2 To move panel objects to a dierent place within the panel, hover the
mouse cursor over the respective panel object (for example, program icon,
pager, task manager, system tray). The mouse cursor turns into a
crosslines-like form. Click the object and move the cursor to the desired
position in the panel. Click again to x it at this place.
3 To enlarge the distance between two widgets, use Add Spacer.... A spacer
widget appears on the right side. Drag and drop it to the preferred place.
4 To change the panel width, click and drag the small arrow icons at the left
and right end of the settings panel. Use the arrow on the left side to set
the panel's position and the arrows at the left side to set the maximum
and minimum size.
5 To change the panel height, click the Height button and move the mouse
cursor to the desired end location.
6 To place the panel at dierent sides of the screen use the Screen Edge
button. Drag and drop the panel to the preferred location.
7 If you need additional widgets on your panel, add them with the Add
Widgets... button as described in Procedure 2.2, “Adding Widgets to the
Desktop or to the Panel” (page 16).
8 To remove program icons or widgets from the panel, right-click the unwant-
ed object and select the menu item to remove the icon or widget.
The icons in the system tray usually belong to applications running in the
background. Therefore you can only remove those icons if you close those
applications (right-click the icon and select Quit).
9 To prevent the panel and widgets from being moved accidentally, use
Lock Widgets.
10 For additional congurations options like alignment and functions (like
auto hide), click More Settings....
11 If all panel changes are according to your wishes, close the panel settings
with the red close button on the right side.
Procedure 2.6 Changing the Desktop Background
You can change the desktop background to display images, a slideshow, patterns
or colors. It is even possible to use a map of the globe or the weather report as
desktop background.
1 Right-click an empty patch of the desktop and select Desktop Settings. A
conguration dialog appears.
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