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- | ====== Getting Started ====== | + | {{ : |
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The panel will usually be started automatically as part of your Xfce session when you start the Xfce Desktop Environment. To manually start the panel, you can run '' | The panel will usually be started automatically as part of your Xfce session when you start the Xfce Desktop Environment. To manually start the panel, you can run '' | ||
- | ====== Migration dialog ====== | + | When the panel is started for the first time it will give you the following options: |
- | <figure " | + | ? Use default config |
- | </ | + | ! This will import the default panel configuration with most of the default panel plugins. This gives a good starting point to edit and create your own configuration. |
+ | ? One empty panel | ||
+ | ! This will give you one empty panel window, useful if you already know what sort of configuration you want. | ||
- | When the panel is started for the first time it will give you the following three options: | + | <note tip> |
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- | ? Migrate old config | + | |
- | ! This option will only be available when an old 4.6 panel configuration is found on your system. It will try to migrate the old panel layout to the new panel configuration in //Xfconf//. | + | |
- | ? Use default layout | + | |
- | ! This will import the default panel configuration with most of the default panel plugins. If you use the //Xfce Panel// for the first time, this will be a good base to create your own panel configuration. | + | |
- | ? One empty panel | + | |
- | ! This will give you one empty panel window. Might be what you want if you have already used Xfce Panel before and you know what you want. | + | |
- | <figure " | + | Once you have selected an option, your panel(s) will appear. Read more about changing the [[preferences|configuration of the panel]] and the various plugins available in the other sections of the panel documentation. |
- | </ | + | |
- | Once you have selected an option, your panel will appear. Read more about changing the [[preferences|configuration of the panel]] | + | ---- |
+ | [[: |