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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml index 34916a1..b10eda7 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml @@ -1,2576 +1,1210 @@ -<chapter id="gospanel-1"> - <title>Working With Panels</title> - <highlights> - <para>The information in this chapter describes how to use panels. </para> - </highlights> - <sect1 id="gospanel-2"> - <title>Introducing Panels</title> - <indexterm> - <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>GNOME Panel</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Menu Panel</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>The following sections describe these panels.</para> - <sect2 id="gospanel-3"> - <title>GNOME Panel</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>panels</primary> - <secondary>GNOME Panel</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>The GNOME Panel is the default panel for working in a session. The - GNOME Panel stretches the full length of the bottom edge of the desktop. - </para> - <para><xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-58"/> shows a typical GNOME Panel. Your - system administrator might have set your default GNOME Panel according to your - local requirements, so you might see a slightly different GNOME Panel. </para> - <figure id="gospanel-FIG-58"> - <title>Typical GNOME Panel</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome_panel.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of a typical GNOME Panel</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <sect3 id="gospanel-27"> - <title>Contents of the GNOME Panel</title> - <para><xref linkend="gospanel-TBL-45"/> describes the objects on the - default GNOME Panel. </para> - <table frame="topbot" id="gospanel-TBL-45"> - <title>Default GNOME Panel Objects</title> - <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" - colwidth="36.50*"/> - <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="20.83*"/><colspec - colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="41.67*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Object</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Name</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Description</para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/footprint_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Global Menu icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot></entry> - <entry> - <para> - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> button</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Click on this button to open the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. From the - <guimenu>Global Menu </guimenu>, you can start applications - and applets, open more menus, and perform other tasks. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Log Out icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot></entry> - <entry> - <para> - <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Click on this button to log out of your GNOME - session.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/lockscreen_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Lock Screen icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot></entry> - <entry> - <para> - <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button </para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Click on this button to lock your screen. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/help_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of GNOME Help Browser icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </entry> - <entry> - <para><application>GNOME Help Browser</application> launcher - </para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Click on this button to start the <application> GNOME - Help Browser</application>. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/gnometerminal_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of GNOME Terminal icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot></entry> - <entry> - <para><application>GNOME Terminal</application> launcher - </para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Click on this button to start a <application> GNOME - Terminal</application>. <application>GNOME Terminal</application> provides - access to a UNIX command line.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/controlcenter_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Control Center icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot></entry> - <entry> - <para><application>Control Center</application> launcher - </para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Click to configure various parts of your system. - </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/netscape_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Netscape icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot></entry> - <entry> - <para><application>Netscape</application> launcher - </para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Click on this button to start <application>Netscape - </application>. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/tasklist_applet.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Tasklist applet</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot></entry> - <entry> - <para><application>Tasklist</application> applet - </para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Displays a button for each window that is open. You can - use the tasklist buttons to minimize and restore windows.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/statusdock2_button.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of status dock</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> - <para>Status dock</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> - <para>Displays status information for some applications and - applets.</para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - <para>You can change the behavior and appearance of your GNOME Panel to - suit your requirements. You can also add or remove objects from the GNOME - Panel. </para> - <para>You can create multiple panels, and choose different properties, - objects, and backgrounds for each panel. You can also hide panels.</para> - </sect3> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-6"> - <title>Menu Panel</title> - <para>The desktop also includes a Menu Panel, which is different in - appearance from the GNOME Panel, but provides similar functions. The Menu Panel - stretches the full length of the top edge of your screen. The Menu Panel - includes textual rather than graphical menus.</para> - <para><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> - <figure id="gospanel-FIG-60"> - <title>Typical Menu Panel</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/menu_panel.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of typical Menu Panel</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <para>The Menu Panel contains the following objects: </para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC3" - colwidth="30.95*"/> - <colspec colname="COLSPEC4" colwidth="69.05*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Object</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Description </para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu</para></entry> - <entry> - <para> The - <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu contains the standard GNOME - applications. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu </para></entry> - <entry> - <para> You can customize the - <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu to help you work more - efficiently. You can add items that you use frequently to the - <guimenu>Favorites </guimenu> menu, and organize the items - into submenus.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu </para></entry> - <entry> - <para> The - <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu contains menu items to - configure and customize your desktop. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu</para></entry> - <entry> - <para> The - <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu provides menu items that - relate to the current status of your desktop. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> - <para><application>Desk Guide</application> - applet</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC4"> - <para>The <application>Desk Guide</application> applet enables - you to navigate between your workspaces and viewports.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> - <para><application>Mailcheck</application> - applet</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC4"> - <para>The <application>Mailcheck </application> applet shows - whether you have new email messages.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Calendar icon</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>The calendar icon normally shows the current time. Click - on the time readout to display a menu of calendar commands. You can also use - this menu to change the format of the time readout. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> - <para>Window list icon</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC4"> - <para>The window list is a list of all open windows on the - desktop. To give focus to a window click on the icon at the extreme right of - the Menu 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> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gospanel-5"> - <title>Managing Your Panels</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>panels</primary> - <secondary>managing</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>The following sections describe how to manage your panels.</para> - <sect2 id="gospanel-10"> - <title>To Create a Panel</title> - <para>You can create different types of panels to customize your desktop. - <xref linkend="gospanel-TBL-47"/> lists the types of panel that you can create, - 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="32.86*"/> - <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="32.96*"/><colspec - colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="33.17*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Panel Type</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Snap Behavior </para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Size</para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> - <para>Aligned panel</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> - <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"> - <para>Stretches as much as required to display the objects on the - panel.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Edge panel</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Snaps to one of the edges of the screen. The GNOME Panel is - an example of an edge panel. </para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Stretches the full length of the edge that the panel snaps - to. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Floating panel</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Does not snap to anything. You can place a floating panel - anywhere on your desktop.</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Stretches as much as required to display the objects on the - panel. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Menu Panel</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Snaps to the top edge of the screen. You can not move the - Menu Panel.</para></entry> - <entry> - <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> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Sliding panel</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Snaps to one of the edges of the screen, can snap to any - point on the edge.</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Stretches as much as required to display the objects on the - panel. </para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - <para>To create a panel perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on any part of a panel to open the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guimenuitem> Create panel</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose the type of panel that you want to create. The new panel - is added to the desktop. The new panel contains no objects. </para> - <para>You can customize the new panel to suit your - preferences.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-11"> - <title>Interacting With a Panel</title> - <para>To interact with a panel, you must left-click, middle-click, or - right-click on a vacant space on the panel. If there is no vacant space on the - panel, you can middle-click or right-click on one of the hide buttons to select - the panel.</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> - <para>Middle-click</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Enables you to grab a panel, then drag the panel to a new - location.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Right-click</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Opens the - <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>.</para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-12"> - <title>To Move a Panel</title> - <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 an - edge panel, an aligned panel, or a sliding panel, the panel snaps to the edge - of the screen.</para> - <note> - <para>You can not move the Menu Panel.</para> - </note> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-7"> - <title>To Hide a Panel</title> - <para>You can hide or show a panel on your desktop, except for the Menu - Panel. Each panel has hide buttons at either end. The hide buttons contain an - arrow icon. The following illustration shows hide buttons. </para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/four_hide_button.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of hide buttons</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <para>To hide a panel, click on one of the hide buttons. The panel - reduces in the direction of the arrow on the hide button. The hide button at - the other end of the panel remains visible.</para> - <para>To show a hidden panel again, click on the visible hide button. The - panel expands in the direction of the arrow on the hide button. Both hide - buttons are now visible.</para> - <para>You can modify the properties of a panel so that the hide buttons - are not visible. You can also specify that the arrows on hide buttons are not - visible.</para> - <para>You can set a panel to autohide. When you set autohide, the panel - hides 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 an aligned panel, the behavior of the hide buttons is slightly - different. If the panel is aligned with 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 the Properties of a Panel</title> - <para>You can configure global preferences for all panels in the - <application> Control Center</application>. 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>The following sections describe how to modify the properties of a - panel. </para> - <sect3 id="gospanel-29"> - <title>To Modify a Panel With the Panel Properties Menu</title> - <para>You can use the panel properties menu to configure the properties - of a panel. To modify the properties of a panel perform the following steps: - </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on any part of the panel to open the - <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guimenuitem> Properties</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> to open the panel properties menu. The following - table describes the menu items on the panel properties menu: </para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec - colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="31.82*"/> - <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="68.18*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Menu Item</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Description </para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para>All properties</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>For more information see - <xref linkend="gospanel-30"/>.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Type</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Choose the type of the panel you want. Choose from - the following types of panel: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Edge panel</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Aligned panel</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Sliding panel</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Floating panel</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Hiding policy</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Select whether to enable autohide. Select from the - following options:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Explicit hide</guilabel>: Select this - option if you want to use the hide buttons to hide the panel.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Auto hide</guilabel>: Select this option - if you want to enable autohide <emphasis>and</emphasis> use the hide buttons to - hide the panel.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Hide buttons</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Select how to display the hide buttons. Select from - the following options: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>With pixmap arrows</guilabel>: Select - this option to display arrow icons on the hide buttons.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Without pixmap</guilabel>: Select this - option to display no arrow icons on the hide buttons.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>None</guilabel>: Select this option if - you do not want to display the hide buttons.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Size</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Select the size of the panel. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> - <para>Orientation</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> - <para> Floating panel only. Select whether to display the - panel horizontally or vertically. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Background type</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Select the type of background for the panel. You - can choose a standard background, a color background, or an image background. - Use the - <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog to specify - the color and image. For more information see <xref linkend="gospanel-30"/>. - </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> - <para>Level</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> - <para> Select the level at which you want the panel to - appear. Select from one of the following options:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Default</guilabel>: Select this option to - use the default setting that is specified in the - <application>Panel</application> capplet.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Below</guilabel>: Select this option if - you want the panel to appear below windows. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Normal</guilabel>: Select this option if - you want the panel to appear at the same level as windows. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Above</guilabel>: Select this option if - you want the panel to appear above windows.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> - <para>Maximize mode</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> - <para> Select whether you want maximized windows to avoid - the panel or cover the panel.</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Avoid on maximize</guilabel>: Select this - option if you do not want to overlap the panel when you maximize - windows.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Don't avoid on maximize</guilabel>: - Select this option if you want to overlap the panel when you maximize windows. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="gospanel-30"> - <title>To Modify a Panel With the Panel Properties Dialog</title> - <para>You can use the - <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify panel - properties. To modify the properties of a panel perform the following steps: - </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on any part of the panel to open the - <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guisubmenu> Properties</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>All properties</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> to display the - <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog. The following - figure shows the - <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog for the GNOME Panel. - The GNOME Panel is an edge panel that resides at the bottom edge of your - desktop. </para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/panelprop_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Panel Properties dialog</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <para>The - <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog contains the - following tabbed sections: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Panel</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Background</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>To modify panel size, position, and hiding properties, click - on the - <guilabel>Panel</guilabel> tab. The - <guilabel>Panel</guilabel> tabbed section contains the following - options: </para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec - colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="28.57*"/> - <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="71.43*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Option</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Description </para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Panel size</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Choose the size of the panel.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Panel position</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Choose the position of the panel on your desktop. - Click on the required position for the panel. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> - <para> - <guilabel>Panel window level</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> - <para>Select the level or layer at which you want the - panel to appear. Select from one of the following options:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Default (from global preferences) - </guilabel>: Select this option to use the default setting that is specified in - the <application> Panel</application> capplet.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Below other windows</guilabel>: Select - this option if you want the panel to appear below windows.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Normal</guilabel>: Select this option if - you want the panel to appear at the same level as windows.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Above other windows</guilabel>: Select - this option if you want the panel to appear above windows.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Orient panel - horizontally</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Floating panel only. Select this option to display - the panel horizontally. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Orient panel - vertically</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Floating panel only. Select this option to display - the panel vertically.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Top left corner's - position</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Floating panel only. Use the - <guilabel>X</guilabel> and - <guilabel> Y</guilabel> spin boxes to specify the - coordinates for the top-left corner of the panel. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Offset from screen - edge</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Sliding panel only. Use this spin box to specify - the distance between your panel and the edge of the screen, in pixels. - </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Enable Auto-hide</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Select this option to enable autohide. - </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Show hide buttons</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Select this option to display hide buttons on your - panel.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Show arrows on hide button - </guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Select this option to display arrows on the hide - buttons, if the hide button is enabled.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> - <para> - <guilabel>Avoid this panel when maximizing - windows</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> - <para>Select this option if you do not want to overlap - the panel when you maximize windows. </para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </listitem> - <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> - <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*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> - <entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6"> - <para>Description</para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Background Type</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6"> - <para>Choose the type of background for the panel. The - choices are as follows:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Standard</guilabel>: The standard - background type. The standard background depends on the settings in the - <application>Theme Selector</application> capplet. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Color</guilabel>: Enables you to choose a - color for the panel background.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Pixmap</guilabel>: Enables you to choose - an image for the panel background. </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Color</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6"> - <para>If - <guilabel>Background Type</guilabel> is - <guilabel> Color</guilabel>, click on the - <guibutton>Color to use</guibutton> button to display - the color selector dialog. Choose the color you require from the color selector - dialog. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry morerows="4"> - <para> - <guilabel>Image</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6"> - <para>If - <guilabel>Background Type</guilabel> is - <guilabel>Pixmap</guilabel>, choose the image to use on - the background of the panel. Specify the following settings for the image - background:</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Don't scale image to - fit</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Select this option to tile the background image to - fit the panel background.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Scale image</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <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> - <para> - <guilabel>Stretch image</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <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> - <para> - <guilabel>Rotate image for vertical panels - </guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Select this option to rotate the background image - on a vertical panel.</para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click - <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes and close the - <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="gospanel-61"> - <title>To Drag a Color or Image to the Background of a Panel</title> - <para>You can drag a color or image on to a panel to set the color 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>Color - Browser</application> application 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 from a file manager to a panel to set the - image as the background of the panel. You can also drag colors and pattern - images from the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager application to - set the background of the panel.</para> - </sect3> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-31"> - <title>To Delete a Panel</title> - <para>To delete a panel perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on the panel you want to delete. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guimenuitem> Remove this panel</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> to remove the panel from the desktop. </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - <note> - <para>You must always have at least one panel on your desktop. If you - have only one panel on your desktop, you can not delete that panel.</para> - </note> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gospanel-8"> - <title>Panel Objects</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>panels</primary> - <secondary>panel objects</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can add the following types of object to a panel: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Launchers</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Menus</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Applets</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Drawers</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Special Objects </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>This section describes the objects that you can use on your panels.</para> - <sect2 id="gospanel-100"> - <title>Interacting With Panel Objects</title> - <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"> - <para>Left-click</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> - <para> Launches the panel object.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Middle-click</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Enables you to grab an object, then drag the object to a - new location.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Right-click</para></entry> - <entry> - <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> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-15"> - <title>To Add an Object to a Panel</title> - <para>You can add an object to a panel in several ways, as follows: - </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu></para> - <para>The - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> contains a - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> menu. The - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> 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>Launchers</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Menus</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Applets</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Drawers</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Special objects</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From any menu</para> - <para>When you right-click on the title of an item in a menu, the - popup menu for the menu, launcher, or applet opens. You can use this popup menu - to add the menu, launcher, or applet to a panel. </para> - <para>You can also drag menus, launchers, and applets from menus to - panels. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From the file manager</para> - <para>Each launcher and applet corresponds to a - <filename>.desktop</filename> file. You can drag the - <filename>.desktop</filename> file on to your panels to add the launcher or - applet to the panel. </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> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-9"> - <title>To Modify the Properties of an Object</title> - <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>To modify the properties of an object perform the following steps: - </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on the object to open the panel object popup menu, - as shown in <xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-54"/>.</para> - <figure id="gospanel-FIG-54"> - <title>Panel Object Popup Menu</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/panel_object_popup_menu.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of panel object popup menu</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Use the - <guilabel> Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the properties as - required. The properties in the - <guilabel> Properties</guilabel> dialog depend on which object you - select in step 1. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click - <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes, then close the - <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-32"> - <title>To Move a Panel Object</title> - <para>You can move panel objects within a panel, and from one panel to - another. You can also move objects between panels and drawers.</para> - <para>To move a panel object, middle-click and hold on the object and - drag the object to a new location. When you release the middle mouse button, - the object anchors at the new location.</para> - <para>Alternatively, you can use the panel object popup menu to move an - object, as follows: </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on the object to open the panel object popup menu. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>. </para> - </listitem> - <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> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - <para>Movement of a panel object affects the position of other objects on - the panel. The movement behavior of the object is determined by the default - movement mode for the panel. You can specify the default movement mode in the - <application>Panel</application> capplet.</para> - <para>To override the default movement mode, press one of the following - keys as you move the panel object:</para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" - colwidth="15.00*"/> - <colspec colwidth="30.00*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC3" - colwidth="54.00*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> - <para>Key</para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Movement Mode</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> - <para>Description</para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> - <para> - <keycap>Alt</keycap> key</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Free movement</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> - <para> The object jumps over other panel objects into the next - vacant space on the panel.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> - <para> - <keycap>Shift</keycap> key </para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Push movement</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> - <para> The object pushes other panel objects further along the - panel. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> - <para> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Switched movement</para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> - <para> The object swaps places with other panel - objects.</para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-33"> - <title>To Remove a Panel Object</title> - <para>To remove an object from a panel right-click on the object to open - the panel object popup menu, then choose - <guimenuitem>Remove from panel</guimenuitem>. </para> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gospanel-16"> - <title>Launchers</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>panels</primary> - <secondary>launchers</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>When you click on a launcher, you initiate one of the following - actions: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Start a particular application.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Execute a command.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Open a folder in a file manager window.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Start a particular applet.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Open an Internet browser at a particular URL.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>You can find launchers in the following places on the desktop:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Panels: On panels, launchers are represented by icons.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Menus: On menus, launchers are represented by menu items with an - icon.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>You can modify the properties of a launcher. For example the - properties of a launcher include the name of the launcher, the icon that - represents the launcher, and how the launcher runs. </para> - <sect2 id="gospanel-34"> - <title>To Add a Launcher to a Panel</title> - <para>You can add a launcher to a panel in one of the following - ways:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu></para> - <para>To create a new launcher, right-click on any vacant space on - the panel to open the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Launcher </guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>. A - <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog is displayed. For - more information on how to complete this dialog, see - <xref linkend="gospanel-52"/>.</para> - <para>Alternatively, to add an existing launcher to the panel, choose - - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Launcher from menu</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>. Choose the launcher that you want to add from the - menu.</para> - </listitem> - <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>From the panel where you want the launcher to reside, - open the menu that contains the launcher. 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> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From the file manager</para> - <para>To add a launcher to a panel from the file manager, find the - <filename> .desktop</filename> file for the launcher in your file system. To - add the launcher drag the <filename>.desktop</filename> file to the panel. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <sect3 id="gospanel-52"> - <title>To Create a Launcher With the Launcher Properties Dialog</title> - <para>To create a launcher with the - <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog perform the following - steps: </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Display the - <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog. You can display - the - <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog in one of the - following ways: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>To add the launcher to a panel: Right-click on any part - of a panel to open the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu> Panel</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem> Launcher</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>To add the launcher to a menu: Start the - <application>Menu Editor</application>. In the menu tree, select the menu to - which you want to add the item. Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>File</guimenu> - <guimenuitem> New Item</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>. The - <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog is - displayed in the dialog pane.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></para> - <para>The dialog displays the - <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section, as shown in the - following figure:</para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/launcherprop1_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Basic tabbed section on Launcher - Properties dialog</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Enter the properties of the launcher in the dialog. The - following table describes the dialog elements on the - <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section: </para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec - colwidth="26.19*"/><colspec colwidth="73.81*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Description </para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Name</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <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. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Comment</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Use this text box to specify a short description - of the launcher. The comment is displayed as a tooltip when you point to the - launcher icon on the panel. You can use the - <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section to add - translations of the comment. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Command</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Use this text box to specify a command to execute - when you click on the launcher. </para> - <para>If the launcher type is - <guilabel>URL</guilabel>, use this text box to specify - a URL to access when you choose the launcher. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Type</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Use this drop-down combination box to specify the - type of launcher. Choose from the following: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Application</guilabel>: Choose this list - item to create a launcher that starts an application.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>PanelApplet</guilabel>: Choose this list - item to create a launcher that starts an applet.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>URL</guilabel>: Choose this list item to - create a launcher that opens an Internet browser at a particular URL.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Icon</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Choose an icon to represent the launcher. To choose - an icon, click on the - <guibutton> No Icon</guibutton> button. An icon - selector dialog is displayed. Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, to - choose an icon from another directory, click - <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>. When you choose an icon, - click - <guibutton> OK</guibutton>. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Run in Terminal</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Select this option to run the application or - command in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or command - that does not create a window in which to run.</para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>To set advanced properties for the launcher, click on the - <guilabel> Advanced</guilabel> tab. The - <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog displays the - <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section, as shown in the - following figure.</para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/launcherprop2_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Advanced tabbed section on Launcher - Properties dialog</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Enter the advanced properties of the launcher in the dialog. - The following table describes the dialog elements on the top part of the - <guilabel> Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section: </para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec - colwidth="32.03*"/><colspec colwidth="67.97*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Description </para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Try this before - using</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Enter a command here to check before starting the - launcher. If the command is executable and is in your path, the launcher - appears on the panel.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Documentation</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> This field is not currently in use. - </para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>You can also add a translation of the - <guilabel>Name</guilabel> and - <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> fields from the - <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section. To add a translation, - enter the details of the translation in the - <guilabel>Name/Comment translations</guilabel> table as follows: - </para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec - colwidth="20.78*"/><colspec colwidth="79.22*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Field</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Description </para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para>First field</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Enter the two-letter code for the language for - which you want to add a translation.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Second field</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Enter the translation of the - <guilabel>Name</guilabel> of the - launcher.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Third field</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Enter the translation for the - <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> for the launcher. - </para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - <para>Then click on the - <guibutton>Add/Set</guibutton> button. </para> - <para>To edit a translation, select the translation. The translated - text appears in the lower part of this dialog. Edit the fields as required, - then click on the - <guibutton>Add/Set</guibutton> button.</para> - <para>To remove a translation, select the translation, then click - on the - <guibutton> Remove</guibutton> button.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>To create the launcher and close the - <guilabel>Launcher Properties </guilabel> dialog, click - <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect3> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-36"> - <title>To Modify the Properties of a Launcher</title> - <para>To modify the properties of a launcher perform the following steps: - </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on the launcher to open the panel object popup - menu.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Use the - <guilabel> Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the - properties as required. For more information on the - <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog see - <xref linkend="gospanel-52"/>. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click - <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes you made and close - the - <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gospanel-37"> - <title>Menus</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>panels</primary> - <secondary>menus</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can add the following types of menu to your panels: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>: The - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is your primary menu. You can access - almost all of the applications, commands, and configuration options on your - desktop from the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. You can customize the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> to help you work more efficiently. You - can modify what menus are displayed on the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, and how the menus are displayed on - the - <guimenu>Global Menu </guimenu>. You can add as many - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> objects to your panels as you want. By - default, the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is represented on panels by a stylized - footprint icon, as follows:</para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/footprint_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Global Menu icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>: The - <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> provides the same menus and functions as - the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. You can add as many - <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> objects as you want to your panels. You - can modify the properties of each - <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. On each - <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, you can perform the following actions: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Select what menus are on the - <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Specify whether the menus are in a submenu on the - <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose the icon that represents each - <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist>By default, the - <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> is represented on panels as a stylized - footprint icon.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>System menu: System menus contain the standard applications and - standard applets that you can use on your desktop. The - <guimenu>Programs </guimenu> menu and - <guimenu>Applets</guimenu> menus are system menus.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu: You can use your - <guimenu> Favorites</guimenu> menu to help you work more efficiently. - You can add items that you frequently use to your - <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu, and organize the items into - submenus. You can add items that you frequently use to your - <guimenu> Favorites</guimenu> menu, and organize the items into - submenus.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Custom menu: A custom menu is a menu that you create.</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> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/typical_menu.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of typical menu objects on a panel</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <para>For information on adding menus to panels, see - <xref linkend="gospanel-38"/>. For more information on menus, see Working with - Menus.</para> - <sect2 id="gospanel-38"> - <title>To Add a Menu to a Panel</title> - <para>You can add a menu to a panel in the following ways: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> </para> - <para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guisubmenu> Add to panel</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Menu</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>. Choose the menu that you want to add to the panel. - You can add a - <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>, - <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, - <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu, or - <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu to the panel. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From any menu</para> - <para>Open the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> from the panel where you want the - new menu launcher to reside, then perform one of the following steps: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on the title of the menu, then choose - <guimenuitem> Add this as menu to panel</guimenuitem>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click-and-hold on the menu title and drag the menu to the - panel. Note that you do not need to open the menu from any particular panel - before you drag a menu on to a panel.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gospanel-17"> - <title>Applets</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>panels</primary> - <secondary>applets</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>An applet is a small application whose user interface resides within - a panel. You use the applet panel object to interact with the applet. For - example, the following figure shows the following applets, from left to right: - </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para><application>Tasklist</application>: Displays the windows - currently open on your system.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><application>CD Player</application>: Enables you to control the - compact disc player on your system.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><application>Screen-Shooter</application>: Enables you to take - screenshots of desktop areas.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/sample_applet.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of sample applets</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <sect2 id="gospanel-40"> - <title>To Add an Applet to a Panel</title> - <para>You can add an applet to a panel in the following ways: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> </para> - <para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Perform one of the following steps: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <guimenu>Applets</guimenu>, then choose the applet that you - want to add from the - <guimenu>Applets</guimenu> menu.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guisubmenu> Add to panel</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Applet</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>. Choose the applet that you want to add from - the - <guimenu>Applets</guimenu> menu. </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From any menu</para> - <para>Perform one of the following steps: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From the panel to which you want to add the applet, open - the menu that contains the applet. Click on the applet to add the applet to the - panel. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Open a menu that contains the applet, then drag the - applet on to the panel. </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-55"> - <title>To Add an Applet as a Launcher to a Panel</title> - <para>You can add an applet to a panel as a launcher. When you add an - applet to a panel as a launcher, a launcher object is added to the panel. When - you click on the launcher for the applet, the user interface for the applet is - added to the panel.</para> - <para>You can add an applet to a panel as a launcher in the following - ways: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From any menu</para> - <para>To add an applet as a launcher to a panel, open the menu that - contains the applet from the panel. Right-click on the title of the applet, - then choose - <guimenuitem> Add this applet as a launcher to - panel</guimenuitem>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From the file manager</para> - <para>To add an applet as a launcher to a panel from the file - manager, find the <filename>.desktop</filename> file for the applet in your - file system. Drag the <filename>.desktop</filename> file to the panel to add - the applet to the panel. </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-39"> - <title>To Select an Applet</title> - <para>To modify the properties of an applet, you must first right-click - on the applet to display the panel object popup menu. To move an applet, you - must middle-click on the applet. Some restrictions apply on where you can click - on an applet in order to display the panel object popup menu or to move the - applet, as follows: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Some applets have popup menus of applet-specific commands that - open when you right-click on particular parts of the applet. For example, the - <application>Tasklist</application> applet has a vertical handle on the left - side, and buttons that represent your windows on the right side. To open the - panel object popup menu for the <application>Tasklist</application> applet, you - must right-click on the handle. If you right-click on a button on the right - side, a task menu opens.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Some applets have areas that you cannot use to select the - applet. For example, the <application>Mini-Commander</application> applet has a - field in which you enter commands. You can not middle-click or right-click on - this field to select the applet. Instead, middle-click or right-click on - another part of the applet. </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-41"> - <title>To Modify the Properties of an Applet</title> - <para>To modify the properties of an applet perform the following steps: - </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on the applet to open the panel object popup menu. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Use the - <guilabel> Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the properties as - required. The properties for panel applets vary depending on the applet.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click - <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes you made and close - the - <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gospanel-18"> - <title>Drawers</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>panels</primary> - <secondary>drawers</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>A drawer is an extension of a panel. You can open and close a drawer - in the same way that you can show and hide a panel. A drawer can contain all - panel objects including launchers, menus, applets, special objects, and other - drawers. When you open a drawer, you can use the objects in exactly the same - way that you use objects on a panel. </para> - <para>The following figure shows an open drawer that contains two panel - objects. </para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/open_drawer.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of an open drawer</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <para>The arrow on the drawer icon indicates that the icon represents a - drawer or menu.</para> - <para>You can add, move, and remove objects from drawers in exactly the - same way that you add, move, and remove objects from panels. </para> - <sect2 id="gospanel-42"> - <title>To Open and Close a Drawer</title> - <para>To open a drawer, click on the drawer object in a panel. You can - close a drawer in the following ways: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Click on the drawer.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click on the drawer hide button.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-420"> - <title>To Add a Drawer to a Panel</title> - <para>You can add a drawer to a panel in the following ways: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu></para> - <para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guisubmenu> Add to panel</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Drawer</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From any menu</para> - <para>You can add a menu as a drawer object to a panel.</para> - <para>To add a menu as a drawer to a panel, open the menu from the - panel. Right-click on the title of the menu, then choose - <guimenuitem>Add this as drawer to panel</guimenuitem>.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-54"> - <title>To Add an Object to a Drawer</title> - <para>You add an object to a drawer in the same way that you add objects - to panels. For more information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-15"/>.</para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-550"> - <title>To Modify the Properties of a Drawer</title> - <para>You can choose global preferences for all panels and drawers in the - <application> Panel</application> capplet. 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> +<chapter id="gospanel-1"> +<title>Working With Panels</title> +<highlights><para>The information in this chapter describes how to use panels. +</para></highlights> +<sect1 id="gospanel-2"> +<title>Introducing Panels</title> +<indexterm><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> +<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> +<figure id="gospanel-FIG-60"> +<title>Typical Menu Panel</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/menu_panel.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows the default Menu 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> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC3" colwidth="30.95*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC4" colwidth="69.05*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Object</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</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> +<entry valign="top"><para>The <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu provides menu +items that relate to the current status of your desktop. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para><application>GNOME Terminal +</application> launcher </para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><para> +Click on this button to start a <application>GNOME Terminal</application>. <application> +GNOME Terminal</application> provides access to a UNIX command line.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para><application>Volume Control +</application> applet</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><para><application> +Volume Control</application> enables you to control the volume of the speaker +on your system.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><application>Clock</application> applet</para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para><application>Clock</application> shows the current +time. Click on the time readout to display a menu of clock commands.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><indexterm><primary>Menu Panel +</primary><secondary>window list icon</secondary></indexterm><para>Window +list icon</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><para>The window +list is a list of all open windows on the desktop. To give focus to a window +click on the icon at the extreme right of the Menu 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> +<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>bottom edge panel</secondary> +<see>bottom edge panel</see></indexterm><indexterm><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> +<figure id="gospanel-FIG-58"> +<title>Typical Bottom Edge Panel</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome_panel.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows the bottom edge panel. The context describes the graphic. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</figure> +<indexterm><primary>bottom edge panel</primary><secondary>default contents +</secondary></indexterm><para>The bottom edge panel contains the following +applets:</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></listitem> +<listitem><para><application>Workspace Switcher</application>: 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"> +<title>Managing Your Panels</title> +<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>managing</secondary></indexterm> +<para>The following sections describe how to manage your panels.</para> +<sect2 id="gospanel-10"> +<title>To Create a Panel</title> +<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>creating</secondary></indexterm> +<para>You can create different types of panels to customize your desktop. <xref +linkend="gospanel-TBL-47"/> lists the types of panel that you can create, 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="32.86*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="32.96*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" +colwidth="33.17*"/> +<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>Menu Panel</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Snaps to the top edge of the screen. You can not move the Menu Panel.</para></entry> +<entry 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> +<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> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +<para>To create a panel perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Right-click on a vacant space on any panel, then choose <guimenuitem> +Create panel</guimenuitem> from the panel popup menu.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose the type of panel that you want to create. 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> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-11"> +<title>Interacting With a Panel</title> +<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>interacting with</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To interact with a panel, you must left-click, middle-click, +or right-click on a vacant space on the panel. You can also middle-click or +right-click on one of the hide buttons to select the panel, if the panel has +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> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-12"> +<title>To Move a Panel</title> +<indexterm><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 can not move the Menu Panel.</para> +</note> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-7"> +<title>To Hide a Panel</title> +<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>hiding</secondary></indexterm> +<para>You can hide or show a panel on your desktop, 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 preferences of the panel 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> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/four_hide_button.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows a horizontal panel and a vertical panel, both with hide buttons. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<para>To hide a panel, click on one of the hide buttons. The panel reduces +in the direction of the arrow on the hide button. The hide button at the other +end of the panel remains visible.</para> +<para>To show a hidden panel again, click on the visible hide button. The +panel expands in the direction of the arrow on the hide button. Both hide +buttons are now visible.</para> +<para>You can set a panel to autohide. When you set autohide, the panel hides +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 preferences 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> +<indexterm><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>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. The following figure shows the <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> +dialog for the edge panel at the bottom of your desktop. </para> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/panelprop_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows a Panel Properties dialog. The context describes the graphic. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<para>The <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog contains the following +tabbed sections: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Panel</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Background</guilabel></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>To modify panel size, position, and hiding properties, click +on the <guilabel>Panel</guilabel> tab. The following table describes the dialog +elements on the <guilabel>Panel</guilabel> tabbed section: </para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="28.57*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="71.43*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Panel size</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Choose the size of the panel.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Panel position</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Choose the position of the panel on your desktop. +Click on the required position for the panel. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Panel window level +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Select +the level or layer at which you want the panel to appear. Select from one +of the following options:</para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Default (from global preferences) </guilabel>: Select +this option to use the default setting that is specified in <menuchoice><guimenu> +Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu> +<guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Below other windows</guilabel>: Select this option +if you want the panel to appear below windows.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Normal</guilabel>: Select this option if you want +the panel to appear at the same level as windows.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Above other windows</guilabel>: Select this option +if you want the panel to appear above windows.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Orient panel horizontally</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Floating panel only. Select this option to display +the panel horizontally. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Orient panel vertically</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Floating panel only. Select this option to display +the panel vertically.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Top left corner's position</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Floating panel only. Use the <guilabel>X</guilabel> +and <guilabel>Y</guilabel> spin boxes to specify the coordinates for the top-left +corner of the panel. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Offset from screen edge</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 screen, in pixels. </para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable Auto-hide</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to enable autohide. </para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show hide buttons</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to display hide buttons on your +panel.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show arrows on hide button </guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to display arrows on the hide +buttons, if the hide button is enabled.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Avoid this panel +when maximizing windows</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" +valign="top"><para>Select this option if you do not want to overlap the panel +when you maximize windows.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +</listitem> +<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> +<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*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry +namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry> +</row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Background 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>Standard</guilabel>: The standard 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>Pixmap</guilabel>: Enables you to choose an image +for the panel background. </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>Background +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"><para><guilabel>Image</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para>If <guilabel> +Background Type</guilabel> is <guilabel>Pixmap</guilabel>, choose the image +to use on the background of the panel. Specify the following settings for +the image background:</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Don't scale image to fit</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to tile the background image +to fit the panel background.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Scale 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 image</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 for vertical panels +</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to +rotate the background image on a vertical panel.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +<para>You can also drag a color or image on to a panel to set the color or +image as the background of the panel. For more information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-61"/>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes and close +the <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +<sect3 id="gospanel-61"> +<title>To Drag a Color or Image to the Background of a Panel</title> +<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>changing background</secondary> +</indexterm><para>You can drag a color or image on to a panel to set the color +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> +</sect3> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-31"> +<title>To Delete a Panel</title> +<indexterm><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. Choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Remove this panel</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> from the panel popup menu.</para> +<note><para>You must always have at least one panel on your desktop. If you +have only one panel on your desktop, you can not delete that panel.</para> +</note> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gospanel-8"> +<title>Panel Objects</title> +<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>panel objects</secondary><see> +panel objects</see></indexterm><para>This section describes the objects that +you can add to your panels, and use from your panels.</para> +<sect2 id="gospanel-100"> +<title>Interacting With Panel Objects</title> +<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>interacting with</secondary> +</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> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-15"> +<title>To Add an Object to a Panel</title> +<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>adding</secondary></indexterm> +<para>You can add an object to a panel in several ways, as follows: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>From the panel popup menu</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>Launchers</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Menus</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Accessory applets</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Amusement applets</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Internet applets</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Multimedia applets</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Utility applets</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Drawers</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Other panel objects</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>From any menu</para> +<para>When you right-click on a launcher in any menu, a popup menu for the +launcher opens. You can use this popup menu to add the launcher to a panel. +</para> +<para>You can also drag menus, launchers, and applets from menus to panels. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>From the file manager</para> +<para>Each launcher and applet corresponds to a <filename>.desktop</filename> +file. You can drag the <filename>.desktop</filename> file on to your panels +to add the launcher or applet to the panel. </para> - <sect3 id="gospanel-58"> - <title>To Modify a Drawer With the Panel Properties Menu</title> - <para>You can use the panel properties menu to modify the properties of - a panel. For more information see <xref linkend="gospanel-29"/>.</para> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="gospanel-59"> - <title>To Modify a Drawer With the Panel Properties Dialog</title> - <para>You can use the - <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the properties - of a drawer. To modify the properties of a panel perform the following steps: - </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on the drawer to open the panel object popup - menu. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> to display the - <guilabel> Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog. The dialog - displays the - <guilabel>Drawer </guilabel> tabbed section, as shown in the - following figure.</para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/drawerprop_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Panel Properties dialog</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Enter the properties of the drawer in the dialog. The - following table describes the elements on the - <guilabel>Drawer</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*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Description </para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> - <para> - <guilabel>Panel size</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> - <para>Select the size of the drawer.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> - <para> - <guilabel>Panel window level</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> - <para>Select the level or layer at which you want the - drawer to appear. Select from one of the following options:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Default (from global - preferences)</guilabel>: Select this option to use the default setting that is - specified in the <application> Panel</application> capplet.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Below other windows</guilabel>: Select - this option if you want the panel to appear below windows.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Normal</guilabel>: Select this option if - you want the panel to appear at the same level as windows.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Above other windows</guilabel>: Select - this option if you want the panel to appear above windows.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Tooltip/Name</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <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></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Icon</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <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> - <para> - <guilabel>Enable hide button</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Select this option to display a hide button when - the drawer opens. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Enable hide button - arrow</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Select this option to display an arrow on the hide - button if the hide button is enabled.</para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>You can also use the - <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tabbed section to set the - background for the drawer. For information on how to complete the - <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tabbed section, see the step on - this topic in <xref linkend="gospanel-30"/>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click - <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes you made and close - the - <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="gospanel-60"> - <title>To Drag a Color or Image to the Background of a Drawer</title> - <para>You can drag a color or image on to a drawer to set the color or - image as the background of the drawer. For more information see - <xref linkend="gospanel-61"/>. </para> - </sect3> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gospanel-19"> - <title>Special Panel Objects</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>panels</primary> - <secondary>special panel objects</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>The GNOME Panel includes a number of special panel objects that you - can use to perform special tasks.</para> - <para>You can add special panel objects to your panels from the - <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>. To add a special panel object to a panel - perform the following steps: </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the - <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guimenuitem> Add to panel</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose the special panel object to add to the panel. The special - object is added to the panel.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - <para>This section describes special panel objects.</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> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-9"> +<title>To Modify the Properties of an Object</title> +<indexterm><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>To modify the properties of an object perform the following steps: +</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><indexterm><primary>panel object popup menu, illustration</primary> +</indexterm><para>Right-click on the object to open the panel object popup +menu, as shown in <xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-54"/>.</para> +<figure id="gospanel-FIG-54"> +<title>Panel Object Popup Menu</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/panel_object_popup_menu.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows panel object popup menu. Menu items: Remove this panel, Move, Panel submenu, Properties, Help. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</figure> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Use the <guilabel> +Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the properties as required. The properties +in the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog depend on which object you select +in step 1. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes, then +close the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-32"> +<title>To Move a Panel Object</title> +<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>moving</secondary></indexterm> +<para>You can move panel objects within a panel, and from one panel to another +panel. You can also move objects between panels and drawers.</para> +<para>To move a panel object, middle-click and hold on the object and drag +the object to a new location. When you release the middle mouse button, the +object anchors at the new location.</para> +<para>Alternatively, you can use the panel object popup menu to move an object, +as follows: </para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Right-click on the object to open the panel object popup menu. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem> +<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></listitem> +</orderedlist> +<para>Movement of a panel object affects the position of other objects on +the panel. To control how objects move on a panel, you can specify a movement +mode. To specify the movement mode, press one of the following keys as you +move the panel object:</para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="15.00*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="30.00*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC3" +colwidth="54.00*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Key</para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Movement Mode</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3" +valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>No key</para></entry><entry +colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Switched movement</para></entry><entry +colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>The object swaps places with other panel +objects. Switched movement is the default movement mode.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><keycap>Alt</keycap> key +</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Free movement</para></entry><entry +colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>The object jumps over other panel objects +into the next vacant space on the panel.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><keycap>Shift</keycap> key +</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Push movement</para></entry><entry +colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>The object pushes other panel objects +further along the panel. </para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-33"> +<title>To Remove a Panel Object</title> +<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>removing</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To remove an object from a panel right-click on the object +to open the panel object popup menu, then choose <guimenuitem>Remove from +panel</guimenuitem>. </para> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gospanel-16"> +<title>Launchers</title> +<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>launchers</secondary> +<see>launchers</see></indexterm><para>When you click on a launcher, you initiate +one of the following actions: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Start a particular application.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Execute a command.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Open a folder in a file manager window.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Open a browser at a particular URL.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>You can find launchers in the following places on the desktop:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Panels: On panels, launchers are represented by icons.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Menus: On menus, launchers are represented by menu items with +an icon.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>You can modify the properties of a launcher. For example, the properties +of a launcher include the name of the launcher, the icon that represents the +launcher, and how the launcher runs. </para> +<sect2 id="gospanel-34"> +<title>To Add a Launcher to a Panel</title> +<indexterm><primary>launchers</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary> +</indexterm><para>You can add a launcher to a panel in one of the following +ways:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>From the panel popup menu</para> +<para>To create a new launcher, right-click on any vacant space on the panel +to open the panel popup menu. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Launcher</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A <guilabel>Launcher +Properties</guilabel> dialog is displayed. For more information on how to +complete this dialog, see <xref linkend="gospanel-52"/>.</para> +<para>Alternatively, to add an existing launcher to the panel, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>Launcher from menu</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> from the panel popup menu. Choose the launcher that you want +to add from the menu.</para></listitem> +<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>From the panel where you want the launcher to reside, open +the menu that contains the launcher. 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></listitem> +<listitem><para>From the file manager</para> +<para>To add a launcher to a panel from the file manager, find the <filename> +.desktop</filename> file for the launcher in your file system. To add the +launcher drag the <filename>.desktop</filename> file to the panel. </para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<sect3 id="gospanel-52"> +<title>To Create a Launcher With the Launcher Properties Dialog</title> +<para>To create a launcher with the <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> +dialog perform the following steps: </para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Right-click on any part of a panel to open the panel popup +menu. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Launcher</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to display the <guilabel>Launcher Properties +</guilabel> dialog. The dialog displays the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed +section, as shown in the following figure:</para> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/launcherprop1_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows Launcher Properties dialog, Basic tabbed section. Contains: Name, Generic name, Comment text boxes, Command field, Type drop-down list box, Icon icon selector button, Run in Terminal check box. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Enter the properties of the launcher in the dialog. The following +table describes the dialog elements on the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed +section: </para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="26.19*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="73.81*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Name</guilabel></para></entry><entry +valign="top"><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. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Generic name</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Information to be supplied in a future release. +</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Comment</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Use this text box to specify a short description +of the launcher. The comment is displayed as a tooltip when you point to the +launcher icon on the panel. You can use the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> +tabbed section to add translations of the comment. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Command</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Use this field to specify a command to execute when +you click on the launcher. </para><para>If the launcher type is <guilabel> +URL</guilabel>, use this text box to specify a URL to access when you choose +the launcher. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Type</guilabel></para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Use this drop-down combination box to specify the type +of launcher. Choose from the following: </para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Application</guilabel>: Choose this list item to +create a launcher that starts an application.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>FSDevice</guilabel>: Information to be supplied +in a future release.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Link</guilabel>: Information to be supplied in a +future release.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>MimeType</guilabel>: Information to be supplied +in a future release.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Service</guilabel>: Information to be supplied in +a future release.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>ServiceType</guilabel>: Information to be supplied +in a future release.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Icon</guilabel></para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Choose an icon to represent the launcher. To choose an +icon, click on the <guibutton>No Icon</guibutton> button. An icon selector +dialog is displayed. Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, to choose +an icon from another directory, click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>. When +you choose an icon, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Run in Terminal</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to run the application or command +in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or command that +does not create a window in which to run.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>To set advanced properties for the launcher, click on the <guilabel> +Advanced</guilabel> tab. The <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog +displays the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section, as shown in the +following figure.</para> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/launcherprop2_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows Launcher Properties dialog, Advanced tabbed section. Contains Try this before using, Documentation fields, Name/Comment translations table, Language, Name, Generic Name, and Comment translation fields, Add/Set and Remove buttons. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Enter the advanced properties of the launcher in the dialog. +The following table describes the dialog elements on the top part of the <guilabel> +Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section: </para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="32.03*"/><colspec +colwidth="67.97*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Try this before using</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Enter a command here to check before starting the +launcher. If the command is executable and is in your path, the launcher appears +on the panel.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Documentation</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>This field is not currently in use. </para></entry> +</row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>You can also add a translation of the <guilabel>Name</guilabel> +and <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> fields from the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> +tabbed section. To add a translation, enter the details of the translation +in the <guilabel>Name/Comment translations</guilabel> table as follows: </para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="20.78*"/><colspec +colwidth="79.22*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Field</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>First field</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Enter the two-letter code for the language for which you want to add a translation. +</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Second field</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Enter the translation of the <guilabel>Name</guilabel> of the launcher.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Third field</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Enter the translation for the <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> for the launcher. +</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +<para>Then click on the <guibutton>Add/Set</guibutton> button. </para> +<para>To edit a translation, select the translation. The translated text appears +in the lower part of this dialog. Edit the fields as required, then click +on the <guibutton>Add/Set</guibutton> button.</para> +<para>To remove a translation, select the translation, then click on the <guibutton> +Remove</guibutton> button.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To create the launcher and close the <guilabel>Launcher Properties +</guilabel> dialog, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect3> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-36"> +<title>To Modify the Properties of a Launcher</title> +<indexterm><primary>launchers</primary><secondary>modifying properties</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To modify the properties of a launcher perform the following +steps: </para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Right-click on the launcher to open the panel object popup +menu.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Use the <guilabel> +Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the properties as required. +For more information on the <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog, +see <xref linkend="gospanel-52"/>. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply your changes, then + close the <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gospanel-37"> +<title>Menus</title> +<indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary> +</indexterm><indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>menus</secondary> +</indexterm><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>GNOME Menu</guimenu>: The <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> +is your primary menu. You can access almost all of the applications, commands, +and configuration options on your desktop from the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>. +To add a <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click on any vacant +space on the panel to open the panel popup menu. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu> +Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>GNOME Menu</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +You can add as many <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> objects to your panels as +you want. By default, the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> is represented on +panels by a stylized footprint icon, as follows:</para> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/footprint_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows GNOME Menu icon.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</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> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/typical_menu.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows typical menu objects on panel.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</figure> +<para>For more information on menus, see <xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-1"/>. +</para> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gospanel-17"> +<title>Applets</title> +<indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary></indexterm> +<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>applets</secondary> +<see>applets</see></indexterm><para>A applet is a small application whose +user interface resides within a panel. You use the applet panel object to +interact with the applet. For example, the following figure shows the following +applets, from left to right: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><application>Window List</application>: Displays the windows +currently open on your system.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><application>CD Player</application>: Enables you to control +the compact disc player on your system.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><application>Volume Control</application>: Enables you to +control the volume of the speaker on your system.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/sample_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows sample applets. The context describes the graphic. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<sect2 id="gospanel-40"> +<title>To Add an Applet to a Panel</title> +<indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary> +</indexterm><para>You can add an applet to a panel in the following ways: +</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>From the panel popup menu</para> +<para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the panel popup +menu. Choose <guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu>, then choose the applet that +you want to add from one of the following submenus:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Accessories</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Amusements</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Internet</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Multimedia</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Utility</guimenu></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>From any menu</para> +<para>Open any menu that contains the applet, then drag the applet on to the +panel. </para> + +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-39"> +<title>To Select an Applet</title> +<indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>selecting</secondary></indexterm> +<para>To modify the properties of an applet, you must first right-click on +the applet to display the panel object popup menu. To move an applet, you +must middle-click on the applet. Some restrictions apply on where you can +click on an applet in order to display the panel object popup menu or to move +the applet, as follows: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Some applets have popup menus of applet-specific commands +that open when you right-click on particular parts of the applet. For example, +the <application>Window List</application> applet has a vertical handle on +the left side, and buttons that represent your windows on the right side. +To open the panel object popup menu for the <application>Window List</application> +applet, you must right-click on the handle. If you right-click on a button +on the right side, a popup menu for the button opens.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Some applets have areas that you cannot use to select the +applet. For example, the <application>Command Line</application> applet has +a field in which you enter commands. You can not middle-click or right-click +on this field to select the applet. Instead, middle-click or right-click on +another part of the applet. </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-41"> +<title>To Modify Preferences for an Applet</title> +<indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>modifying preferences</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To modify the preferences for an applet perform the following +steps: </para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Right-click on the applet to open the panel object popup menu. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. Use the <guilabel> +Preferences</guilabel> dialog to modify the preferences as required. The preferences +for applets vary depending on the applet.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply your changes, then + close the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gospanel-18"> +<title>Drawers</title> +<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>drawers</secondary> +<see>drawers</see></indexterm><para>A drawer is an extension of a panel. You +can open and close a drawer in the same way that you can show and hide a panel. +A drawer can contain all panel objects, including launchers, menus, applets, +other panel objects, and other drawers. When you open a drawer, you can use +the objects in the same way that you use objects on a panel. </para> +<para>The following figure shows an open drawer that contains two panel objects. +</para> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/open_drawer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows an open drawer. The context describes the graphic. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<para>The arrow on the drawer icon indicates that the icon represents a drawer +or menu.</para> +<para>You can add, move, and remove objects from drawers in the same way that +you add, move, and remove objects from panels. </para> +<sect2 id="gospanel-42"> +<title>To Open and Close a Drawer</title> +<indexterm><primary>drawers</primary><secondary>opening</secondary></indexterm> +<indexterm><primary>drawers</primary><secondary>closing</secondary></indexterm> +<para>To open a drawer, click on the drawer object in a panel. You can close +a drawer in the following ways: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Click on the drawer.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click on the drawer hide button.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-420"> +<title>To Add a Drawer to a Panel</title> +<indexterm><primary>drawers</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary> +</indexterm><para>You can add a drawer to a panel in the following ways: +</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>From the panel popup menu</para> +<para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the panel popup +menu. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Drawer</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>From any menu</para> +<para>You can add a menu as a drawer object to a panel.</para> +<para>To add a menu as a drawer to a panel, open the menu from the panel. +Right-click on any launcher in the menu, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu> +Entire menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add this as drawer to panel</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice>.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-54"> +<title>To Add an Object to a Drawer</title> +<indexterm><primary>drawers</primary><secondary>adding objects</secondary> +</indexterm><para>You add an object to a drawer in the same way that you add +objects to panels. For more information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-15"/>. +</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-550"> +<title>To Modify Drawer Properties</title> +<indexterm><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>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> +<para>To modify properties for a drawer perform the following steps: </para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Right-click on the drawer to open the panel object popup menu. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> to display the <guilabel> +Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog. The dialog displays the <guilabel>Drawer +</guilabel> tabbed section, as shown in the following figure.</para> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/drawerprop_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows a Panel Properties dialog for a drawer. The context describes the graphic. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</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> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="29.44*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC3" colwidth="70.56*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Panel size</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Select the size of the drawer. +</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Panel window level +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Select +the level or layer at which you want the drawer to appear. Select from one +of the following options:</para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Default (from global preferences)</guilabel>: Select +this option to use the default setting that is specified in the <application> +Desktop Preferences</application>. To view the default setting, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences +</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Below other windows</guilabel>: Select this option +if you want the panel to appear below windows.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Normal</guilabel>: Select this option if you want +the panel to appear at the same level as windows.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Above other windows</guilabel>: Select this option +if you want the panel to appear above windows.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Tooltip/Name</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></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><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></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable hide button</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to display a hide button when +the drawer opens. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable hide button arrow</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></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>You can use the <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tabbed section +to set the background for the drawer. For information on how to complete the <guilabel> +Background</guilabel> tabbed section, see the step on this topic in <xref +linkend="gospanel-28"/>. You can also drag a color or image on to a drawer +to set the color or image as the background of the drawer. For more information, + see <xref linkend="gospanel-61"/>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply your changes, then +close the <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gospanel-19"> +<title>Other Panel Objects</title> +<para>Your panels can include other panel objects that you can use to perform +special tasks. You can add the following panel objects to your panels:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Log Out button</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Lock Screen button</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>To add a panel object to a panel perform the following steps: </para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel, then choose <menuchoice> +<guimenuitem>Add to panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the panel popup +menu.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose the object you want to add to the panel. </para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +<sect2 id="gospanel-20"> +<title>Log Out Button</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows Log Out icon.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<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 log out of your session or shut down your system, click on the <guibutton> +Log Out</guibutton> button. </para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gospanel-21"> +<title>Lock Screen Button</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/lockscreen_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows Lock Screen icon.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>Lock Screen button</secondary> +</indexterm><indexterm><primary>Lock Screen button</primary></indexterm><indexterm> +<primary>locking screen</primary></indexterm><para>The <guibutton>Lock Screen +</guibutton> button locks your screen and starts a screensaver. To access +your session again, you must enter your password. To lock your screen correctly, +you must have a screensaver enabled.</para> +<para>Right-click on the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button to open +a popup menu of screensaver-related commands. <xref linkend="gosstartsession-TBL-83"/> +describes the commands that are available from the popup menu.</para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosstartsession-TBL-83"> +<title>Lock Screen Menu Items</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="43.55*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="56.45*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Menu Item</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Function</para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Activate Screensaver</guimenuitem></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Starts the screensaver immediately, but does not +lock the screen.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Lock Screen</guimenuitem></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Locks the screen immediately. This command performs +the same function as when you click on the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> +button.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Kill Screensaver Daemon</guimenuitem></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Kills the screensaver process. After you kill the +screensaver process, you can not lock your screen.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Restart Screensaver Daemon</guimenuitem></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Kills and restarts the screensaver process. Use +this command after you change your password. When you restart the screensaver +process, to use your new password with the screensaver.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Displays an <guilabel>XScreenSaver</guilabel> dialog +that you can use to configure the screensaver. For information on how to configure +your screensaver, see <xref linkend="gosstartsession-3"/>.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect2> +</sect1> +</chapter> - <sect2 id="gospanel-20"> - <title>Log Out Button</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Log Out icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <para>The - <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button begins the process to log out of - a GNOME session. </para> - <para>To log out of your session or shut down your system, click on the - <guibutton> Log Out</guibutton> button. </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-21"> - <title>Lock Screen Button</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/lockscreen_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Lock Screen icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <para>The - <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button starts a screensaver that - locks your screen. To access your session again, you must enter your password. - </para> - <para>You can configure your screensaver in the - <application>Screensaver</application> capplet.</para> - <note> - <para>For the - <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button to work correctly, you must - have a screensaver enabled.</para> - </note> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-22"> - <title>Status Dock</title> - <para>A status dock is a panel object that displays status information. - This information is contained in status docklets. A status docklet is a small - window where an application can display status information. The following - figure shows a status dock with a CD player status docklet. The status docklet - indicates that a CD is currently playing.</para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/statusdock_button.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of status docklet</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <para>You can also use some status docklets to control applications. In - this respect, status docklets are similar to applets.</para> - <para>You can only have one status dock on your desktop. That is, you can - only have one status dock on one panel. </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-23"> - <title>Run Button</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/runprogram_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Run icon</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <para>The - <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button opens the - <guilabel>Run Program </guilabel> dialog.</para> - <para>The - <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog gives you access to the command - line. You can run a command from the command line. When you run a command in - the - <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog, you cannot receive output from - the command.</para> - <para>To run a command from the command line perform the following steps: - </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Display the - <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog. You can display the - <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog in any of the following - ways: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From a panel: If the - <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button is present on a panel, - click on the - <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>: Right-click on any vacant - space on the panel to open the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose - <guimenuitem> Run</guimenuitem>. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Use a shortcut key: The default shortcut key to display - the - <guilabel> Run Program</guilabel> dialog is - <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>. The default modifier key is the meta - key. You can change the shortcut key that displays the - <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog in the <application> - Panel</application> capplet.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></para> - <para>The - <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog is displayed as follows: - </para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/runprogram_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Run Program dialog</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Enter the command that you want to run in the blank field. - Alternatively, to choose a command that you ran previously, click the down - arrow button, then choose the command to run.</para> - <para>You can use the - <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to choose a command to run. - You can also use the - <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to choose a file to append to - the command line. For example, you can enter <application> emacs</application> - on the command line, then choose a file to edit.</para> - <para>Select the - <guilabel>Run in terminal</guilabel> option to run the application - or command in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or - command that does not create a window in which to run.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click on the - <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button on the - <guilabel> Run Program</guilabel> dialog. </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gospanel-24"> - <title>Swallowed Applications</title> - <para>A swallowed application is an application that is not a panel - applet, but runs inside a panel. </para> - <para>Applications must be small enough so that they can fit on the - panel. You can specify to shrink the application to fit into the panel. In most - cases, if the application does not fit in the panel, the panel expands to - accommodate the application. </para> - <para>You must know the title of the application window before you can - add the application as a swallowed application. </para> - <para>The following figure shows a swallowed <application>CD - Player</application> application.</para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/swallow_applet.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of swallowed application</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <sect3 id="gospanel-43"> - <title>To Add a Swallowed Application to a Panel</title> - <para>To add a swallowed application to a panel perform the following - steps: </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on any part of a panel to open the - <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> - <guisubmenu> Add to Panel</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Swallowed app</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> to display the - <guilabel>Create Swallow Applet</guilabel> dialog. The following - figure shows the - <guilabel>Create Swallow Applet</guilabel> dialog.</para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/swallapp_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Screenshot of Create Swallow Applet dialog</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Enter the properties of the swallowed application in the - dialog. The following table describes the elements on the - <guilabel>Create Swallow Applet</guilabel> dialog:</para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec - colwidth="30.30*"/><colspec colwidth="69.70*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para> Dialog Element </para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Description</para></entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Title of application to - swallow</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Enter the title on the window of the application - window that you want the panel to swallow.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Command</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> If you leave this field blank, an empty window - appears in the panel. When you start an application whose title matches the - title entered in the - <guilabel> Title of application to swallow</guilabel> - field, the panel swallows the application. </para> - <para>If you enter a command in this field, the command - executes before the panel attempts to swallow the application. The command also - executes when GNOME starts and displays the panel on your desktop. You can use - this feature to start an application that you want the panel to - swallow.</para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Width</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para>Specify the width of the swallowed application - window in the panel, in pixels. </para></entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Height</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry> - <para> Specify the height of the swallowed application - window in the panel, in pixels. </para></entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click - <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add the swallowed application to the - panel. </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect3> - </sect2> - </sect1> -</chapter>
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