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GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment User Guide

To Modify Drawer Properties

To modify preferences for all panels and drawers, choose Applications -> Desktop Preferences -> Advanced -> Panel, then make the changes that you require. For example, you can select various options related to the appearance and behavior of objects on panels and drawers. You can also select options that relate to drawers only. For example, you can select an option to close your drawers when you click on a launcher in the drawer.

You can also modify other properties for each individual drawer. You can change features for each drawer, such as the visual appearance of the drawer and whether the drawer has hide buttons.

To modify properties for a drawer perform the following steps:

  1. Right-click on the drawer, then choose Properties to display the Panel Properties dialog. The dialog displays the Drawer tabbed section.

    Panel Properties dialog for a drawer. The context describes the graphic.

  2. Select the properties for the drawer in the dialog. The following table describes the elements on the Drawer tabbed section:

    Dialog Element 

    Description  

    Size

    Select the size of the drawer. 

    Tooltip/Name

    Use this text box to specify a name for the drawer. The name appears as a tooltip when you point at the drawer on the panel. 

    Icon

    Choose an icon to represent the drawer. Click on the Icon button to display an icon selector dialog. Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, click Browse to choose an icon from another directory. When you choose an icon, click OK.

    Enable hide button

    Select this option to display a hide button when the drawer opens.  

    Enable hide button arrow

    Select this option to display an arrow on the hide button if the hide button is enabled. 

  3. You can use the Background tabbed section to set the background for the drawer. For information on how to complete the Background tabbed section, see the step on this topic in To Modify Panel Properties. You can also drag a color or image on to a drawer to set the color or image as the background of the drawer. For more information, see To Drag a Color or Image to the Background of a Panel.

  4. Click Close to close the Panel Properties dialog.