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diff --git a/doc/it/xfce4-panel.html b/doc/it/xfce4-panel.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..04d5c127 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/it/xfce4-panel.html @@ -0,0 +1,178 @@ +<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Xfce 4 Panel</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../xfce.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"><link rel="start" href="#xfce4-panel" title="Xfce 4 Panel"><link rel="next" href="#panel-intro" title="Introduction"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="xfce4-panel"></a>Xfce 4 Panel</h1></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Jasper</span> <span class="surname">Huijsmans</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a href="mailto:huysmans@users.sourceforge.net">huysmans@users.sourceforge.net</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class="releaseinfo">This manual describes <strong xmlns="" class="application"><code>xfce4-panel</code></strong> version 4.0. + Last updated: Sep 2003 + <br></br></span></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2003 Jasper Huijsmans</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#panel-intro">Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#panel-getting-started">Getting Started</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#panel-items">Panel Items</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#launcher-item">Launcher</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#clock-item">Xfce Clock</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#mailcheck-item">Mail Check</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#switcher-item">Desktop Switcher and Graphical Pager</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#systembuttons-item">System Buttons</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#separator-item">Separator</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#subpanels">Panel Menus</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#panel-settings">Panel Preferences</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#panel-apearance">Appearance</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#panel-position">Position</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#panel-copyright">About <strong class="application"><code>xfce4-panel</code></strong></a></span></dt></dl></div><p> </p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="panel-intro"></a>Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p> + The Xfce 4 panel is part of the <a href="http://www.xfce.org" target="_top">Xfce 4 Desktop Environment</a> and features program + launchers, panel menus, a clock, a desktop switcher and more. The actual + command to run is <strong class="application"><code>xfce4-panel</code></strong>. Many aspects of the panel can be configured + through graphical dialogs. + </p><p> + If you are familiar with previous versions of Xfce you will find many + new features. Most visible are probably the vertical panel mode, the icon + themes, the new graphical pager and the configurable position of the + panel menu popup buttons. The way preferences are handled has changed + completely, so it may take some time to get used to. This manual should + provide you with all necessary information on how to adjust the panel to + your liking. + </p></div><p> </p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="panel-getting-started"></a>Getting Started</h2></div></div></div><p>When you start the panel you will see a bar apearing at the bottom + of your screen, looking like this: + </p><div class="figure"><a name="default-panel-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 1. Default Xfce panel</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/default_panel.png" alt="Shows Xfce panel default configuration. Contains several + launchers, a new mail monitor, a clock and a desktop pager. + Also shows an opened panel menu. + "></div></div></div><p> + The figure shows the default panel configuration with one open + panel menu and the mouse hovering over a launcher button, making it show + a tooltip. + </p><p>There is a move handle on each side of the panel. You can use it to + drag the panel anywhere on the screen. Clicking with the right mouse + button (or Shift + left click) on one of them shows a popup menu ... + Go on, try it ;-) + </p><div class="figure"><a name="handle-popup-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2. Move handle popup menu</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/handle-popup.png" alt="Shows move handle popup menu."></div></div></div><p>The area between the move handles contains panel items. The available + items are are described in the + "<a href="#panel-items" target="_top">Panel Items</a>" section. Most items + perform an action when clicked. Configuration of panel items is done from + a right-click popup menu. + </p><p>Right-clicking on an item will popup a menu from which you can open a + properties dialog, remove the item or add a new item. Items can also be + added from the right-click menu on one of the move handles (see above). + A submenu shows a list of available item types that you can choose from. + When you add a new item, the panel will imediately open its properties + dialog, so you can change the item's options and position on the panel. + </p><div class="figure"><a name="item-popup-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 3. Item popup menu</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/item-popup.png" alt="Shows item popup menu."></div></div></div><p> + Global panel preferences can be changed from the Xfce 4 Settings + Manager, which can be started either from a panel laucher, or by choosing + the 'Properties...' entry from the right-click menu on the move handles. + See "<a href="#panel-settings" target="_top">Panel Preferences</a>" for an + explanation of the available options. + </p></div><p> </p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="panel-items"></a>Panel Items</h2></div></div></div><p> + The Xfce 4 panel has the possibility to load external plugins as well + as builtin ones. In this section we will only decribe panel items that are + installed with the panel. + </p><p> + The properties dialog for a panel item can be opened from the + right-click menu on the item. Each type of panel item has its own + configuration dialog. Every dialog offers at least these options: + </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li>Change the position of the item on the panel.</li><li>Remove the item. </li></ul></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="launcher-item"></a>Launcher</h3></div></div></div><p>The most common panel item is the launcher item. It allows you to + start programs from the panel. The properties dialog offers the + following options: + </p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Command</span></dt><dd>You can type the command to run or browse the file system. + There is an option to start in a terminal and one to use startup + notification. This last option means that the window manager can + show an hourglass while the program is loading. But, the application + has to support that and not many program do at the moment. Programs + build with Gtk 2.2, should support it. + </dd><dt><span class="term">Icon</span></dt><dd>The panel provides a number of standard icons that can be + used. These icons will also follow the icon theme you choose from + the <a href="#panel-settings" target="_top">global preferences + dialog</a>. Of course you can also choose a custom icon, + either by browsing the file system from the button next to the entry + or by dropping an image on the preview area from a file manager. + </dd><dt><span class="term">Tooltip</span></dt><dd>The panel item will show this tooltip if you hold the mouse + over it. + </dd><dt><span class="term">Menu</span></dt><dd>A launcher can have a panel menu attached to it. When this + option is selected a small button with an arrow will appear next to + the item. Look <a href="#subpanels" target="_top">here</a> for more info + on panel menus. The position of the menu button can be changed from + the global settings dialog. + </dd></dl></div><div class="figure"><a name="launcher-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 4. Launcher item</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/launcher-properties.png" alt="Shows properties dialog for launcher item."></div></div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="clock-item"></a>Xfce Clock</h3></div></div></div><p>The Xfce Clock has a number of options to change the way it looks. + There are three clock types available: analog, digital and LED. + There is an option to show seconds and for the digital and LED clock + types you can choose whether the clock will be in 24 hour mode, 12 + hour mode, or 12 hour mode with AM/PM indication. The clock shows the + current date as a tooltip. Clicking on the clock will not perform any + action. + </p><div class="figure"><a name="clock-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 5. Clock item</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/clock-properties.png" alt="Shows properties dialog for clock item."></div></div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="mailcheck-item"></a>Mail Check</h3></div></div></div><p>The mailcheck item monitors your inbox, or any other mailbox you + want, as long as it is in mbox format. The mailbox icon will follow + your icon theme. You can choose the location of the mailbox, the + command to run when you click on the button and the interval between + checks. The command has the same options as the launcher item command + (see <a href="#launcher-item" target="_top">above</a>). + </p><div class="figure"><a name="mailcheck-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 6. Mailcheck item</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/mailcheck-properties.png" alt="Shows properties dialog for mailcheck item."></div></div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="switcher-item"></a>Desktop Switcher and Graphical Pager</h3></div></div></div><p>The panel provides two items that deal with virtual desktops. A + CDE-like desktop switcher, that shows buttons with the desktop name + and a graphical pager that shows a miniature view of the desktops and + even allows you to move windows to another workspace by dragging the + mini-window in the pager. The graphical pager also allows you to + change workspaces by using the mouse scrollwheel, when you hold the + mouse over it.</p><div class="figure"><a name="nooptions-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 7. Item without options</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/nooptions-properties.png" alt="Shows properties dialog for item without options. + "></div></div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="systembuttons-item"></a>System Buttons</h3></div></div></div><p>A systembuttons item shows one or two buttons wich can perform + special system actions. The buttons follow your panel icon theme. + There are four buttons available:</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Lock</span></dt><dd>Runs the <strong class="application"><code>xfrun4</code></strong> script that + will attempt to lock the screen using either xscreensaver or if + that fails xlock. + </dd><dt><span class="term">Exit</span></dt><dd>This will exit the panel and usually also end your X + session (when you used <strong class="application"><code>startxfce4</code></strong> or + put the panel at the end of your X startup file). + </dd><dt><span class="term">Info</span></dt><dd>The info button will show the + <span class="emphasis"><em>About Xfce 4</em></span> dialog. + </dd><dt><span class="term">Setup</span></dt><dd>Pressing the setup button will open the Xfce settings + manager dialog, from which you have acces to the settings for all + Xfce components as well as some system settings, such as mouse + behaviour and user interface settings. + </dd></dl></div><div class="figure"><a name="systembuttons-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 8. Systembuttons item</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/systembuttons-properties.png" alt="Shows properties dialog for systembuttons item. + "></div></div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="separator-item"></a>Separator</h3></div></div></div><p>This item simply adds a separator line to the panel. It has no + options to set except its position. + </p><p>Note that it may be a bit hard to popup the right-click menu, + because you only have a small area to click on. + </p></div><p> </p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="subpanels"></a>Panel Menus</h2></div></div></div><p>Panel launcher items can have a menu associated with it, which can + be opened by clicking on the small arrow button next to the item. The + actual position of these popup buttons is configurable from the global + preferences dialog. You can also open the menu by pressing the laucher + button and holding it down. After a short delay the menu will open. + </p><p>Use the 'Add launcher' item at the top of a panel menu to add + a new item or drag an executable to this item from a file manager. + To remove items from a subpanel use the 'Remove' button in the item + properties dialog. + </p><p>A special feature of panel menus is that they can be detached from the + panel and live in their own window. To detach a menu click on the small + line at the bottom of the menu (see the <a href="#default-panel-fig" target="_top">screenshot</a> of the default panel). + </p><p>The properties dialog for a menu item is opened immediately + when clicking the right mouse button (or Shift+left click). The dialog + itself is very similar to the dialog for launcher type panel items. + </p><div class="figure"><a name="menuitem-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 9. Menu Item</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/menuitem-properties.png" alt="Shows properties dialog for menu items. + "></div></div></div></div><p> </p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="panel-settings"></a>Panel Preferences</h2></div></div></div><p>The properties dialog for the Xfce 4 Panel can be opened from + the Xfce 4 Settings Manager, which can be started from a panel launcher + or from the right-click menu on the panel handles. The menu also provides + direct access to the panel properties dialog.</p><div class="figure"><a name="panel-settings-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 10. Panel Settings</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/panel-settings.png" alt="Shows properties dialog for global panel preferences. + "></div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="panel-apearance"></a>Appearance</h3></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Size</span></dt><dd><p>There are four panel sizes available: tiny, small, + medium and large. Small is the default. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Orientation</span></dt><dd><p>An exciting new feature of the Xfce 4 Panel is the + ability to put it in a vertical orientation as well as + the standard horizontal layout. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Popup position</span></dt><dd><p>This option change the position of the buttons that open + a panel menu. It can be above, below, to the left or to the + right of the panel item. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Icon theme</span></dt><dd><p>Also new in Xfce 4 are icon themes for the panel. The + predefined icons for launcher items and the icons of other + types of panel items follow the panel icon theme. + </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="panel-position"></a>Position</h3></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Layer</span></dt><dd><p>The panel layer determines its behaviour relative to + other windows. The panel can be always below or above other + windows or act the same as other windows. By default the + panel will be on top. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Centering</span></dt><dd><p>It is very easy to move the panel around the screen. The + settings dialog provides an easy way to center the panel on + one of the four edges of the screen. Note that the panel will also + 'snap' to the screen corners as well as the center of the screen + edges when you drag it close enough to those positions. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Behaviour</span></dt><dd><p>If you choose autohide, the panel will collapse to a thin bar. + Moving the mouse over it will unhide the panel. This works best + when the panel is on the edge of the screen (this makes the target + much easier to hit). + </p></dd></dl></div></div></div><p> </p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="panel-copyright"></a>About <strong class="application"><code>xfce4-panel</code></strong></h2></div></div></div><p><strong class="application"><code>xfce4-panel</code></strong> was written by Jasper Huijsmans + (<code class="email"><<a href="mailto:huysmans@users.sourceforge.net">huysmans@users.sourceforge.net</a>></code>). To find more + information, please visit the + <a href="http://www.xfce.org" target="_top">Xfce web site</a>. + </p><p>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or + this manual, send an email to the + <a href="http://www.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce4-dev/" target="_top">xfce4-dev</a> mailing list — this is the preferred + method — or use the bug tracking system at the + <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/xfce" target="_top">Xfce SourceForge project site</a>. + If you have questions about the use or installation of this package, + please ask on the + <a href="http://www.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce/" target="_top">xfce</a> mailing list. + </p><p> This program is distributed under the terms of the + GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; + either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + </p><p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, + USA. + </p></div></div></body></html> |