To start configuring the GNOME panel, select Global Preferences from the Panel submenu of the Main Menu (you can access the main menu by either pressing the foot icon or by right-clicking on the panel).
This will bring the Global Panel Preferences dialog up (this dialog is one of the components of the GNOME Control Center). With this dialog you can set properties that will affect all Panels you use now and any panels you add in the future.
The Global Panel Configuration Dialog contains five tabs which help you configure the global properties of the GNOME Panel: Animation, Buttons, Panel Objects, Menu, and Miscellaneous. Each of these tabs is explained below.
Enable animations — This allows the animations configurable on this tab to be visible. The animations must be enabled to use the other features of this tab. The default position is on.
Constant speed animations — By default, the animations start slowly, but then accelerate. If you enable this option, the animations will not use any acceleration.
Auto hide animation speed — If you have the panel hiding automatically this will control how fast it occurs. The slowest setting is 1, the fastest, 100.
Explicit hide animation speed — This controls the hide speed when you press the Panel's Hide Button. The slowest setting is 1, the fastest, 100.
Drawer sliding animation speed — this will control how fast the drawer menu will raise when you press a Drawer button on the Panel. The slowest setting is 1, the fastest, 100.
Auto hide delay (ms) — If you have the Panel set to minimize automatically this will allow