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2 If you added additional panels, a list appears at the top of the window, showing
the available panels. Select the panel to configure.
3 If desired, choose a different position on the desktop, adjust the panel length,
or increase or decrease the panel size and Apply your settings.
4 To activate or deactivate automatic hiding of the panel or change the default
hiding options, click Hiding on the left window pane. Set the options according
to your wishes and click Apply.
5
To change the color of the panel or to enable transparency or background
images for the panel, click Appearance.
6
Below Button Backgrounds, you can choose a background for different parts
of the panel. To color a part of the panel, choose Custom Color from the list
for the respective button and click the button on the right to choose a color.
7 To make the panel appear transparent, activate Enable transparency. To in-
crease visibility of the transparent panel also for very dark or very light
backgrounds, click Advanced Options and set a color and the amount of tinting
for the panel. Apply your changes.
8
To change the default behavior of the taskbar, click Taskbar on the left window
pane.
9
To make the taskbar show only the applications from the currently active
desktop instead of all applications, deactivate Show windows from all desktops.
10 Change the other taskbar options, if desired, and click Apply.
11 When all panel options are set according to your preferences, leave the confi-
guration dialog with OK.
Procedure 2.8 Configuring the Main Menu
To configure your main menu, proceed as follows:
1 Start the KDE control center from the main menu or press Alt + F2 and enter
kcontrol
.
2 Click Desktop > Panels.
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