<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>The K Panel Handbook: Introduction</TITLE>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="content-type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="KDE panel">
<META NAME="description" CONTENT="The KDE Panel Handbook">
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff" LINK="#aa0000" TEXT="#000000" > 
<FONT FACE="Helvetica">
<A HREF="http://www.kde.org/"><IMG SRC="logotp3.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="The K Desktop Environment"></A>
<HR WIDTH="100%" SIZE=2 ALIGN="CENTER" NOSHADE>

 
<P ALIGN="RIGHT">

<A HREF="index-2.html">Next</A>
Previous<A HREF="index.html#toc1">Table of Contents</A>
</P>
<H3><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A> </H3>

<P> 
<EM>kpanel</EM> helps you start and manage your applications and virtual desktops
in KDE.  It provides quick access to a number of things, including:
<UL>
<LI>the KDE <B>application starter</B></LI>
<LI>a taskbar of running applications</LI>
<LI>buttons that launch frequently used applications</LI>
<LI>virtual desktops</LI>
</UL>
<P> 
<EM>kpanel</EM> is highly flexible and configurable, and supports both system-wide 
and personalized user settings. This document describes how to configure and 
use <EM>kpanel</EM>.  
<P>
<H3><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 Features</A>
</H3>

<P>Some of the features provided by <EM>kpanel</EM> include: 
<P>
<UL>
<LI>independently positionable panel and taskbar</LI>
<LI>auto-hide capability for panel and taskbar</LI>
<LI>configurable tooltips</LI>
<LI>ability to run small notification/status apps right in the panel</LI>
<LI>ability to define multiple icons for a button on the panel,
and switch between them using kpanel 
<A HREF="index-4.html#commands">commands</A></LI>
</UL>
<P>
<P ALIGN="RIGHT">

<A HREF="index-2.html">Next</A>
Previous<A HREF="index.html#toc1">Table of Contents</A>
</P>
<CENTER>
<HR WIDTH="100%" SIZE=3 ALIGN=CENTER NOSHADE>
</CENTER>    
</FONT>

 
</BODY>
</HTML>
