A Tour of the Front Panel

This section introduces the contents of the Main Panel and the subpanels:

Your Front Panel may be customized with different or additional controls.

The Main Panel is the horizontal window at the bottom of the display

Table 4-1 Main Panel Controls

`Name`	`Click Behavior`	`Drop Behavior`	`Indicator Behavior`
Clock	None	None	Current time of day
Calendar	Starts the desktop Calendar application	Dropping an appointment file adds the appointment to the calendar	Current date
File Manager	Opens a File Manager view of your home folder	Dropping a folder opens a File Manager view of that folder	None
Personal Applications (Text Editor)	Starts the desktop Text Editor application	Opens the file in a new Text Editor window	None
Mailer	Starts the desktop Mailer application	Opens the contents of the file in Mailer's New Message window	Changes appearance when new mail arrives
Lock	Locks the display and keyboard. You must type your password to unlock the system.	None	None
Workspace switch	Changes workspaces	None	Indicates current workspace
Busy light	None	None	Blinks when the system is running an action
Printer (Default)	Displays the status of the default printer	Prints the file on the printer	Activates when file is dropped on printer
Exit	Begins logout from the current session	None	None
Style Manager	Opens the desktop Style Manager application	None	None
Application Manager	Opens an Application Manager window	None	None
Help Manager	Opens a Help Viewer window displaying the top level of help information	Dropping a master volume file (*.sdl) opens a Help Viewer window with that help volume	None
Trash Can	Opens the Trash Can window	Moves the file to the Trash Can	Different appearance when empty and non-empty

Use the Personal Applications subpanel for applications you use frequently. The default applications are Text Editor, Terminal, and Icon Editor.

Table 4-2 Personal Applications Subpanel Controls

`Name`	`Click Behavior`	`Drop Behavior`	`Indicator Behavior`
Install Icon	None	Installs an icon dragged from File Manger or Application Manager into the subpanel	None
Text Editor (duplicate of control in Main Panel)	Starts the desktop Text Editor application	Opens the file in a new Text Editor window	None
Terminal	Starts the desktop Terminal Emulator	None	None
Icon Editor	Starts the desktop Icon Editor application	Opens a bitmap or pixmap file in a new Icon Editor window	None

Use the Personal Printers subpanel for printers you use frequently.

Table 4-3 Personal Printers Subpanel Controls

`Name`	`Click Behavior`	`Drop Behavior`	`Indicator Behavior`
Install Icon	None	Installs an icon dragged from File Manger or Application Manager into the subpanel	None
Default printer (duplicate of Main Panel control)	Display the status of print jobs on the default printer	Prints the file on the default printer or another printer of your choice	None
Print Manager	Starts the desktop Print Manager	Prints the file on the default printer	None

The Help Manager subpanel enables you to access the Help Manager, Desktop Introduction, Front Panel help volumes, and On Item help.

Table 4-4 Help Manager Subpanel Controls

`Name`	`Click Behavior`	`Drop Behavior`	`Indicator Behavior`
Install Icon	None	Installs an icon dragged from File Manager or Application Manager into the subpanel	None
Help Manager (duplicate of Main Panel control)	Opens a Help Viewer window displaying the top level of help information	Dropping a master volume file (*.sdl) opens that help volume	None
Desktop Introduction	Displays the help volume "Introducing the Desktop"	None	None
Front Panel Help	Displays the Front Panel help volume	None	None
On Item Help	Provides on-item help for the Front Panel. Click this control, then click the control for which you want help.	None	None

Technical documentation