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>The GNOME Panel</A
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> &copy; 2000 by <SPAN
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>Red Hat, Inc., Dan Mueth, and Alexander Kirillov</SPAN
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>Introduction</A
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>Panel Basics</A
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>Drawers</A
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>Special Panel Objects</A
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>Adding, Moving, and Removing Panel Objects</A
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>Creating, Moving, and Removing Panels</A
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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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>Main Menu</A
>, user <A
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>menus</A
>, application <A
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>launchers</A
>, <A
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>applets</A
>  (applications which run entirely
    within the panel), <A
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>drawers</A
>, and
    several <A
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>special objects</A
>.
    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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>add or remove
    objects</A
> to suite your personal needs and preferences.  You
    can even have <A
HREF="panelmove.html#PANELADD"
>multiple panels</A
>,
    each with its own appearance, properties, and contents.  This
    flexibility allows you to easily create a comfortable and
    efficient personalized desktop environment.
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> This manual describes version 1.2 of the GNOME
    <SPAN
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>Panel</SPAN
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