Configuring The Panel; Panel Configuration; Configuration Layout - Red Hat DESKTOP Deployment Manual

Configuring the Panel
Tip
For more information on configuring panels, refer to the GConf chapter of the GNOME Desktop Ad-
ministration Guide available through Applications (the main menu on the panel) => Help, selecting
the Desktop Category, and choosing the System Administration Guide Document.
Note
For information on locking down the panel, refer to Section 4.3 Locking Down the Panel .
2.1. Panel Configuration
The following material is meant to serve as a more technical reference for panel configuration.
2.1.1. Configuration Layout
The panel configuration contains a more complex set of GConf keys. This section gives an overview
of how those keys are organized.
Most of the panel configuration is stored in
following keys:
toplevel_id_list
The list of panel identifiers. Each identifier is also the name of the sub-directory in the
directory which contains the actual preferences for that panel.
toplevels
object_id_list
The list of panel object identifiers. Each identifier is also the name of the sub-directory in the
directory which contains the actual preferences for that panel object.
objects
applet_id_list
The list of panel applet identifiers. Each identifier is also the name of the subdirectory in the
directory, which contains the actual preferences for that panel applet.
applets
Thus, the default contents of
/apps/panel/general:
applet_id_list = [mixer,clock,systray,...]
object_id_list = [menu_bar,web_launcher,...]
/apps/panel/
looks something like:
/apps/panel/
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. The directory contains the
general/