About the Background Properties Tab
You can choose the type of background for the panel in the Background
tab. The following table describes the dialog elements in the Background tab.
Table 4-4 Background Tab Dialog Elements | |
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None (use system theme)
| Select this option to have the panel use the settings in the Appearance
preference tool. This setting keeps the panel's background similar to the
desktop and applications.
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Solid Color
| Specifies a single color for the panel background. Click the Color button
and choose a color from Color Selector dialog. Use the Style slider to specify the degree of transparency or opaqueness
for the color. For example, to make the panel transparent, move the slider
towards the end.
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Background image
| Specifies an image for the panel background. Click Browse to browse
for an image file. Click OK after selecting the file.
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You can also drag a color or image on to a panel to set the color or
image as the background. You can drag a color or image from many applications.
For example:
You can drag a color from any color selector dialog.
You can drag an image file from the file manager to set it
as the background of the panel.
You can drag a color or a pattern from the Backgrounds and
Emblems dialog in the file manager to a panel to set it as the background.