Buttons
You can add buttons to your panels to provide quick access
to common actions and functions.
The Force Quit button enables you to select a
window to terminate an application. This button is useful if you want to terminate
an application that does not respond to your commands.
To terminate an application, click on the Force Quit
button, then click on a window from the application that you want to terminate.
If you do not want to terminate an application after you click on the Force Quit button, press Esc.
The Lock Screen
button locks your screen and activates your screensaver. To access your session
again, you must enter your password.
To add a Lock Screen button to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose , then choose Lock Screen from the Add to Panel dialog. See the section called “Adding an Object to a Panel” for more on this.
Right-click on the Lock Screen button to open a menu
of screensaver-related commands. Table 4.1, “Lock Screen Menu Items” describes
the commands that are available from the menu.
Table 4.1. Lock Screen Menu Items
Menu Item |
Function |
|
Activates the screensaver immediately.
This will also lock the screen if you have set Lock screen when screensaver is active in the
Screensaver preference tool.
|
|
Locks the screen immediately. This command performs
the same function as when you click on the Lock Screen button. |
|
Opens the Screensaver preference tool, with which you can configure the type of screensaver that is displayed when you lock the screen. |
The Log Out button begins the process to log out of
a GNOME session.
To add a Log Out button to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose ->->. To log out of your session or shut down your system, click
on the Log Out button.
You
can use the Run button to open the Run Application dialog.
To add a Run button to a panel, right-click on
any vacant space on the panel. Choose ->->. To open the Run Application dialog, click
on the Run button.
For more information on the Run Application dialog,
see Working With Menus.
You can use the Screenshot button to take a screenshot
of your screen.
To add a Screenshot button to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose ->->. To take a screenshot of your screen, click on
the Screenshot button.
For more information on how to take screenshots, see Working
With Menus.
You can use the Search button to open the Search Tool.
To add a Search button to a panel, right-click
on any vacant space on the panel. Choose ->->. To open the Search Tool, click on
the Search button.
For more information on the Search Tool,
see the Search Tool Manual.
You can use the Show Desktop button to minimize all open windows and show the desktop.
To add a Show Desktop button to a panel, right-click on any vacant
space on the panel. Choose ->->. To minimize all windows and show the desktop,
click on the Show Desktop button.
