You work with your applications and documents, and interact with the Java Desktop System using the following components and tools:
Panels
Menus
Windows
Workspaces
File Manager
Desktop and desktop objects
Preference tools
Panels are areas from which you can access all of your applications and menus. You can perform the following actions with panels:
Create top edge panels
Delete panels
Hide panels
Add objects to panels
Manipulate panel objects
Right-click on a vacant space on any panel, then choose New Panel.
Right-click on the panel then choose Delete This Panel.
Right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Properties to display the Panel Properties dialog. Click on Show hide buttons.
You can add any of the following objects to all types of panels:
Applets
To add an applet to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel. Choose the applet that you require from one of the following submenus:
Accessories
Actions
Amusements
Internet
Multimedia
Utility
Launchers
To add a new launcher to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Launcher.
Main Menu
You can add the Main Menu Launch icon to your panel. The Main Menu contains all applications and configuration tools. To add the Main Menu to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Main Menu.
Menu Bar
You can add an Applications and Actions menu to your panels to provide quick access to a standard set of application launchers and common actions. To add the Menu Bar to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Menu Bar.
Drawers
To add a drawer to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Drawer.
To open a drawer, click on the drawer. To close a drawer, click on the drawer again.
You can manipulate panel objects in the following ways:
Move objects within a panel, or to another panel.
Use the mouse button to drag the panel object to a new location on the panel, or to another panel.
Copy menu items to a panel.
Drag the item from the menu to the panel. Alternatively, if the menu item is a launcher, right-click on the menu item, then choose Add this launcher to panel.
You can access most applications and system functions through menus. To open the Main Menu, click on the Launch icon on the panel at the bottom of your screen.
You can display many windows at the same time in your desktop. Each window frame contains active control elements that you can use to work with the window.
You use the frame of an application window or dialog window to perform various actions with the window. Most of the control elements are located on the top edge of the window frame.
Workspaces are displayed in the Workspace Switcher
applet in your bottom edge panel.
In Workspace Switcher
, click
on the thumbnail image of the workspace in which you want to work.
To add an additional workspace, right-click on theWorkspace Switcher
applet, then choose Preferences. Use the Number of workspaces spin box
to specify the number of workspaces that you require.
The File Manager
provides an integrated access
point to your files and applications. You can display the contents of your
files within a File Manager
window, or open the
files in the appropriate application from File Manager
.
You can use the file manager to manage your files and folders.
To open a File Manager
window, double-click on the Documents desktop object.
Double-click on the file icon in the File Manager
window.
Drag files between folders in different File Manager
windows.
Open the file with the appropriate application and choose Print from the File menu.
You can use the desktop to perform the following actions:
Start your applications, and open your files and folders.
You can add desktop objects for convenient access to the files, folders, and applications that you use frequently.
Open the Desktop menu.
Right-click on the desktop to open the Desktop menu. You can use the Desktop menu to perform actions on the desktop.
To open an object from the desktop, double-click on the object. You
can set your preferences in the File Manager
so
that you click once on an object to execute the default action.
The fastest way to add objects to your desktop is to drag an object
from a File Manager
window to the desktop.
To access tools to customize your settings, choose Main Menu -> Preferences.
You can use these preference tools to configure almost every feature
of your Java Desktop System
.
Choose Main Menu -> Preferences -> Display -> Font. Use the Font dialog to change to the style and size of the fonts that you require.
Choose Main Menu -> Preferences -> Display -> Theme. Use the Theme dialog to change from the default theme to a theme of your choice.
Choose Main Menu -> Preferences -> Display -> Screensaver. Use the Screensaver dialog to change from the default screensaver to a screensaver of your choice.
Choose Main Menu -> Preferences -> Display -> Background. Use the Background dialog to change your desktop background.
Choose Main Menu -> Preferences -> Password. Use the Password dialog to change your old password to a new password.
Choose Main Menu -> Preferences -> Internet. Use the Internet dialog to change your proxy configuration.
Choose Main Menu -> Preferences -> Folders. Use the Folder Options dialog to modify your preferences for files and folders.
To take a screenshot of the entire screen, first add a screenshot applet to your panel. Right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Screenshot.
To take a screenshot of the entire screen, click on the Screenshot icon on the panel. To save the screenshot, choose a save option from the Save Screenshot dialog, then click Save.