Global Panel Preferences
To start configure the behavior of all of your Panels, select Panel->Global Preferences from the Main Menu.
This will open the Global Panel Preferences dialog. (This dialog is a component of the GNOME Control Center). With this dialog you can control many properties shared by all of your Panels.
The Global Panel Configuration dialog contains the following five tabs: Animation, Buttons, Panel Objects, Menu, and Miscellaneous. Each of these tabs is explained below.
Animation Tab
Enable animations — This allows Panels and drawers to animate as the hide and unhide.
Constant speed animations — By default, the animations start slowly, but then accelerate. If you enable this option, the animations will not use any acceleration.
[Animation speed] Auto hide — This controls the speed of animation for any Panel which is set to hide automatically when the mouse leaves the Panel. The slowest setting is 1, and the fastest is 100.
[Animation speed] Explicit hide — This controls the hide speed when you press a Panel's Hide Button. The slowest setting is 1, and the fastest is 100.
[Animation speed] Drawer sliding — This controls how fast a drawer menu will raise when you press a drawer button on a Panel. The slowest setting is 1, and the fastest is 100.
[Auto hide] Delay (ms) — If you have