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Figure 1.2 GNOME Desktop Menu
1.3.3 Bottom Panel
The desktop includes a panel across the bottom of the screen. The bottom panel contains
the main menu (similar to the Start menu in Windows*), the taskbar showing the icons
of all applications currently running as well as easy access to applications and applets.
If you click the name of a program in the taskbar, the program's window is moved to
the foreground. If the program is already in the foreground, a mouse click minimizes
it. Clicking a minimized application reopens the respective window to foreground status.
Figure 1.3 GNOME Bottom Panel
The Show Desktop icon is on the right side of the bottom panel. This icon minimizes
all program windows and displays the desktop. Or, if all windows are already minimized,
it reopens them.
If you right-click an empty spot in the panel, a menu opens, offering the options listed
in the following:
Table 1.1 Panel Menu Options
Description Option
Opens a menu of applications and applets that can be added
to the panel. Add to Panel
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