Buttons

You can add buttons to your panels to provide quick access to common actions and functions.

Find Files Button

You can use the Find Files button to open the Search for Files dialog.

To add a Find Files button to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Find Files. To open the Search for Files dialog, click on the Find Files button.

Force Quit Button

The Force Quit button enables you to terminate an application. This button is useful if you want to terminate an application that does not respond to your commands.

To add a Force Quit button to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Force Quit.

To terminate an application, click on the Force Quit button, then click on a window from the application that you want to terminate. If you do not want to terminate an application after you click on the Force Quit button, press Esc.

Lock Button

The Lock button locks your screen and activates your screensaver. To access your session again, you must enter your password. To lock your screen correctly, you must have a screensaver enabled.

To add a Lock button to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Lock.

Right-click on the Lock button to open a menu of screensaver-related commands. Table 2–1 describes the commands that are available from the menu.

Table 2–1 Lock Menu Items

Menu Item	Function
Activate Screensaver	Activates the screensaver immediately, but does not lock the screen.
Lock Screen	Locks the screen immediately. This command performs the same function as when you click on the Lock button.
Kill Screensaver Daemon	Terminates the screensaver process. After you terminate the screensaver process, you cannot lock your screen.
Restart Screensaver Daemon	Terminates and restarts the screensaver process. Use this command after you change your password. When you restart the screensaver process, use your new password with the screensaver.
Properties	Displays the Screensaver Preferences dialog.

Log Out Button

The Log Out button begins the process to log out of a Java Desktop System session.

To add a Log Out button to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Log Out. To log out of your session or shut down your system, click on the Log Out button.

Run Button

You can use the Run button to open the Run Application dialog.

To add a Run button to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Run. Click on the Run button to open the Run Application dialog.

Table 2–2 describes the elements on the Run Application dialog.

Table 2–2 Run Application Dialog

Element	Description
Command field	Type the name of the application you want to run, or click the down arrow to the right of the command field to select from the most recently run applications.
Run in terminal	Select this option if you want the command to run from a terminal.
Run with file	Click on the Run with file button to open the Choose a file to append to the command dialog.
Show list of known applications	Click to display a list of known applications available on the Java Desktop System.
Run	Click on the Run button to run the application.

Screenshot Button

You can use the Screenshot button to take a screenshot of your screen.

To add a Screenshot button to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Screenshot. To take a screenshot of your screen, click on the Screenshot button. For more information, see To Take a Screenshot.

Show Desktop Button

You can use the Show Desktop button to minimize all open windows and show the desktop.

To add a Show Desktop button to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Show Desktop. To minimize all windows and show the desktop, click on the Show Desktop button.

Notification Area

The Notification Area displays icons from various applications to indicate activity in the application. For example, when you use the CD Player application to play a CD, a CD icon is displayed in the Notification Area.

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