Default Panel Objects

This section covers the panel objects that appear in the default GNOME desktop.

Window Selector Applet

You can view a list of all windows that are currently open. You can also choose a window to give focus to. To view the window list, click on the Window Selector applet. The following figure shows an example of the Window Selector applet:

Window selector applet displayed from the top edge panel.

To give focus to a window, select the window from the Window Selector applet.

The Window Selector lists the windows in all workspaces. The windows in all workspaces other than the current workspace, are listed under a separator line.

Applet area di notifica

Icona area di notifica.

L'applet Area di notifica visualizza le icone di diverse applicazioni per indicare attività nell'applicazione. Ad esempio, quando si usa l'applicazione Lettore CD per far girare un CD, nell'applet Area di notifica compare l'icona di un CD. La figura in alto mostra l'icona del CD nell'applet Area di notifica.

To add a Notification Area applet to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel->Utility->Notification Area.

Main Menu panel object

The Main Menu provides access to the Applications menu and many of the items in the System menu. You can access almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options from the Main Menu.

You can add Main Menu buttons to your panels. Click on the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.

To Add a Main Menu to a Panel

You can add as many Main Menu buttons as you want to your panels. To add a Main Menu to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel and choose Main Menu from the Add to Panel dialog.

Menu Bar panel object

Menu Bar applet. Menus: Applications, Places, Desktop.

The Menu Bar provides access to the panel menubar, which contains the Applications, Places, and System menus. You can access almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options from the Menu Bar. For more on using the panel menubar, see Capitolo 5, Panel Menubar.

To Add a Menu Bar to a Panel

You can add as many Menu Bar applets as you want to your panels. To add a Menu Bar to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel and choose Menu Bar from the Add to Panel dialog.