet to a panel,
+right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Utility</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Notification Area</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="gospanel-37">
@@ -1791,12 +1673,6 @@ see <citetitle>Working With Menus</citetitle>.</para>
     <para>You can add the following types of menu to your panels: </para>
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
-        <para>System menus: System menus contain the standard applications
-and tools that you can use on your desktop. The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
-menu and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu are system menus. To add a system
-menu to a panel, right-click on a launcher in the menu, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Entire menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add this as menu to panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
         <para><guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>: You can access almost all of
 the standard applications, commands, and configuration options from the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. To add a <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click
 on any vacant space on the panel, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to
@@ -1815,11 +1691,24 @@ by a stylized footprint icon, as follows:</para>
           </mediaobject>
         </screenshot>
       </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para><application>Menu Bar</application>: You can access almost
+all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options from
+the menus in the <application>Menu Bar</application>. The <application>Menu
+Bar</application> contains the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu and the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. To add a <application>Menu Bar</application> to a
+panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>Menu Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. You can add as many <application>Menu Bar</application> objects
+to your panels as you want. </para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>System menus: System menus contain the standard applications
+and tools that you can use in your desktop environment. The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu are system menus. To add
+a system menu to a panel, right-click on a launcher in the menu, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Entire menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add this as menu to panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
+      </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
     <para>Menus that you add to your panels are represented by an icon with an
 arrow. The arrow indicates that the icon represents a menu or drawer. <xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-68"/> shows how menus typically appear on panels. </para>
     <figure id="gospanel-FIG-68">
-      <title>Typical Menu Objects on a Panel </title>
+      <title>Typical Menu Objects on a Panel</title>
       <screenshot>
         <mediaobject>
           <imageobject>
@@ -1915,11 +1804,11 @@ objects to panels. For more information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-15"/>.</par
         <primary>drawers</primary>
         <secondary>modifying properties</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>To modify preferences for all panels and drawers, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, then make the changes that you require. For example, you can
-select various options related to the appearance and behavior of objects on
-panels and drawers. You can also select options that relate to drawers only.
-For example, you can select an option to close your drawers when you click
-on a launcher in the drawer.</para>
+      <para>To modify preferences for all panels and drawers, use the <application>Panel</application> preference tool. For example, you can select various options
+related to the appearance and behavior of objects on panels and drawers. You
+can also select options that relate to drawers only. For example, you can
+select an option to close your drawers when you click on a launcher in the
+drawer.</para>
       <para>You can also modify other properties for each individual drawer. You
 can change features for each drawer, such as the visual appearance of the
 drawer and whether the drawer has hide buttons.</para>
@@ -1927,15 +1816,15 @@ drawer and whether the drawer has hide buttons.</para>
       <orderedlist>
         <listitem>
           <para>Right-click on the drawer, then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> to display the <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog.
-The dialog displays the <guilabel>Drawer</guilabel> tabbed section.</para>
+The dialog displays the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>Select the properties for the drawer in the dialog. The following
-table describes the elements on the <guilabel>Drawer</guilabel> tabbed section: </para>
+table describes the elements on the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section:</para>
           <informaltable frame="topbot">
             <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
-              <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="29.44*"/>
-              <colspec colname="colspec3" colwidth="70.56*"/>
+              <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="28.57*"/>
+              <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="71.43*"/>
               <thead>
                 <row rowsep="1">
                   <entry valign="top">
@@ -1948,58 +1837,59 @@ table describes the elements on the <guilabel>Drawer</guilabel> tabbed section:
               </thead>
               <tbody>
                 <row>
-                  <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
+                  <entry colname="colspec0">
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Size</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>Name</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
-                  <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
-                    <para>Select the size of the drawer.</para>
+                  <entry colname="colspec1">
+                    <para>Type a name for the panel. When you use shortcut
+keys to switch between your panels and the desktop, this panel name is displayed.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
                 <row>
                   <entry valign="top">
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Tooltip/Name</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>Size</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
                   <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Use this text box to specify a name for the drawer.
-The name appears as a tooltip when you point at the drawer on the panel.</para>
+                    <para>Select the size of the panel.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
                 <row>
-                  <entry valign="top">
+                  <entry colname="colspec0">
                     <para>
                       <guilabel>Icon</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
-                  <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Choose an icon to represent the drawer. Click on the <guibutton>Icon</guibutton> button to display an icon selector dialog. Choose an icon
-from the dialog. Alternatively, click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> to choose
-an icon from another directory. When you choose an icon, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para>
+                  <entry colname="colspec1">
+                    <para>Choose an icon to represent the drawer. Click
+on the <guibutton>Icon</guibutton> button to display an icon selector dialog.
+Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>
+to choose an icon from another directory. When you choose an icon, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
                 <row>
                   <entry valign="top">
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Enable hide button</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>Show hide buttons</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
                   <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Select this option to display a hide button when
-the drawer opens. </para>
+                    <para>Select this option to display hide buttons on your
+panel.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
                 <row>
                   <entry valign="top">
                     <para>
-                      <guilabel>Enable hide button arrow</guilabel>
+                      <guilabel>Arrows on hide button</guilabel>
                     </para>
                   </entry>
                   <entry valign="top">
-                    <para>Select this option to display an arrow on the hide
-button if the hide button is enabled.</para>
+                    <para>Select this option to display arrows on the hide
+buttons, if the hide button is enabled.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
               </tbody>