To change many panel settings right click not on the main taskbar and select :menuselection:`Configure Panel`. To close each of these windows you open by right clicking press the :kbd:`Escape` key.
The :guilabel:`Panel` tab has settings for the color and position of the panel. The :guilabel:`Size` menu lets you increase or decrease the width of the panel. :guilabel:`Length` has two fields the one is either :menuselection:`px` or :menuselection:`%` is to change the length of the panel in pixels while percent is a percent of the entire screen size that changes if you change resolution. The first is the number of pixels or percent of the screen you want the panel to cover. The :guilabel:`Icon size` makes the size of the icons bigger or smaller on the panel. If you want multiple rows in your system tray and taskbar make the :guilabel:`Rows` field. To move the panel there is a drop down menu of :guilabel:`Position` that can move it to the side of the screen you want. The :guilabel:`Alignment` drop down menu lets you set the alignment of the panel on your screen. Keep in mind changing the alignment will not change anything if your panel takes the entire screen. To change the position of your panel use the :guilabel:`Position` field to move the panel on your screen around. If you have multiple monitors the :guilabel:`Position` field will have different options for moving the panel onto different monitors.
The :guilabel:`Placement` tab has settings for where the panel is. The :guilabel:`Size` menu lets you increase or decrease the width of the panel. :guilabel:`Length` has two fields the one is either :menuselection:`px` or :menuselection:`%` is to change the length of the panel in pixels while percent is a percent of the entire screen size that changes if you change resolution. The first is the number of pixels or percent of the screen you want the panel to cover. The :guilabel:`Icon size` makes the size of the icons bigger or smaller on the panel. If you want multiple rows in your system tray and taskbar make the :guilabel:`Rows` field. To move the panel there is a drop down menu of :guilabel:`Position` that can move it to the side of the screen you want. The :guilabel:`Alignment` drop down menu lets you set the alignment of the panel on your screen. Keep in mind changing the alignment will not change anything if your panel takes the entire screen. To change the position of your panel use the :guilabel:`Position` field to move the panel on your screen around. If you have multiple monitors the :guilabel:`Position` field will have different options for moving the panel onto different monitors.
If you want to autohide the panel check the :guilabel:`Auto-hide` checkbox in panel settings. To change how long the animation takes to show or hide the panel change the :guilabel:`Animation duration` field. To show how long your panel will appear when it comes back after hiding in milliseconds change the :guilabel:`Show with delay` field. To show a little of the panel visible when the panel is autohidden check the :guilabel:`Visible thin margin for hidden panel` checkbox. To only hide the panel when the panel overlaps a window check the :guilabel:`Hide only on overlapping a window` checkbox. To have the space for the panel not be used for anything else check the :guilabel:`Reserve space on display` checkbox.
