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@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ these panels.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><application>Menu Bar</application> applet</term>
- <listitem><para>Contains the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>, the <guimenu>Places</guimenu>, and the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu. For more on the menu bar, see <xref linkend="menus-introduction"/>.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Contains the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>, the <guimenu>Places</guimenu>, and the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu. For more on the menu bar, see <xref linkend="menubar"/>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><application>Web Browser Launcher</application></term>
@@ -1604,12 +1604,12 @@ Area</application> applet. </para>
right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Utility</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Notification Area</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
</section>
</section>
- <section id="gospanel-37">
+ <section id="panel-menus">
<title>Menus</title>
<!-- Desktop Overview / Menus -->
<anchor id="gosoverview-42"/>
-
+ <anchor id="gospanel-37"/>
<indexterm>
<primary>menus</primary>
<secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
@@ -1846,6 +1846,7 @@ to set the color or image as the background of the drawer. For more information,
</section>
</section>
<section id="panel-default">
+ <!-- a temporary home for things that should one day be in a greater list of panel objects -->
<title>Default Panel Objects</title>
<para>This section covers the panel objects that appear in the default GNOME desktop.</para>
@@ -1881,5 +1882,105 @@ applet. The following figure shows an example of the <application>Window Selecto
all workspaces. The windows in all workspaces other than the current workspace,
are listed under a separator line.</para>
</section>
+
+ <section id="panel-runapplication">
+ <title>Run Application Dialog</title>
+ <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
+ <anchor id="gospanel-23"/>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>Run Application dialog, using</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>The <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog gives you access to the command
+line. When you run a command in the <guilabel>Run Application</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 Application</guilabel> dialog. You
+can display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog in any of the
+following ways:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry><term>From a panel</term>
+ <listitem><para>You can add the <application>Run Application</application> object to any panel. See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/>. Click on the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to open the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term>Using shortcut keys</term>
+ <listitem><para>Press <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>. You can change the shortcut keys that display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog
+in the <link linkend="prefs-keyboard-shortcuts"><application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool</link>.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ <para>The <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enter the command that you want to run in the blank field. </para>
+ <para>Alternatively, to choose a command that you ran previously, click the
+down arrow button beside the command field, then choose the command to run.</para>
+ <para>Alternatively, select the <guilabel>Show list of known applications</guilabel> option to display a list of available applications.</para>
+ <para>You can also use the <guibutton>Run with file</guibutton> button to
+choose a file to append to the command line. For example, you can enter <application>emacs</application> as the command, 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 Application</guilabel> dialog. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section id="goseditmainmenu-7">
+ <title>Main Menu panel object</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>menus</primary>
+ <secondary>Main Menu</secondary>
+ <see>Main
+ Menu</see>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>Main Menu</primary>
+ <secondary>introduction</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>The <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> provides access to
+ the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu and many of the items in the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. You can access almost all of the standard applications,
+ commands, and configuration options from the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. </para>
+ <para>You can add <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> buttons to your panels. Click
+ on the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> button to open the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>.</para>
+ <section id="goseditmainmenu-29">
+ <title>To Add a Main Menu to a Panel</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>Main Menu</primary>
+ <secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>You can add as many <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> buttons
+ as you want to your panels. To add a <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> to a panel,
+ right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>Main Menu</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+ <section id="goseditmainmenu-65">
+ <title>Menu Bar panel object</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/menu_bar_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Menu Bar applet. Menus: Applications, Actions.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ <para>The <application>Menu Bar</application> provides access to the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menus. You can access
+ almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options
+ from the <application>Menu Bar</application>. </para>
+ <section id="goseditmainmenu-66">
+ <title>To Add a Menu Bar to a Panel</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>Menu Bar</primary>
+ <secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>You can add as many <application>Menu Bar</application>
+ applets as you want to your panels. To add a <application>Menu Bar</application>
+ to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>Menu Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+
</section>
</chapter>