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    <info><title xml:lang="en">Using the Panels</title></info>
  
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  <anchor xml:id="gospanel-1"/>

  <!-- Desktop Overview / Panels -->
  <anchor xml:id="gosoverview-502"/>

  <highlights>
    <para xml:lang="en">This chapter describes how to use the panels at the top and bottom of the MATE Desktop, how to customize the objects that appear on them, and how to add new panels to the desktop.</para>
  </highlights>

  <section xml:id="panels-intro"><info><title xml:lang="en">Introduction</title></info>
    
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    <anchor xml:id="gospanel-2"/>

    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>panels</primary>
      <secondary>introduction</secondary>
    </indexterm>

    <para xml:lang="en">A panel is an area in the MATE Desktop where you have access to certain actions and information, no matter what the state of your application windows. <!-- The HIG says 'Do not use system modal windows', so panels are always available. --> For example, in the default MATE panels, you can launch applications, see the date and time, control the system sound volume, and more.</para> 
    <para xml:lang="en">You can customize panels to your liking. You can change their behavior and appearance, and you can add or remove objects from your panels. You can create multiple panels, and choose different properties, objects, and backgrounds for each panel. You can also hide panels.</para>
    <para xml:lang="en">By default, the MATE Desktop contains a panel at the top edge of the screen,
and a panel at the bottom edge of the screen. The following sections describe
these panels.</para>

    <section xml:id="top-panel"><info><title xml:lang="en">Top Edge Panel</title></info>
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      <anchor xml:id="gospanel-6"/>         
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panels</primary>
        <secondary>top edge panel</secondary>
        <see>top edge panel</see>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>top edge panel</primary>
        <secondary>introduction</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">By default, the top edge panel contains the following objects:</para>
      <note><para xml:lang="en">Your distribution of MATE may have altered this default setup.</para></note>
           
      <variablelist>
      	<varlistentry>
      		<term xml:lang="en"><application>Classic Menu</application> applet</term>
      		<listitem><para xml:lang="en">The Classic Menu contains the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>, <guimenu>Places</guimenu>, and <guimenu>System</guimenu> menus. For more on the classic menu, see <xref linkend="menubar"/>.</para></listitem>
      	</varlistentry>
      	<varlistentry>
      	  <term xml:lang="en">A set of application launcher icons</term>
          <listitem><para xml:lang="en">The exact number of icons depends on your MATE distribution, but in general you will find at least a launcher for the <application>Web Browser</application>, an <application>Email client</application> and the <application>Help Browser</application>. Click on any launcher icon to open the corresponding application.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      	<varlistentry>
      	  <term xml:lang="en"><application>Notification Area</application> applet</term>
          <listitem><para xml:lang="en">Displays icons from other applications that may require your attention, or that you may want to access without switching from your current application window. For more on this, see <xref linkend="panels-notification-area"/>.</para>
          <para xml:lang="en">Until an application adds an icon to the notification area, only a narrow bar is visible.</para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

         
        <varlistentry>
          <term xml:lang="en"><application>Clock</application> applet</term>
          <listitem><para xml:lang="en">The <application>Clock</application> shows the current
      time. Click on the time to open a small calendar. You can also view a world map by clicking the <guilabel>Locations</guilabel> expansion label. For more on this, see the <link xlink:href="help:mate-clock">Clock Applet Manual</link>.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term xml:lang="en"><application>Volume Control</application>
      applet</term>
          <listitem><para xml:lang="en">The <application>Volume Control</application> enables you to control the volume of the speakers on your system. For more on this, see the Volume Control Manual.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term xml:lang="en">
          <indexterm xml:lang="en">
            <primary>top edge panel</primary>
            <secondary>window list icon</secondary>
          </indexterm>
          <application>Window Selector</application> icon</term>
          <listitem><para xml:lang="en">The <application>Window Selector</application> lists all of your
      open windows. To give focus to a window, click on the window selector icon
      at the extreme right of the top edge panel, then select the window. For more on this, see <xref linkend="windows-focus"/>.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="bottom-panel"><info><title xml:lang="en">Bottom Edge Panel</title></info>
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      <anchor xml:id="gospanel-3"/>        
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panels</primary>
        <secondary>bottom edge panel</secondary>
        <see>bottom edge panel</see>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>bottom edge panel</primary>
        <secondary>introduction</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">By default, the bottom edge panel contains the following objects:</para>
      <note><para xml:lang="en">Your distribution of MATE may have altered this default setup.</para></note>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>bottom edge panel</primary>
        <secondary>default contents</secondary>
      </indexterm>            
      <variablelist>
      	<varlistentry>
      		<term xml:lang="en"><guibutton>Show Desktop</guibutton> button</term>
      		<listitem><para xml:lang="en">Click on this button to minimize all open windows and show the desktop. Click it again to restore all the windows to their previous state.</para></listitem>
      	</varlistentry>
      	<varlistentry>
      		<term xml:lang="en"><application>Window List</application> applet</term>
      		<listitem><para xml:lang="en">Displays a button for each window that is open. The <application>Window List</application> enables you to minimize and restore windows. For more on this, see <xref linkend="windowlist"/>.</para></listitem>
      	</varlistentry>
      	<varlistentry>
      		<term xml:lang="en"><application>Workspace Switcher</application> applet</term>
      		<listitem><para xml:lang="en">Enables you to switch between your workspaces. For more on workspaces, see <xref linkend="overview-workspaces"/>.</para></listitem>
      	</varlistentry>      	
      </variablelist>
    </section>
  </section>

  <section xml:id="gospanel-5"><info><title xml:lang="en">Managing Panels</title></info>
    <!-- Desktop Overview / Panels / To Create Panels -->
    <anchor xml:id="gosoverview-26"/>
    <anchor xml:id="gospanel-11"/><!-- To Interact With a Panel -->
    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>panels</primary>
      <secondary>managing</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para xml:lang="en">The following sections describe how to manage your panels.</para>
    <para xml:lang="en">To interact with a panel, you must click on a vacant space on the panel rather than on any of the objects it holds. If the hide buttons are visible on the panel, you can also middle-click or right-click on one of them to select the panel.</para>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-12"><info><title xml:lang="en">Moving a Panel</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panels</primary>
        <secondary>moving</secondary>
      </indexterm>	  
	  <para xml:lang="en">To move a panel to another side of the screen, press and hold <keycap>ALT</keycap> and drag the panel to its new location. Click on any vacant space on the panel to begin the drag.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">A panel that is not set to expand to the full width of the screen can be dragged away from the edge of the screen and placed anywhere. See <xref linkend="panel-properties"/> for details on how to set a panel's expand property.</para>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="panel-properties"><info><title>පුවරුවේ වත්කම්</title></info>
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      <anchor xml:id="gospanel-28"/>         
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panels</primary>
        <secondary>modifying properties</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">You can change
the properties of each panel, such as the position of the panel, the hide behavior,
and the visual appearance. </para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To modify the properties of a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. The <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog contains two tabbed sections, <guilabel>General</guilabel> and <guilabel>Background</guilabel>.</para>
      
      <section xml:id="panel-properties-general"><info><title xml:lang="en">General Properties Tab</title></info>
        <para xml:lang="en">In the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab, you can modify panel size, position, and hiding properties. The following table describes the
dialog elements on the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section: </para>
        <informaltable frame="topbot">
          <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
            <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="28.57*"/>
            <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="71.43*"/>
            <thead>
              <row rowsep="1">
                <entry>
                  <para xml:lang="en">Dialog Element</para>
                </entry>
                <entry>
                  <para>විස්තරය</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
              <row>
                <entry colname="colspec0">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <guilabel>Orientation</guilabel>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry colname="colspec1">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Select the position of the panel on your screen.
Click on the required position for the panel. </para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <guilabel>Size</guilabel>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Use the spin box to specify the size of the panel.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry colname="colspec0">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <guilabel>Expand</guilabel>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry colname="colspec1">
                  <para xml:lang="en">By default, a panel expands to the full length of the edge of the screen where it is located. A panel that does not expand can be moved away from the screen edges to any part of the screen.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <guilabel>Autohide</guilabel>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Select this option if you want the panel to only be fully visible when the mouse pointer is over it. The panel hides off-screen along its longest edge, leaving a narrow part visible along the edge of the desktop. Move the mouse pointer over the visible part of the panel to make it move back into view.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <guilabel>Show hide buttons</guilabel>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Select this option to display hide buttons at each end of your
panel. Clicking on a hide button moves the panel lenthways, hiding it off-screen except for the hide button at the opposite end. Click this hide button to restore the panel to being fully visible.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <guilabel>Arrows on hide buttons</guilabel>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Select this option to display arrows on the hide
buttons, if the hide button is enabled.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
            </tbody>
          </tgroup>
        </informaltable>
      </section>

      <section xml:id="panel-properties-background"><info><title xml:lang="en">Background Properties Tab</title></info>
        <para xml:lang="en">You can choose the type of background for the panel in the <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tab. The choices are as follows:</para>
        <informaltable frame="topbot">
          <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
            <colspec colwidth="32.32*"/>
            <colspec colwidth="67.68*"/>
            <thead>
              <row rowsep="1">
                <entry>
                  <para xml:lang="en">Dialog Element</para>
                </entry>
                <entry>
                  <para>විස්තරය</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <guilabel>None (use system theme)</guilabel>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Select this option to have the panel use the settings in the <xref linkend="prefs-theme"/> tool. This keeps your panel's background looking the same as the rest of the desktop and applications.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <guilabel>Solid color</guilabel>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Select this option to specify a single color for
the panel background. Click on the <guibutton>Color</guibutton> button to
display the color selector dialog. Choose the color that you require from
the color selector dialog. </para>
                  <para xml:lang="en">Use the <guilabel>Style</guilabel>
slider to specify the degree of transparency or opaqueness for the color.
For example, to make the panel transparent, move the slider to the <guilabel>Transparent</guilabel> end.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <guilabel>Background image</guilabel>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Select this option to specify an image for the panel
background. Click on the button to browse for an image file. When you have selected the file, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para>
                </entry>
              </row>
            </tbody>
          </tgroup>
        </informaltable>
        
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        <anchor xml:id="gospanel-61"/>
        <indexterm xml:lang="en">
          <primary>panels</primary>
          <secondary>changing background</secondary>
        </indexterm>
        <!-- Shaun, why does this bit here change the vertical space between the previous 
        table and the following paragraph? -->
             
        <para xml:lang="en">You can also  drag a color or image on to a panel to set the color
or image as the background of the panel. You can drag a color or image from
many applications. For example:</para>
        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">You can drag a color from any color selector dialog.</para>     
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">You can drag an image file from the <application>Caja</application> file manager to set it as the background of the panel.</para>     
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">You can drag a color or a pattern from the <guilabel>Backgrounds
  and Emblems</guilabel> dialog (see <xref linkend="caja-backgrounds-and-emblems"/>) in <application>Caja</application> file manager to a panel to set it as the background.</para>         
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
        <para xml:lang="en">Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para>
      </section>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-7"><info><title xml:lang="en">Hiding a Panel</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panels</primary>
        <secondary>hiding</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">You can hide or show a panel if it has hide buttons. If
the hide buttons are not visible on a panel, modify the panel properties so
that the hide buttons are visible. </para>
      <para xml:lang="en">Hide buttons are at either end of a panel. The hide buttons contain
an optional arrow icon. The following illustration shows hide buttons. </para>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/four_hide_button.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>A horizontal panel and a vertical panel, both with hide buttons.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <para xml:lang="en">To hide a panel, click on one of the hide buttons. The panel shrinks
in the direction of the arrow on the hide button. The hide button at the other
end of the panel remains visible.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To show a hidden panel again, click on the visible hide button. The
panel expands in the direction of the arrow on the hide button. Both hide
buttons are now visible.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">You can set a panel to autohide. When you set autohide, the panel hides
automatically when the mouse is not pointing to the panel. The panel reappears
when you point to the part of the screen where the panel resides. To set your
panel to autohide, modify the properties of the panel as per the instructions in <xref linkend="panel-properties"/>.</para>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-10"><info><title xml:lang="en">Adding a New Panel</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panels</primary>
        <secondary>adding new</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">To add a panel, right-click on a vacant space on any panel, then choose <guimenuitem>New Panel</guimenuitem>. The new panel is added to the MATE Desktop. The
new panel contains no objects. You can customize the new panel to suit your
preferences.</para>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-31"><info><title xml:lang="en">Deleting a Panel</title></info>
      <!-- Desktop Overview / Panels / To Delete Panels -->
      <anchor xml:id="gosoverview-508"/>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panels</primary>
        <secondary>deleting</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">To delete a panel from the MATE Desktop, right-click on the panel that
you want to delete, then choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Delete This Panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
      <note>
        <para xml:lang="en">You must always have at least one panel in the MATE Desktop.
If you have only one panel in the MATE Desktop, you cannot delete that panel.</para>
      </note>
    </section>
  </section>
  
  <!-- =============================================== managing panel objects -->
  <section xml:id="gospanel-8"><info><title xml:lang="en">Panel Objects</title></info>
    <!-- Desktop Overview / Panels / To Manipulate Panel Objects -->
    <anchor xml:id="gosoverview-21"/>
    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>panels</primary>
      <secondary>panel objects</secondary>
      <see>panel objects</see>
    </indexterm>
    <para xml:lang="en">This section describes the objects that
you can add to and use from your panels.</para>
    <section xml:id="gospanel-100"><info><title xml:lang="en">Interacting With Panel Objects</title></info>
      
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>interacting with</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">You use the mouse buttons to interact with a panel object
in the following ways:</para>
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term xml:lang="en">Left-click</term>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">Launches the panel object.</para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term xml:lang="en">Middle-click</term>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">Enables you to grab
an object, then drag the object to a new location.</para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term xml:lang="en">Right-click</term>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">Opens the panel object
popup menu.</para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>

      <section xml:id="gospanel-39"><info><title xml:lang="en">To Select an Applet</title></info>
        <indexterm xml:lang="en">
          <primary>applets</primary>
          <secondary>selecting</secondary>
        </indexterm>
        <para xml:lang="en">Some restrictions apply on where you can click on an applet in order
  to display the panel object popup menu, or to move the applet, as follows: </para>
        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">Some applets have popup menus of applet-specific commands
  that open when you right-click on particular parts of the applet. For example,
  the <application><xref linkend="windowlist"/></application> applet has a vertical handle on
  the left side, and buttons that represent your windows on the right side.
  To open the panel object popup menu for the <application>Window List</application>
  applet, you must right-click on the handle. If you right-click on a button
  on the right side, a popup menu for the button opens.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">Some applets have areas that you cannot use to select the
  applet. For example, the <application>Command Line</application> applet has
  a field in which you enter commands. You cannot middle-click or right-click
  on this field to select the applet. Instead, middle-click or right-click on
  another part of the applet. </para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </section>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="panels-addobject"><info><title xml:lang="en">Adding an Object to a Panel</title></info>
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      <anchor xml:id="gospanel-15"/>   

      <!-- Desktop Overview / Panels / To Add Objects to Panels -->
      <anchor xml:id="gosoverview-4"/>
      <anchor xml:id="gospanel-40"/><!-- To Add an Applet to a Panel -->
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>adding</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">To add an object to a panel, perform the following steps:</para>
      <orderedlist>
        <listitem><para xml:lang="en">
          Right-click on a vacant space on a panel to open the panel popup menu.
        </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para xml:lang="en">
          Choose <guisubmenu>Add to Panel</guisubmenu>.</para>
          <para xml:lang="en">The <guilabel>Add to Panel</guilabel> dialog opens.The available panel objects are listed alphabetically, with <xref linkend="launchers"/> at the top.</para>
          <tip><para xml:lang="en">You can type a part of the name or description of an object in the <guilabel>find</guilabel> box. This will narrow the list to those objects that match what you type.</para>
          <para xml:lang="en">To restore the full list, delete the text in the <guilabel>find</guilabel> box.</para>
          </tip>
        </listitem>
        <listitem><para xml:lang="en">
          Either drag an object from the list to a panel, or select an object from the list and click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add it at the spot on the panel where you first right-clicked.
        </para></listitem>
      </orderedlist>
      
      <para xml:lang="en">You can also add any item in the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu to the panel: right-click the menu item and choose <guimenuitem>Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem>.</para>

      <para xml:lang="en">Each launcher corresponds to a <filename>.desktop</filename> file. You
can drag a <filename>.desktop</filename> file on to your panels to add the
launcher to the panel. </para>
<!--Each menu corresponds to a directory. You can drag the directory on to your panels to add the directory to the panel as a menu object. Is this still true?-->
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-9"><info><title xml:lang="en">Modifying the Properties of an Object</title></info>
      <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
      <anchor xml:id="gospanel-41"/><!-- To Modify Preferences for an Applet -->
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>modifying properties</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">Some panel objects, such as launchers and drawers,
have a set of associated properties. The properties are different for each
type of object. The properties specify details such as the following: <itemizedlist><listitem><para xml:lang="en">The command that starts a launcher application.</para></listitem><listitem><para xml:lang="en">The location of the source files for a menu.</para></listitem><listitem><para xml:lang="en">The icon that represents the object.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To modify the properties of an object, perform the following steps: </para>
      <orderedlist>
        <listitem>
          <indexterm xml:lang="en">
            <primary>panel object popup menu, illustration</primary>
          </indexterm>
          <para xml:lang="en">Right-click on the object to open the panel object popup
menu, as shown in <xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-54"/>.</para>
          <figure xml:id="gospanel-FIG-54"><info><title xml:lang="en">Panel Object Popup Menu</title></info>
            
            <screenshot>
              <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
                <imageobject>
                  <imagedata fileref="figures/panel_object_popup_menu.png" format="PNG"/>
                </imageobject>
                <textobject>
                  <phrase>Panel object popup menu. Menu items: Properties, Remove From Panel, Lock, Move.</phrase>
                </textobject>
              </mediaobject>
            </screenshot>
          </figure>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Use the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the properties as required. The properties
in the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog depend on which object you select
in step 1. </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Close the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para>
        </listitem>
      </orderedlist>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-32"><info><title xml:lang="en">Moving a Panel Object</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>moving</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">You can move panel objects within a panel, and from one panel to another
panel. You can also move objects between panels and drawers.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To move a panel object, middle-click and hold on the object and drag
the object to a new location. When you release the middle mouse button, the
object anchors at the new location.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">Alternatively, you can use the panel object popup menu to move an object,
as follows: </para>
      <orderedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Right-click on the object, then choose <guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Point to the new location for the object, then click any mouse
button to anchor the object to the new location. This location can be on any
panel that is currently in the MATE Desktop. </para>
        </listitem>
      </orderedlist>
      <para xml:lang="en">Movement of a panel object affects the position of other objects on
the panel. To control how objects move on a panel, you can specify a movement
mode. To specify the movement mode, press one of the following keys as you
move the panel object:</para>
      <informaltable frame="topbot">
        <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="15.00*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="30.00*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec3" colwidth="54.00*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry colname="colspec2">
                <para>යතුර</para>
              </entry>
              <entry>
                <para xml:lang="en">Movement Mode</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3">
                <para>විස්තරය</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">No key</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">Switched movement</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">The object swaps places with other panel
objects. Switched movement is the default movement mode.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en"><keycap>Alt</keycap> key</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">Free movement</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">The object jumps over other panel objects
into the next vacant space on the panel.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en"><keycap>Shift</keycap> key </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">Push movement</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">The object pushes other panel objects
further along the panel. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </informaltable>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-566"><info><title xml:lang="en">Locking a Panel Object</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>locking</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>locking panel objects</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">You can lock panel objects so that the objects stay in the same position
on the panel. Use this if you do not want some panel objects
to change position when you move other panel objects.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To lock an object to its current location in the panel,
right-click on the object to open the panel object popup menu, then select  <guimenuitem>Lock To Panel</guimenuitem>. Deselect this to unlock the object.</para>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-33"><info><title xml:lang="en">Removing a Panel Object</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>removing</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">To remove an object from a panel, right-click on the object
to open the panel object popup menu and then choose <guimenuitem>Remove From
Panel</guimenuitem>. </para>
    </section>
  </section>
  
  <!-- ============================================== big bag o' panel objects -->
  <!-- <remark>won't work because of yelp topic clumping</remark>
    <para>This section describes the different objects you can add to your panels.</para>
    <para>For a list of the objects that are on the top and bottom panels by default, see <xref linkend="top-panel"/> and <xref linkend="bottom-panel"/>.</para>
  -->
  <section xml:id="gospanel-17"><info><title xml:lang="en">Applets</title></info>
    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>applets</primary>
      <secondary>introduction</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>panel objects</primary>
      <secondary>applets</secondary>
      <see>applets</see>
    </indexterm>
    <para xml:lang="en">An applet is a small application whose
user interface resides within a panel. The following figure shows the following
applets, from left to right: </para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en"><application><xref linkend="windowlist"/></application>: Displays the windows
currently open on your system.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en"><application>Volume Control</application>: Enables you to
control the volume of the speaker on your system.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en"><link xlink:href="help:mate-clock"><application>Clock</application></link>: Shows the current date and time.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <screenshot>
      <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="figures/sample_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
        </imageobject>
        <textobject>
          <phrase>Sample applets. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
        </textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </screenshot>
  </section>  

  <section xml:id="launchers"><info><title xml:lang="en">Launchers</title></info>
    <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
    <anchor xml:id="gospanel-16"/>
    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>panel objects</primary>
      <secondary>launchers</secondary>
      <see>launchers</see>
    </indexterm>
    <para xml:lang="en">A <firstterm>launcher</firstterm> is an object that performs a specific action when you open it.</para>
    <para xml:lang="en">You can find launchers in the panels, in the panel menubar, and on the desktop. A launcher is represented by an icon in all of these locations.</para>
    <para xml:lang="en">You might use a launcher to do any of the following:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en">Start a particular application.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en">Execute a command.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en">Open a folder.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en">Open a Web browser at a particular page on the Web. <!-- <firstterm>Uniform Resource Locator</firstterm> (URL). A URL is the address of a particular location --></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en">Open special <firstterm>Uniform Resource Identifiers</firstterm>
(URIs). The MATE Desktop contains special URIs that enable you to access
particular functions from the file manager. <indexterm xml:lang="en"><primary>special URI
locations</primary><secondary>and launchers</secondary></indexterm></para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para xml:lang="en">You can modify the properties of a launcher. For example, the properties
of a launcher include the name of the launcher, the icon that represents the
launcher, and how the launcher runs. For more on this, see <xref linkend="launchers-modify"/>.</para>
    <note><para xml:lang="en">
      In certain situations, a launcher in a menu might not show an icon. For example, if it specifies no icon to display, or if the entire menu is set to show no icons.
    </para></note>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-34"><info><title xml:lang="en">Adding a Launcher to a Panel</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>launchers</primary>
        <secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">You can add a launcher to a panel in one of the following
ways:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">From the panel popup menu</para>
          <para xml:lang="en">Right-click on any vacant space on the panel,
then choose <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>. The <guilabel>Add to Panel</guilabel> dialog opens (see <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/>).</para>
          <para xml:lang="en">To create a new launcher, select <guilabel>Custom Application Launcher</guilabel> from the list. A <guilabel>Create Launcher</guilabel>
dialog is displayed. For more information on the properties in this dialog,
see <xref linkend="launchers-properties"/>.</para>
          <para xml:lang="en">Alternatively, to add an existing launcher to the panel, select <guilabel>Application Launcher</guilabel> from the list. Choose the launcher that you want
to add from the list of menu items.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">From any menu</para>
          <para xml:lang="en">To add a launcher to a panel from a menu, perform one of the following
steps:</para>
          <itemizedlist>
            <listitem><para xml:lang="en">Open a menu that contains the launcher. Drag the launcher
on to the panel. </para></listitem>
            <listitem><para xml:lang="en">Open the menu that contains the launcher and right-click on the title of the launcher.
Choose <guimenuitem>Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem>. This method will only work if the launcher is on a sub-menu of the menu that you opened.</para></listitem>
          </itemizedlist>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">From the file manager</para>
          <para xml:lang="en">To add a launcher to a panel from the file manager, find the <filename>.desktop</filename> file for the launcher in your file system, then drag the <filename>.desktop</filename> file to the panel. </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="launchers-modify"><info><title xml:lang="en">Modifying a Launcher</title></info>
      <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
      <anchor xml:id="gospanel-36"/>        
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>launchers</primary>
        <secondary>modifying properties</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">To modify the properties of a launcher in a panel, perform the following
steps: </para>
      <orderedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Right-click on the launcher to open the panel object popup
menu.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Use the <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the properties as required.
For more information on the <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog,
see <xref linkend="launchers-properties"/>. </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para>
        </listitem>
      </orderedlist>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="launchers-properties"><info><title>ඇරඹුමේ වත්කම්</title></info> 
      <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
      <anchor xml:id="gospanel-52"/><!-- To Create a Launcher With the Create Launcher Dialog -->
         
      <para xml:lang="en">When you create or edit a launcher, the following properties can be set:</para>
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry><term>වර්‍ගය</term>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">Use the drop-down list to specify whether this launcher starts an application or opens a location: </para>
            <variablelist>
              <varlistentry><term>යෙදුම</term>
                <listitem>
                  <para xml:lang="en">The launcher starts an application.</para>
                </listitem>     
              </varlistentry>
              <varlistentry><term>අග්‍රයේ යෙදුම්</term>
                <listitem>
                  <para xml:lang="en">The launcher starts an application through a terminal window.</para>
                </listitem>     
              </varlistentry>
              <varlistentry><term>පිහිටිම</term>
                <listitem>
                  <para xml:lang="en">The launcher opens a file, web page or other location.</para>
                </listitem>
              </varlistentry>
            </variablelist>
            <para xml:lang="en">If you are editing a location launcher, this drop-down list 
          will not be displayed. If you are editing an application launcher, 
          the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> option will not be available.</para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry><term>නම</term>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">This is the name that is displayed if you add the launcher to a menu
or to the desktop.</para>
          </listitem>     
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry><term>විධානය</term>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">For an application launcher, specify a command to execute when
you click on the launcher. For sample commands, see <xref linkend="launchers-properties-commands"/>.</para>
          </listitem>     
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry><term>පිහිටිම</term>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">For a location launcher, specify the location to be opened. 
            Click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> to select a location on your 
            computer, or type a web address to launch a web page. For sample 
            locations, see <xref linkend="launchers-properties-commands"/></para>
          </listitem>     
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry><term>සටහන</term>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">This is displayed  as a tooltip when you point to the
launcher icon on the panel.</para>
          </listitem>     
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
      
      <para xml:lang="en">To change the icon for the launcher, click on the button showing the current icon. An icon selector dialog is displayed. Choose an icon from the dialog. </para>
  
      <section xml:id="launchers-properties-commands"><info><title xml:lang="en">Launcher Commands and Locations</title></info>
        <!-- Maintained for backwards compatibility: 2.14 -->
        <anchor xml:id="gospanel-556"/>        
        <para xml:lang="en">Examples of commands and locations that you can use in the <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog can be found below.</para>
        
        <para xml:lang="en">If you choose <guilabel>Application</guilabel> or <guilabel>Application in Terminal</guilabel>
from the <guilabel>Type</guilabel> drop-down box, the <guilabel>Command</guilabel> text box will be displayed. The following table shows some sample commands and the actions that the commands perform:</para>
        <informaltable frame="topbot">
          <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
            <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="47.36*"/>
            <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="52.64*"/>
            <thead>
              <row rowsep="1">
                <entry>
                  <para xml:lang="en">Sample Application Command</para>
                </entry>
                <entry>
                  <para>ක්‍රියාව</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
              <row>
                <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <command>pluma</command>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Starts the <application>pluma</application> text editor application.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <command>pluma /home/user/loremipsum.txt</command>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Opens the file <filename>/home/user/loremipsum.txt</filename> in the <application>pluma</application> text editor application.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <command>caja /home/user/Projects</command>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Opens the folder <filename>/home/user/Projects</filename> in a File Browser window.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
            </tbody>
          </tgroup>
        </informaltable>
        <para xml:lang="en">If you choose <guilabel>Location</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Type</guilabel>
drop-down box, the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> text box will be displayed. The following table
shows some sample locations and the actions that will happen if you click on the launcher:<indexterm xml:lang="en"><primary>special URIs</primary><secondary>launchers</secondary></indexterm></para>
        <informaltable frame="topbot">
          <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
            <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="47.36*"/>
            <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="52.64*"/>
            <thead>
              <row rowsep="1">
                <entry>
                  <para xml:lang="en">Sample Location</para>
                </entry>
                <entry>
                  <para>ක්‍රියාව</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
              <row>
                <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <command>file:///home/user/loremipsum.txt</command>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Opens the file <filename>/home/user/loremipsum.txt</filename> 
                  in the default viewer for its file type.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <command>file:///home/user/Projects</command>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Opens the folder <filename>/home/user/Projects</filename> in a File Browser window.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <command>https://mate-desktop.org</command>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Opens the MATE website in your default browser.</para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">
                    <command>ftp://ftp.mate-desktop.org</command>
                  </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para xml:lang="en">Opens the MATE FTP site in your default browser. </para>
                </entry>
              </row>
            </tbody>
          </tgroup>
        </informaltable>
      </section>
    </section>    
  </section>

  <section xml:id="gospanel-557"><info><title xml:lang="en">Buttons</title></info>
    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>buttons</primary>
      <secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>action buttons</primary>
      <see>buttons</see>
    </indexterm>
    <para xml:lang="en">You can add buttons to your panels to provide quick access
to common actions and functions. </para>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-563"><info><title xml:lang="en">Force Quit Button</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>buttons</primary>
        <secondary>Force Quit</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>Force Quit button</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>Force Quit button</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>terminating applications</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>applications</primary>
        <secondary>terminating</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/force_quit.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Force Quit icon.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <para xml:lang="en">The <guibutton>Force Quit</guibutton> button allows you to click on 
      a window to force an application to quit. This button is useful if you 
      want to terminate an application that does not respond to your commands, 
      if the application has frozen or crashed, for example.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To add a <guibutton>Force Quit</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>, then 
choose <application>Force Quit</application> from the Add to Panel dialog. 
See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/> for more on this.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To terminate an application, click on the <guibutton>Force Quit</guibutton>
button, then click on a window from the application that you want to terminate.
If you do not want to terminate an application after you have clicked on the 
<guibutton>Force Quit</guibutton> button, press <keycap>Esc</keycap>.</para>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="panel-lock-screen"><info><title xml:lang="en">Lock Screen Button</title></info>
      <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
      <anchor xml:id="gospanel-21"/>

      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/lockscreen_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Lock screen icon.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>buttons</primary>
        <secondary>Lock</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>Lock button</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>Lock button</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>locking screen</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">The <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button locks your screen 
      and activates your screensaver when you click on it. To access your session
again, you must enter your password.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To add a <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>, then choose <application>Lock Screen</application> from the Add to Panel dialog. See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/> for more on this.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">Right-click on the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button to open a menu
of screensaver-related commands. <xref linkend="gosstartsession-TBL-83"/> describes
the commands that are available from the menu.</para>
      <table frame="topbot" xml:id="gosstartsession-TBL-83"><info><title xml:lang="en">Lock Screen Menu Items</title></info>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="43.55*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="56.45*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry>
                <para xml:lang="en">Menu Item</para>
              </entry>
              <entry>
                <para xml:lang="en">Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  <guimenuitem>Activate Screensaver</guimenuitem>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">Activates the screensaver immediately.</para>
                <para xml:lang="en">This will also lock the screen if you have set <guilabel>Lock screen when screensaver is active</guilabel> in the 
<application>Screensaver</application> preference tool.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  <guimenuitem>Lock Screen</guimenuitem>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">Locks the screen immediately. This command performs
the same function as when you click on the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para xml:lang="en">Opens the <xref linkend="prefs-screensaver"/> tool, with which you can configure the type of screensaver that is displayed when you lock the screen.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-20"><info><title xml:lang="en">Log Out Button</title></info>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Log Out icon.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>buttons</primary>
        <secondary>Log Out</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>Log Out button</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>Log Out button</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">The <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button allows you to log out of
a MATE session or switch to a different user account.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To add a <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>, then 
choose <application>Log Out</application> from the Add to Panel dialog. 
See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/> for more on this.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To log out of your session or switch users, click on the 
      <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button and then click on the appropriate 
      button in the dialog that appears. </para>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-555"><info><title xml:lang="en">Run Button</title></info>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/run_button.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Run Application icon.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>buttons</primary>
        <secondary>Run</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>Run button</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>Run button</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">The <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button opens the 
      <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog, which allows you to start an 
      application by choosing it from a list. </para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To add a <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>, then 
choose <application>Run Application</application> from the Add to Panel dialog. 
See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/> for more on this.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To open the <application>Run Application</application> dialog, click 
      on the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button. </para>
      <para xml:lang="en">For more information on the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog,
see <xref linkend="gospanel-23"/>.</para>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-554"><info><title xml:lang="en">Search Button</title></info>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/searchtool_button.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Search Tool icon.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>buttons</primary>
        <secondary>Search</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>Search button</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>Search button</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">The <guibutton>Search</guibutton> button opens the 
      <application>Search Tool</application>, which allows you to search for 
      files on your computer. </para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To add a <guibutton>Search</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>, then choose <application>Search for Files</application> from the Add to Panel dialog. See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/> for more on this.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To open the <application>Search Tool</application>, click on
the <guibutton>Search</guibutton> button. </para>
      <para xml:lang="en">For more information on the <application>Search Tool</application>,
see the <link xlink:href="help:mate-search-tool">Search Tool Manual</link>.</para>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-564"><info><title xml:lang="en">Show Desktop Button</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>buttons</primary>
        <secondary>Minimize Windows</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>Minimize
Windows button</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>Minimize Windows
button</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/show_desktop_button.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Show Desktop icon.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <para xml:lang="en">You can use the <guibutton>Show Desktop</guibutton> button to minimize all open windows and show the desktop.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To add a <guibutton>Show Desktop</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>, then 
choose <application>Show Desktop</application> from the Add to Panel dialog. 
See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/> for more on this.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To minimize all windows and show the desktop, click on the 
      <guibutton>Show Desktop</guibutton> button. To restore all windows to 
      their previous state, click it again.</para>
    </section>
  </section>

  <section xml:id="panel-menus"><info><title xml:lang="en">Menus</title></info>
    <!-- Desktop Overview / Menus -->
    <anchor xml:id="gosoverview-42"/>
    <anchor xml:id="gospanel-37"/>

    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>menus</primary>
      <secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>panel objects</primary>
      <secondary>menus</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para xml:lang="en">You can add the following types of menu to your panels: </para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en"><guimenu>Classic Menu</guimenu>: You can access almost
all the standard applications, commands, and configuration options from
the menus in the Classic Menu. It contains the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>, 
<guimenu>Places</guimenu>, and <guimenu>System</guimenu> menus.</para>
        <para xml:lang="en">To add a <guimenu>Classic Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>, then 
choose <application>Classic Menu</application> from the Add to Panel dialog. 
See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/> for more on this.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en"><guimenu>Compact Menu</guimenu>: The Compact Menu contains the same 
        items as the Classic Menu, but organizes them into one menu instead of three. 
        It takes up less space on the panels as a result.</para>
        <para xml:lang="en">To add a <guimenu>Compact Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>, then 
choose <application>Compact Menu</application> from the Add to Panel dialog. 
See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/> for more on this.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:lang="en"><guimenu>Submenus</guimenu>: You can add a submenu of the Classic Menu
        or Compact Menu directly to the panel. For example, you can add the <guimenu>Games</guimenu> 
        submenu of the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu to the panel.</para>
        <para xml:lang="en">To add a submenu to a panel, open the submenu, right-click on a launcher, then choose 
<menuchoice><guimenu>Entire menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add this as menu to panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  </section>

  <section xml:id="gospanel-18"><info><title xml:lang="en">Drawers</title></info>
    <indexterm xml:lang="en">
      <primary>panel objects</primary>
      <secondary>drawers</secondary>
      <see>drawers</see>
    </indexterm>
    <para xml:lang="en">A drawer is an extension of a panel. You
can open and close a drawer in the same way that you can show and hide a panel.
A drawer can contain all panel objects, including launchers, menus, applets, 
and other drawers. When you open a drawer, you can use
the objects in the same way that you use objects on a panel. </para>
    <para xml:lang="en">The following figure shows an open drawer that contains two panel objects. </para>
    <screenshot>
      <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="figures/open_drawer.png" format="PNG"/>
        </imageobject>
        <textobject>
          <phrase>Open drawer. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
        </textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </screenshot>
    <para xml:lang="en">The arrow on the icon indicates that it represents a drawer
or menu.</para>
    <para xml:lang="en">You can add, move, and remove objects from drawers in the same way that
you add, move, and remove objects from panels. </para>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-42"><info><title xml:lang="en">To Open and Close a Drawer</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>drawers</primary>
        <secondary>opening</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>drawers</primary>
        <secondary>closing</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">To open a drawer, click on the drawer's icon in a panel. You can close
a drawer in the following ways: </para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Click on the drawer's icon.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Click on the drawer hide button.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-420"><info><title xml:lang="en">To Add a Drawer to a Panel</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>drawers</primary>
        <secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">You can add a drawer to a panel in the following ways: </para>
      <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term xml:lang="en">From the panel popup menu</term>
        <listitem>
          <orderedlist>
            <listitem><para xml:lang="en">Right-click on any vacant space on the panel, then choose
            <guimenuitem>Add to Panel</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para xml:lang="en">In the <application>Add to Panel</application> dialog, select
            <guilabel>Drawer</guilabel>.  Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>, then click
            <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para></listitem>
          </orderedlist>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term xml:lang="en">From any menu</term>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">You can add a menu as a drawer object to a panel.</para>
          <para xml:lang="en">To add a menu as a drawer to a panel, open the menu from the panel.
Right-click on any launcher in the menu, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Entire menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add this as drawer to panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-54"><info><title xml:lang="en">To Add an Object to a Drawer</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>drawers</primary>
        <secondary>adding objects to</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">You add an object to a drawer in the same way that you add
objects to panels. For more information, see <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/>.</para>
    </section>

    <section xml:id="gospanel-550"><info><title xml:lang="en">To Modify Drawer Properties</title></info>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>drawers</primary>
        <secondary>modifying properties</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">You can modify the properties of each drawer individually. For 
      example, you can change the visual appearance of the drawer and whether 
      it has hide buttons.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">To modify properties for a drawer perform the following steps: </para>
      <orderedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Right-click on the drawer, then choose 
          <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> to display the <guilabel>Drawer Properties</guilabel> dialog.
The dialog displays the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Select the properties for the drawer in the dialog. The following
table describes the elements on the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section:</para>
          <informaltable frame="topbot">
            <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
              <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="28.57*"/>
              <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="71.43*"/>
              <thead>
                <row rowsep="1">
                  <entry>
                    <para xml:lang="en">Dialog Element</para>
                  </entry>
                  <entry>
                    <para>විස්තරය</para>
                  </entry>
                </row>
              </thead>
              <tbody>
                <row>
                  <entry colname="colspec0">
                    <para xml:lang="en">
                      <guilabel>Size</guilabel>
                    </para>
                  </entry>
                  <entry colname="colspec1">
                    <para xml:lang="en">Specify the width of the drawer when it is open.</para>
                  </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                  <entry colname="colspec0">
                    <para xml:lang="en">
                      <guilabel>Icon</guilabel>
                    </para>
                  </entry>
                  <entry colname="colspec1">
                    <para xml:lang="en">Choose an icon to represent the drawer. Click
on the <guibutton>Icon</guibutton> button to display an icon selector dialog.
Choose an icon from the dialog and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to confirm your choice.</para>
                  </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                  <entry valign="top">
                    <para xml:lang="en">
                      <guilabel>Show hide buttons</guilabel>
                    </para>
                  </entry>
                  <entry valign="top">
                    <para xml:lang="en">Select this option to display hide buttons on your
drawer. When you click one of the buttons, the drawer will close.</para>
                  </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                  <entry valign="top">
                    <para xml:lang="en">
                      <guilabel>Arrows on hide buttons</guilabel>
                    </para>
                  </entry>
                  <entry valign="top">
                    <para xml:lang="en">Select this option to display arrows on the hide
buttons, if the hide buttons are enabled.</para>
                  </entry>
                </row>
              </tbody>
            </tgroup>
          </informaltable>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">You can use the <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tabbed section
to set the background for the drawer. For information on how to complete the <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tabbed section, see <xref linkend="panel-properties"/>. You can also drag a color or image on to a drawer
to set the color or image as the background of the drawer. For more information,
 see <xref linkend="panel-properties-background"/>.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para xml:lang="en">Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Drawer Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para>
        </listitem>
      </orderedlist>
    </section>
  </section>

  <section xml:id="panel-default"><info><title xml:lang="en">Default Panel Objects</title></info>
    <!-- a temporary home for things that should one day be in a greater list of panel objects -->
    
    <para xml:lang="en">This section covers the panel objects that appear in the default MATE desktop.</para>
    
    <section xml:id="panel-windowselector"><info><title xml:lang="en">Window Selector Applet</title></info> 
      <!-- preserve for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
      <anchor xml:id="gosmarco-27"/>

      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>top edge panel</primary>
        <secondary>window selector icon</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>window selector</primary>
        <secondary>top edge panel</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para xml:lang="en">You can view a list of all windows
that are currently open. You can also choose a window to give focus to. To
view the window list, click on the <application>Window Selector</application>
applet. The following figure shows an example of the <application>Window Selector</application> applet:</para>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/openwindows_menu.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Window selector applet displayed from the top edge panel.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <para xml:lang="en">To give focus to a window, select the window from the <application>Window Selector</application> applet.</para>
      <para xml:lang="en">The <application>Window Selector</application> lists the windows in
all workspaces. The windows in all workspaces other than the current workspace 
are listed under a separator line.</para>
    </section>  

    <section xml:id="panels-notification-area"><info><title xml:lang="en">Notification Area Applet</title></info>
      <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
      <anchor xml:id="gospanel-567"/>

      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>applets</primary>
        <secondary>Notification Area</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>panel objects</primary>
        <secondary>Notification
Area applet</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm xml:lang="en">
        <primary>Notification Area applet</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/notification_area_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Notification Area icon.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <para xml:lang="en">The <application>Notification Area</application> applet displays icons
from various applications to indicate activity in the application. For example,
when you use the <application>CD Player</application> application to play
a CD, a CD icon is displayed in the <application>Notification Area</application>
applet. The graphic above illustrates the CD icon in the <application>Notification
Area</application> applet. </para>
    </section>
     
    <section xml:id="goseditmainmenu-65"><info><title xml:lang="en">Classic Menu</title></info>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/menu_bar_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Classic Menu applet. Menus: Applications, Places, System.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <para xml:lang="en">The <application>Classic Menu</application> contains the 
      <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>, <guimenu>Places</guimenu>, and 
      <guimenu>System</guimenu> menus. You can access
  almost all the standard applications, commands, and configuration options
  from the <application>Classic Menu</application>. For more on using the Classic Menu, see <xref linkend="menubar"/>.</para>
    </section>

<!-- This has been pasted from the Window List manual so that the Window List applet help is integrated into the GUG. -->
<!-- This section needs gross refactoring (making task-based for starters) -->

 <section xml:id="windowlist"><info><title>කවුළු ලැයිස්තුව</title></info>
	 <para xml:lang="en">The <application>Window List</application> applet enables you to manage the windows that are open on the MATE desktop. Window List uses a button to represent each window or group of windows that is open. The state of the buttons in the applet varies depending on the state of the window that the button represents. The following table explains the possible states of the <application>Window List</application> buttons.</para>
	<informaltable>
	<tgroup cols="2">
	<colspec colname="col1"/>
	<colspec colname="col2"/>
	<thead>
	<row valign="top">
	<entry colname="col1"><para xml:lang="en">State</para></entry>
	<entry colname="col2"><para xml:lang="en">Indicates...</para></entry>
	</row>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
	<row valign="top">
	<entry colname="col1"><para xml:lang="en">The button is pressed in.</para></entry>
	<entry colname="col2"><para xml:lang="en">The window has focus.</para></entry>
	</row>
	<row valign="top">
	<entry colname="col1"><para xml:lang="en">The button appears faded. The button text is surrounded by square brackets.</para></entry>
	<entry colname="col2"><para xml:lang="en">The window is minimized.</para></entry>
	</row> 
	<row valign="top">
	<entry colname="col1"><para xml:lang="en">The button is not pressed in, and is not faded.</para></entry>
	<entry colname="col2"><para xml:lang="en">The window is displayed on the desktop and is not minimized.</para></entry>
	</row>
	<row valign="top">
	<entry colname="col1"><para xml:lang="en">There is a number in parentheses at the end of the button title.</para></entry>
	<entry colname="col2"><para xml:lang="en">The button represents a group of buttons. </para></entry>
	</row>
	</tbody>
	</tgroup>
	</informaltable>

<!-- ================ Usage ================================ -->
  <section xml:id="windowlist-usage"><info><title>භාවිතය</title></info>
	 <para xml:lang="en">You can use <application>Window List</application> to perform the following tasks:</para>
	<itemizedlist>
	<listitem>
	<para xml:lang="en">To give focus to a window</para>
	<para xml:lang="en">If you click on the Window List button that represents a window that is on the desktop but does not have focus, the applet gives focus to the window. </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	<para xml:lang="en">To minimize a window</para>
	<para xml:lang="en">If you click on the Window List button that represents the window that has focus, the applet minimizes the window. </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	<para xml:lang="en">To restore a minimized window</para>
	<para xml:lang="en">If you click on the Window List button that represents a minimized window, the applet restores the window.</para>
	</listitem>
	</itemizedlist>
	
	<para xml:lang="en">You can change the order of the Window List buttons by dragging a button to a different location on the Window List.</para>
	
  </section>
<!-- ============= Preferences ============================= -->
  <section xml:id="windowlist-prefs"><info><title>අභිප්‍රේත</title></info> 
	 <para xml:lang="en">To configure the <application>Window List</application>, right-click 
	 on the handle to the left of the window buttons, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. 
	 The following preferences can be changed:</para>
    
    <!-- Maintained for compatibility -->
    <anchor xml:id="windowlist-prefs-behavior"/>
    <anchor xml:id="windowlist-prefs-size"/>
    
	 <variablelist>
	 <varlistentry><term xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Window List Content</guilabel> </term>
	 <listitem>
	 <para xml:lang="en">To specify which windows to display in the Window List, select one of the following options: </para>
	 	<itemizedlist>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Show windows from current workspace</guilabel></para>
	 	<para xml:lang="en">Select this option to only show the windows that are open in the current workspace.</para>
	 	</listitem>
	 	<listitem><para xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Show windows from all workspaces</guilabel></para>
	 	<para xml:lang="en">Select this option to show the windows that are open in all workspaces.</para>
	 	</listitem>
	 	</itemizedlist>
	 </listitem>
	 </varlistentry>
	 
	 <varlistentry><term xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Window Grouping</guilabel> </term>
	 <listitem>
	 <para xml:lang="en">To specify when the Window List should group windows that belong to the same application, select one of the following options: </para>
		<itemizedlist>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Never group windows</guilabel></para>
	 	<para xml:lang="en">Select this option to never group windows of the same application under one button.</para>
		</listitem>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Group windows when space is limited</guilabel></para>
	 	<para xml:lang="en">Select this option to group windows of the same application under one button when the space on the panel is restricted.</para>
		</listitem>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Always group windows</guilabel></para>
	 	<para xml:lang="en">Select this option to always group windows of the same application under one button.</para>
		</listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
	 </listitem>
	 </varlistentry>
	 
	 <varlistentry><term xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Restoring Minimized Windows</guilabel> </term>
	 <listitem>
	 <para xml:lang="en">To define how the Window List behaves when you restore windows, select one of the following options.</para>
	 	<itemizedlist>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Restore to current workspace</guilabel></para>
	 	<para xml:lang="en">Select this option to restore a window from the applet to the current workspace, even if the window did not previously reside in the current workspace.</para>
	 	</listitem>
	 	<listitem><para xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Restore to native workspace</guilabel></para>
	 	<para xml:lang="en">Select this option to switch to the workspace in which a window originally resided when you restore the window from the applet. </para>
	 	</listitem>
	 	</itemizedlist>
	 <para xml:lang="en">These options are only available if <guilabel>Show windows from all workspaces</guilabel> is selected in the <guilabel>Window List Content</guilabel> section of the dialog.</para>
	 </listitem>
	 </varlistentry>
	 </variablelist>

  </section>
 </section>

  </section>
</chapter>
