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      The GNOME <SPAN
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>Panel</SPAN
> is the heart of the GNOME user
      interface and acts as a repository for the <A
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      Menu</A
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> (applications which run entirely within
      the panel), <A
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>, and several <A
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>.  The
      <SPAN
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>Panel</SPAN
> was designed to be highly configurable.  You
      can easily <A
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>customize its behavior and
      appearance</A
> and <A
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      objects</A
> to suite your personal needs and preferences.  You can even
      have <A
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>, each with its own
      appearance, properties, and contents.  This flexibility allows you to
      easily create a comfortable and efficient personalized desktop
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> This chapter describes version 1.1.7 of the GNOME
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