source: gnome/core/gnome-panel.xml@ 93d2c72

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  %general-entities;

<!ENTITY gnome-panel-download-http "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-panel/&gnome-version;/gnome-panel-&gnome-panel-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY gnome-panel-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-panel/&gnome-version;/gnome-panel-&gnome-panel-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY gnome-panel-md5sum "77aea214467da238170ed10dbc825799">
<!ENTITY gnome-panel-size "3.2 MB">
<!ENTITY gnome-panel-buildsize "61 MB">
<!ENTITY gnome-panel-time "0.79 SBU">
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<sect1 id="gnome-panel" xreflabel="GNOME Panel-&gnome-panel-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="gnome-panel.html"?>
<title>GNOME Panel-&gnome-panel-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> 
Panel</application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Panel</application> package 
contains the menu and applet systems.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-panel-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-panel-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &gnome-panel-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gnome-panel-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&gnome-panel-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gnome-panel-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Panel</application> 
dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="gnome-desktop"/> and <xref linkend="libwnck"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Recommended</title>
<para><xref linkend="startup-notification"/> and 
<xref linkend="evolution-data-server"/> (if you plan on installing 
<application>Evolution</application>-2.0)</para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="gtk-doc"/></para>
</sect4>

</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> 
Panel</application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Panel</application> by 
running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \
    --libexecdir=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/sbin \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome --disable-gtk-doc &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install &amp;&amp;
chmod 644 `pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/share/gnome/help/\
{fish-applet-2,window-list,workspace-switcher}/C/*.xml</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--libexecdir=`pkg-config --variable=prefix
ORBit-2.0`/sbin</parameter>: This switch puts libexec files in
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/sbin</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/libexec</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome</parameter>: This switch
puts configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/gnome</filename> 
instead of <filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/etc</filename>.</para>

<para><option>--disable-gtk-doc</option>: This switch prevents the rebuilding 
of documentation during the <command>make</command> command.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Panel</application> package 
contains <filename class="libraryfile">libpanel-applet-2</filename> libraries 
and applets.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>libpanel-applet libraries</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libpanel-applet</filename> libraries allow 
development of small applications (applets) which may be embedded in the 
panel.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>Applets</title>
<para>Applets included are Workspace Switcher, Window List, Inbox Monitor, 
Clock and <quote>Wanda the Fish</quote>.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>