Customizing the Ubuntu GNOME Desktop Panels

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The bars across the top and bottom of the desktop are called panels. The top panel (shown below) contains the desktop menus, icons to launch commonly used applications such as the web browser and email client and other items such as the date and time and various status indicators.

Gnome top panel.jpg

The panel along the bottom of the desktop (shown below) contains button to hide and show the currently running applications, an area for switching between workspaces, a button to hide all currently viusible application windows and an icon to open the trash can.

Gnome bottom panel.jpg

In this chapter we will cover various ways to customize these toolbars.

Changing Desktop Panel Locations