Menus

You can access all Java Desktop System functions through menus. You can access your menus from the following Java Desktop System components:

• Launch

  The Java Desktop System main menu is represented by a Launch button as follows:

  

  The Launch button provides access to the Applications menu, and various other functions. You can use the Applications menu to access almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options.

  To add a Launch button to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Main Menu. Click on the Launch button on a panel to open the Java Desktop System main menu.

• Menu Bar

  Menu Bar contains Applications and Actions menus. You can use the Applications menu and the Actions menu to access almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options.

  To add Menu Bar to a panel, right-click on the panel then choose Add to Panel -> Menu Bar.

• Panels

  You can add as many additional menus as you want to any of your panels. To open a menu that you add to a panel, click on the menu icon on the panel. You can perform other actions on your menus, such as copy menu items to panels.