| Chapter 4. Working With Panels |
4.2. Managing Panels
4.2.c. Hiding a Panel
You can hide or show panels. To hide a panel, use a hide button. If the hide buttons are not visible on a panel, modify the panel properties so that the hide buttons are visible.
Hide buttons are at either end of a panel. The hide buttons contain an optional arrow icon. The following illustration shows hide buttons.
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.
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.
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. (Next: Adding a New Panel)
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Chapter 4. Working With Panels
Table of Contents
4.1. Introduction
4.1.a Top
Edge Panel
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 (you are here)
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
