Panel Basics

Using the GNOME Panel is very simple and will come easily to anyone who has used a graphical desktop environment. This section will give you a basic introduction to help you get started, and the following sections will discuss the various Panel objects and features in more detail.

Introduction to Panel Objects

A Panel can hold several types of objects. The example Panel in Figure 1 shows each type of Panel object.

Figure 1. An Example Panel

This example Panel contains the following objects: