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GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment User Guide

To Add a New Panel

You can add different types of panels to your desktop environment. Table 4–1 lists the types of panel that you can add, and their characteristics.

Table 4–1 Types of Panel

Panel Type 

Snap Behavior  

Size 

Corner Panel 

Snaps to one of the edges of the screen, but can only snap to the center or the corner of the edge.  

Stretches as much as required to display the objects on the panel. 

Edge Panel 

Snaps to one of the edges of the screen. The startup panel at the bottom of the screen is an example of an edge panel.  

Stretches the full length of the edge that the panel snaps to. 

Floating Panel 

Does not snap to anything. You can place a floating panel anywhere in your desktop environment. 

Stretches as much as required to display the objects on the panel. 

Sliding Panel 

Snaps to one of the edges of the screen, can snap to any point on the edge. 

Stretches as much as required to display the objects on the panel. 

Menu Panel 

Snaps to the top edge of the screen. You cannot move the Menu Panel. 

Stretches the full length of the top edge of the screen. You can only have one Menu Panel in your desktop environment. 

To add a panel perform the following steps:

  1. Right-click on a vacant space on any panel, then choose New Panel.

  2. Choose the type of panel that you want to add. The new panel is added to your desktop environment. The new panel contains no objects, except for a Menu Panel.

    You can customize the new panel to suit your preferences.