Desktop Menu; Bottom Panel - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - GNOME 19-06-2006 Manual

NOTE: You cannot move the Home icon to the trash.

1.3.2 Desktop Menu

Right-clicking an empty spot on the desktop displays a menu with various options. Click Create
Folder to create a new folder. Create a launcher icon for an application with Create Launcher.
Provide the name of the application and the command for starting it, then select an icon to represent
it. You can also change the desktop background and align desktop icons.

1.3.3 Bottom Panel

The desktop includes a panel across the bottom of the screen. The bottom panel contains the
Computer menu (similar to the Start menu in Windows) and the icons of all applications currently
running. You can also add applications and applets to the panel for easy access. If you click the name
of a program in the taskbar, the program's window is moved to the foreground. If the program is
already in the foreground, a mouse click minimizes it. Clicking a minimized application reopens the
respective window.
Figure 1-1
The Show Desktop icon is on the right side of the bottom panel. This icon minimizes all program
windows and displays the desktop. Or, if all windows are already minimized, it opens them up again.
If you right-click an empty spot in the panel, a menu opens, offering the options listed in the
following table:
Table 1-1
Option
Add to Panel
Properties
Delete This Panel
Allow Panel to be Moved
New Panel
Help
About Panels
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GNOME Bottom Panel
Panel Menu Options
Description
Opens a menu list of applications and applets that can be added to the
panel.
Modifies the properties for this panel.
Removes the panel from the desktop. All of the panel settings are lost.
Locks the panel in its current position (so that it can't be moved to another
location on the desktop, and unlocks the panel (so it can be moved).
To move the panel to another location, middle-click and hold on any vacant
space on the panel, and then drag the panel to the location you want.
Creates a new panel and adds it to the desktop.
Opens the Help Center.
Opens information about the panel application.