source: gnome/core/gnome-panel.xml@ d2c032a3

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

<!ENTITY gnome-panel-download-http "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-panel/2.6/gnome-panel-&gnome-panel-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY gnome-panel-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-panel/2.6/gnome-panel-&gnome-panel-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY gnome-panel-size "2.9 MB">
<!ENTITY gnome-panel-buildsize "72.4 MB">
<!ENTITY gnome-panel-time "1.14 SBU">

]>

<sect1 id="gnome-panel" xreflabel="GNOME Panel-&gnome-panel-version;">
<?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 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>Optional</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="startup-notification"/>,
<xref linkend="gtk-doc"/> and
<ulink url="http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/evolution-data-server/">evolution-data-server</ulink>
</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</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

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

<para><parameter>--libexecdir=$GNOME_PREFIX/sbin</parameter>: This switch puts
libexec files in <filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/sbin</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/libexec</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--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 which may be embedded in the panel called applets.</para></sect3>

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

</sect2>

</sect1>