can for deleted items. Other icons representing devices on your computer, such as
CD drives or USB ash disks, may also be present on the desktop, and you can add
as many icons on your desktop as you like. If you double-click your Home folder, the
Nautilus le manager starts and displays the contents of your home directory.
Bottom Panel: The desktop includes a panel at the bottom of the screen. This
panel contains the Computer menu, the Tomboy Notes applet, a taskbar to display
buttons for all currently running applications, and the system tray. You can also add
applications and applets to the panel for easy access.
Main Menu: Click Computer on the left side of the bottom panel to open the main
menu. Commonly used applications appear in the main menu along with recently
used applications. Click the Documents button to display your recent documents, or
click the Places button to display your favorite places (such as your home directory,
your desktop, or available network servers). Click More Applications to access addi-
tional applications, listed in categories. Use the options on the right to access help,
open the GNOME Control Center, run YaST, install additional software, lock your
screen, log out of the desktop, shut down the system, or check the status of your
hard drive and network connections.
System Tray: The right side of the bottom panel shows some smaller icons, includ-
ing the system clock that displays the current date and time, the Workspace
Switcher, the volume control, and icons for several other helper applications.
Taskbar: By default, all applications running on the current desktop are displayed
in the taskbar (the area in the middle of the panel between the Computer button
and the system tray). You can access these applications by clicking their names in
the taskbar. Right-click the application's name to see options for moving, restoring,
or minimizing the window.
Desktop Menu: Right-click an empty spot on the desktop to display a menu with
various options. Click Create Folder to create a new folder on the desktop. Use Create
Launcher to create a launcher icon for an application. Provide the name of the appli-
cation and the command for starting it, then select an icon to represent it. You can
also change the desktop background, open a terminal, create a document, and align
desktop icons.
3.1.1 Modifying Desktop Panels
The bottom panel can be customized to meet your individual needs, and additional
panels can be added and congured to further personalize your desktop.
To add a new panel, right-click a blank space in the bottom panel and select New
Panel. To delete a panel, right-click a blank space in the panel and select Delete This
Panel. openSUSE requires that at least one panel is left on the desktop.
3.1.2 Adding and Removing Panel Icons
1 Right-click a blank space on the panel and select Add to Panel.
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