The K Desktop Environment

Chapter 5. The panel

5.1. How do I add applications to the panel?
5.2. Why is the panel clock showing the wrong time?
5.3. Is it possible to run in a non--compliant window manager?
5.4. Is it possible to change the K button of the panel to another picture?
5.5. How do I get a taskbar external to the panel in 2?

5.1. How do I add applications to the panel?

There are several ways to add an application to the panel:

Using the panel menu

Perhaps the easiest method is to use the entry Panel->Add application in the panel menu (the menu that appears when pressing the K button on the panel). The menu shows all installed applications. To add a button to the menu, simply click on the application.

Using the file manager

You can also simply drag a .desktop file from a window of the file manager to the panel.

5.2. Why is the panel clock showing the wrong time?

On some systems, the clock in the panel always shows the time in . This is a bug in the setup. To solve it, just create this symbolic link: ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo /usr/lib/zoneinfo.

5.3. Is it possible to run in a non--compliant window manager?

Yes. Try starting it with something like this: kpanel -no-KDE-compliant-window-manager.

5.4. Is it possible to change the K button of the panel to another picture?

1.x

Look for $HOME/.kde/share/apps/kpanel/pics/go.xpm and $HOME/.kde/share/apps/kpanel/pics/mini/go.xpm and replace them. Do not forget to flatten the replacements to one layer, or else you will not see anything. Create the directories if they do not already exist. Then restart .

2

Look for $HOME/.kde/share/apps/kicker/pics/go.png and $HOME/.kde/share/apps/kicker/pics/mini/go.png and replace them. Do not forget to flatten the replacements to one layer, or else you will not see anything. Create the directories if they do not already exist. Then restart .

5.5. How do I get a taskbar external to the panel in 2?

You can't if you are using 2 final. It is now implemented in the current CVS snapshot, though. Read more about it at http://dot.kde.org/972916165.