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..image:: multiple_tasks.png
On a single window to move it to a different desktop right click to desktop to move the desired desktop. The item to current desktop moves the window to your current virtual desktop. Right clicking and selecting :guilabel:`Move` lets you drag the application around to the desired point on the desktop. The resize option from the same window lets you resize the window you right clicked on. Right click and select :menuselection:`Maximize` on a window to maximize it. Right clicking on window :menuselection:`Restore` will have a window back to its orginal size. If you right click :menuselection:`Minimize` on the window will minimize your window. Right clicking :menuselection:`Roll up` on a window will make the window only your titlebar. Right clicking :menuselection:`Layer` will allow you to have move a window always on top, normal, and always on bottom. Finally to close a window with right click on the taskbar and select :menuselection:`Close` will close the window. If you middle click on an item in the taksbar you will close the window. To move itmes around on the taskbar into a particular order left click on them and drag them to the desired position.
On a single window to move it to a different desktop right click to desktop to move the desired desktop. The item to current desktop moves the window to your current virtual desktop. Right clicking and selecting :guilabel:`Move` lets you drag the application around to the desired point on the desktop. The resize option from the same window lets you resize the window you right clicked on. Right click and select :menuselection:`Maximize` on a window to maximize it. Right clicking on window :menuselection:`Restore` will have a window back to its original size. If you right click :menuselection:`Minimize` on the window will minimize your window. Right clicking :menuselection:`Roll up` on a window will make the window only your titlebar. Right clicking :menuselection:`Layer` will allow you to have move a window always on top, normal, and always on bottom. Finally to close a window with right click on the taskbar and select :menuselection:`Close` will close the window. If you middle click on an item in the taskbar you will close the window. To move items around on the taskbar into a particular order left click on them and drag them to the desired position.
..image:: menu-right-click.png
The removeable media applet will allow you to manage your remove flash drives and external hard drives and to unmount them without data loss on your system. To unmount such devices left click on the panel that looks like a disk and then click the eject button that is an upward pointing arrow. To view your docked notifications away from keyboard press the button that looks like an exclamation on a chat bubble. To clear these notifications left click the docked notifactions and press :menuselection:`Clear All`.
The removable media applet will allow you to manage your remove flash drives and external hard drives and to unmount them without data loss on your system. To unmount such devices left click on the panel that looks like a disk and then click the eject button that is an upward pointing arrow. To view your docked notifications away from keyboard press the button that looks like an exclamation on a chat bubble. To clear these notifications left click the docked notifications and press :menuselection:`Clear All`.
In the system tray there there are multiple widgets. With the volume applet you can change the volume by using the mouse-wheel with the mouse over the speaker icon left click the speaker icon and drag the volume up and down and toggle mute with the button at the bottom or middle click on the volume applet. To the far right is a clock, you can left click the clock to bring up a pop up calendar window.
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The checkbox for :guilabel:`Override icon theme` lets you choose a non system default icon theme for lxqt-panel. The dropdown :guilabel:`Icon theme for panels` lets you see what that icon theme from the dropdown list. If you do not like your changes to the system you can press the :guilabel:`Reset` button to reset changing to before trying to customize the panel.
The :guilabel:`Widgets` lets you change the widgets or individual items on the panel and their configuration. To add a new widget click on the widget on the panel configuration screen and press the :guilabel:`+` button and select the widget you want to add some of which are not on the panel by default. To move an applet down on the order of presentation press the down arrow while the up arrow moves the applet up on the order of presentation. To remove an applet you do not want you can press the :guilabel:`-` button. The gear button has the settings for certain but not all of the applets in the panel for example the application menu and task manager are customizeable but quick launch and show desktop do not.
The :guilabel:`Widgets` lets you change the widgets or individual items on the panel and their configuration. To add a new widget click on the widget on the panel configuration screen and press the :guilabel:`+` button and select the widget you want to add some of which are not on the panel by default. To move an applet down on the order of presentation press the down arrow while the up arrow moves the applet up on the order of presentation. To remove an applet you do not want you can press the :guilabel:`-` button. The gear button has the settings for certain but not all of the applets in the panel for example the application menu and task manager are customizable but quick launch and show desktop do not.
Shipped applets not enabled by default:
- Cpu Monitor
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To customize the desktop switcher right click on the desktop switcher :menuselection:`Configure Desktop Switcher` or press the :guilabel:`Gear` button. To change the number of rows on your desktop change the :guilabel:`Number of rows` field. To change how desktops are labeled change the :guilabel:`Desktop Labels` field. To change the name of each desktop enter a name under :guilabel:`Desktop Names`.
To move a an item in quick launch to the right right click on the icon and select :menuselection:`Move right` on the menu. To move an item in quick launch to the left right click on the icon and select :menuselection:`Move left`. To remove an item from quicklaunch right click on the icon Remove from quicklaunch. To add an item to quick launch drag it down from the main menu.
To move an item in quick launch to the right right click on the icon and select :menuselection:`Move right` on the menu. To move an item in quick launch to the left right click on the icon and select :menuselection:`Move left`. To remove an item from quicklaunch right click on the icon Remove from quicklaunch. To add an item to quick launch drag it down from the main menu.
To change options for your task manager or taskbar open the panel configuration dialog select taskmanager taskbar and click the gear button. The checkbox for :guilabel:`Show only windows from desktop` will only show windows from a certain desktop and will have a drop down that will default to the current desktop but can also be shown. To have the taskbar only show minimized windows check the :guilabel:`Show only minimized windows`. To raise minimized windows on your current desktop check the :guilabel:`Raise minimized windows on current desktop` checkbox. To close windows on a middle click check the checkbox :guilabel:`Close on middle click`. To cycle windows by scrolling with the mousewheel check the :guilabel:`Cycle windows on wheel scrolling` checkbox. The :guilabel:`Window grouping` checkbox will group multiple windows of the same program into a group of windows. The checkbox for :guilabel:`Show popup on mouse hover` will allow you to hover the mouse over the window group to show them off.
To change the look of your taskbar in the same window as above the appearance section the :guilabel:`Button style` menu will change whetehre to show only the icon or the icon only for only the icons. To show window and the text label of the program :guilabel:`text and icon`. :guilabel:`Icons only` will work best with a panel aligned to the left or right side of your screen. To have only the text on your taskbar and no icons slecet :guilabel:`only text`. To change the maximum width of a button change the :guilabel:`Maximum button width` which is measured in pixels to how wide on maximum a button could be. To change how high a button will be when a panel is vertical change the :guilabel:`Maximum button height` field.
To change the look of your taskbar in the same window as above the appearance section the :guilabel:`Button style` menu will change whether to show only the icon or the icon only for only the icons. To show window and the text label of the program :guilabel:`text and icon`. :guilabel:`Icons only` will work best with a panel aligned to the left or right side of your screen. To have only the text on your taskbar and no icons select :guilabel:`only text`. To change the maximum width of a button change the :guilabel:`Maximum button width` which is measured in pixels to how wide on maximum a button could be. To change how high a button will be when a panel is vertical change the :guilabel:`Maximum button height` field.
The settings for removeable media is able to be opened up is right click the applet Configure Removeable media you can select show info, popup menu, or do nothing. If you want to reset the setting for this press the :guilabel:`Reset` button.
The settings for removable media is able to be opened up is right click the applet Configure Removable media you can select show info, popup menu, or do nothing. If you want to reset the setting for this press the :guilabel:`Reset` button.
To change the settings on your clock right click on the clock and then configure world clock. The format drop down menu allows you to change how the clock shows. To sleect a short format allows you to have a preselected short format which shows a 12 hour format and am just telling you what time it is. Selecting long from the menu will show you the time with seconds and the time zone. To have a customizeale clock message select custom and then checkboxes to show seconds, pad the hours with zeros or to use a 12 hour format. The :guilabel:`Time zone` checkbox will show your your time zone. The :guilabel:`Position` drop down says where to put the time zone on the clock. The :guilabel:`Format` field changes how the time zone is displayed on your clock.
To change the settings on your clock right click on the clock and then configure world clock. The format drop down menu allows you to change how the clock shows. To select a short format allows you to have a preselected short format which shows a 12 hour format and am just telling you what time it is. Selecting long from the menu will show you the time with seconds and the time zone. To have a customizable clock message select custom and then checkboxes to show seconds, pad the hours with zeros or to use a 12 hour format. The :guilabel:`Time zone` checkbox will show your your time zone. The :guilabel:`Position` drop down says where to put the time zone on the clock. The :guilabel:`Format` field changes how the time zone is displayed on your clock.
To add a second panel right click on the panel and :menuselection:`Add New Panel` and a new panel will be created with the dialog to customize your second panel. To remove a panel right click on the panel and select :menuselection:`Remove Panel` and you will be asked if you really want to do this as it can't be undone.
Non-Default widgets
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To use your sensors widgets which you would have to add manually as shown above. A sensor bar will appear with as many sensors as on your panel. To view the temp as a number mouse over the sensor bar to see what your temperture is in a number.
To use your sensors widgets which you would have to add manually as shown above. A sensor bar will appear with as many sensors as on your panel. To view the temp as a number mouse over the sensor bar to see what your temperature is in a number.
To have a bar that shows CPU Load shows a bar graph with your CPU useage. To bring up settings for your CPU useage is right click on the cpu bar :menuselection:`Configure CPU Monitor`. The :guilabel:`Show text` checkbox shows a nubmer for cpu useage. The field for :guilabel:`Update interval` is how often to update your cpu useage. The :guilabel:`Bar orientation` says what side to start the bar graph. The :guilabel:`Bar width` is how wide to make the bar graph. If you want to reset your changes press the :guilabel:`Reset` button.
To have a bar that shows CPU Load shows a bar graph with your CPU usage. To bring up settings for your CPU usage is right click on the cpu bar :menuselection:`Configure CPU Monitor`. The :guilabel:`Show text` checkbox shows a number for cpu usage. The field for :guilabel:`Update interval` is how often to update your cpu usage. The :guilabel:`Bar orientation` says what side to start the bar graph. The :guilabel:`Bar width` is how wide to make the bar graph. If you want to reset your changes press the :guilabel:`Reset` button.
The spacer widget puts a space on the panel to have a divider on your panel and space it out.
The Color picker is shows what color something is on your screen usually useful for web developers. To get a color off the screen press the color dropper button. Then a numeric field to the right of the dropper will appear with the color in a numeric field to the right.
To customize the sensors right click on the panel :menuselection:`Configure "Sensors"`. The :guilabel:`Update interval(seconds)` field lets you choose how often in seconds to update the sensors. The :guilabel:`Temperature bar width` field shows how widw to make the bar for your sensors. The :guilabel:`Temperature scale` field lets you select Celsius or Farenheit for your sensors. The checkbox :guilabel:`Warning about high temperature` puts a warning if your temperture gets too high. If you want to reset your settings press the :guilabel:`Reset` button.
To customize the sensors right click on the panel :menuselection:`Configure "Sensors"`. The :guilabel:`Update interval(seconds)` field lets you choose how often in seconds to update the sensors. The :guilabel:`Temperature bar width` field shows how wide to make the bar for your sensors. The :guilabel:`Temperature scale` field lets you select Celsius or Fahrenheit for your sensors. The checkbox :guilabel:`Warning about high temperature` puts a warning if your temperature gets too high. If you want to reset your settings press the :guilabel:`Reset` button.
The :guilabel:`Sensors` tab is for each individual sensors on processor. To enable/disable which sensor press to the :guilabel:`Enabled` checkbox for each sensor. The :guilabel:`Label` shows a label for each sensor. The :guilabel:`Color` column shows the color for the bar to appear in the panel and you can bring up a dialog to change color by left clicking on the button. To switch to a different chip to set the sensors for change the :guilabel:`Detected chips` menu.
