Chapter 4. Working With Panels

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4.1. Introduction

4.1.a. Top Edge Panel

By default, the top edge panel contains the following objects:

	Note:
	Your distribution of GNOME may have altered this default setup.

Menu Bar applet

The panel menubar contains the Applications, the Places, and the Desktop menu. For more on the menu bar, see Chapter 5, Panel Menubar.

Web Browser Launcher

Click on this launcher to open the web browser.

Notification Area applet

Displays icons from other applications that may require your attention, or that you may want to access without switching from your current application window. For more on this, see the section called Notification Area Applet.

Until an application adds an icon to the notification area, only a narrow bar is visible.

Clock applet

Clock shows the current time. Click on the time to open a small calendar. For more on this, see the Clock Applet Manual.

Volume Control applet

Volume Control enables you to control the volume of the speaker on your system. For more on this, see the Volume Control Manual.

Window Selector icon

Window Selector lists all your open windows. To give focus to a window, click on the window selector icon at the extreme right of the top edge panel, then select the window. For more on this, see the section called Giving Focus to a Window. (Next: Bottom Edge Panel)

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Chapter 4. Working With Panels
Table of Contents

4.1. Introduction
      4.1.a. Top Edge Panel (you are here)
      4.1.b. Bottom Edge Panel

4.2. Managing Panels
      4.2.a. Moving a Panel
      4.2.b. Panel Properties
      4.2.c Hiding a Panel
      4.2.d. Adding a New Panel
      4.2.e. Deleting a Panel

4.3. Panel Objects
      4.3.a. Interacting With Panel Objects
      4.3.b. Adding an Object to a Panel
      4.3.c. Modifying the Properties of an Object
      4.3.d. Moving a Panel Object
      4.3.e. Locking a Panel Object
      4.3.f. Removing a Panel Object

4.4. Applets  

4.5. Launchers
      4.5.a. Adding a Launcher to a Panel
      4.5.b. Modifying a Launcher
      4.5.c. Launcher Properties

4.6. Buttons
      4.6.a. Force Quit Button
      4.6.b. Lock Screen Button
      4.6.c. Log Out Button
      4.6.d. Run Button
      4.6.e. Screenshot Button
      4.6.f. Search Button
      4.6.g. Show Desktop Button

4.7. Menus  

4.8. Drawers
      4.8.a. To Open and Close a Drawer
      4.8.b. To Add a Drawer to a Panel
      4.8.c. To Add an Object to a Drawer
      4.8.d. To Modify Drawer Properties

4.9. Default Panel Objects
      4.9.a. Window Selector Applet
      4.9.b. Notification Area Applet
      4.9.c. Main Menu Panel Object
      4.9.d. Menu Bar Panel Object

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