You can add the following types of menu to your panels:
Launch: You can access almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options from the Launch button. To add a Launch button to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Main Menu. You can add several Launch buttons to your panels.
Menu Bar
: You can access almost
all of the standard applications and commands from the menus in the Menu Bar
. The Menu Bar
contains the Applications menu and the Actions menu. To add
a Menu Bar
to a panel, right-click on any vacant
space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Menu Bar. You can add several Menu Bar
objects to your panels.
System menus: System menus contain the standard applications and tools that you can use in the Java Desktop System. The Applications menu contain system menus. To add a system menu to a panel, right-click on a launcher in the Applications menu, then choose Entire menu -> Add this as menu to panel.
Menus that you add to your panels are represented by an icon with an arrow. The arrow indicates that the icon represents a menu or drawer. Figure 2–2 shows how menus typically appear on panels.