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Gnome Panel is the launcher/taskbar that comes with Gnome.

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No option to hibernate/shutdown in GNOME 3?

I have installed Fedora 15 Alpha with GNOME 3. Everything is working fine. However, I can't see any option to hibernate or shutdown. In the top panel when I click my user name, I only have one option and that is to suspend. Normally I like to…
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Running Ubuntu with multiple monitors having a panel each

I have just installed Ubuntu and I'm trying to set up a correct configuration for having multiple monitors. I want the two monitors to have their own workspaces, yet the ability to drag a window from one monitor to the next. I also want a separate…
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Add panel to secondary monitor on Ubuntu 10.04

I am running Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and I was wondering if it is possible to put a panel on a secondary monitor. Here are methods I have tried which did not work: Click and drag the panel from the primary monitor to the secondary…
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Change chrome application shortcut icon on taskbar in linux mint

I use a lot of web applications on Linux Mint. I'm confused with the icons being the chrome-icon all the time i.e. the same icon for all running programs. So how can I change the Chrome application shortcut icon on the taskbar? (not in menu nor in…
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Move the gnome-panel to second monitor (Linux Mint 11/12, Gnome 2 & 3)

Introduction I'm new to Linux Mint but I do use Linux since 2003 (mostly Debian and Ubuntu). Up to now it was always possible to easily move a panel in Gnome to wherever I wanted it by pressing Alt + Button1 (left mouse) to move the panel. In Linux…
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How can I show the output of a shell command in a gnome panel or the top menu bar?

The top bar in a classic gnome desktop shows menus (top left), then some freely configurable panel space, and on the top right a somewhat configurable panel space with system status icons, date/time, username and such. With big monitors today, the…
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How can I make a gnome panel only appear if I have a second monitor hooked up?

I have a laptop with Ubuntu installed on it and I'm constantly switching from just my laptop to also having a monitor. When I'm using the laptop screen and monitor, I have a panel on each monitor that shows the windows open for that monitor. If I…
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Why Shutdown menu in Ubuntu disappeared?

When I log on to the system I see Shutdown menu like this: alt text http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DK4gO8ys6jI/TC5gKkHYhNI/AAAAAAAABow/r-_5I5HHxC8/snapshot2.png but when my wife logs on to the system with her credentials sometimes (not always) she sees…
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I accidentally hid my Gnome Panel

I got a new tablet pc, and in attempt to hide the empathy mail icon, accidentally made the entire panel dissappear. (The one at the top that has applications/places/system, and battery life/network connections etc). I don't believe I killed it,…
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Gnome's shutdown menu disappeared

I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and my shutdown menu suddenly disappeared (the menu on the top where you click it and get options such as "shut down" and "suspend"...) how do I bring it back?
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Lost current user (shutdown/logoff) widget after upgrading to Ubuntu 10.04

I've upgraded to 10.04 from 9.10. Everything went fine until I've rebooted. After reboot, I've received some message about status panel and being sleepy, dismissed it. However, I haven't seen the user widget on Gnome Panel since that. This image…
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Removed Empathy icon from panel, how do I add it back?

I installed Ubuntu 10.04 and got Empathy IM client configured. The icon on the panel next to the clock, n/w was not functioning as expected, so I accidentally removed it from the panel. Now I am unable to see the icon to show my contacts online. How…
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Can the Panel in Gnome 3 be hidden?

Is there a known way to hide the Panel in Gnome 3? I want it to be hidden by default, and visible only when I zoom out. The same way as with the workspaces and application icons.
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Shortcut key in Ubuntu for accessing the Panel

What is the shortcut key in Ubuntu for accessing the Panel? (The one with "Applications", "Places", etc.)
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Stop GNOME from randomizing window locations in its pop-out?

I'm working on Ubuntu 18.04, fully patched with dist-upgrade. I layout 4 terminals as shown below. The order of the favorite pop-out is top-to-bottom: (a) is (1) top left, (b) is (2) bottom left, (c) is (3) top right, and (d) is (4) bottom right.…
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