Deskbar

Deskbar - це маленька панель, що по замовчуванню розташована у верхньому кутку екрана . Вона є аналогом меню Пуск у Віндовс і містить меню з якого ви можете запустити необхідні додатки, настройки, а також трей з годинником. і список запущених додатків внизу.

Ви можете перемістити Deskbar до будь-якого кута або розмістити як панель вздовж верхньої або нижньої межі екрану захопивши за шорстку зону в районі трея іdrag&drop поягнути на нову позицію. Ви також можете згорнути його до компактного вигляду посунувши за шорстку зону в напрямку меню Deskbar.

The Меню Deskbar

Меню відкриється коли клікнути по верху Deskbar'a:

• Про цю систему (About This System...) - Показує базову інформацію про систему, ліцензії і подяки проекту Haiku.

• Find... - Opens the Query dialog.

• Show Replicants - Shows/hides the little Replicant widget you use to drag it around, remove or access its context menu.

• Mount - Offers the same options as when invoked by right-clicking the Desktop (see Mounting Volumes).

• Deskbar Preferences... - Opens a panel to configure the Deskbar (see below).

• Shutdown - Offers options to either Restart System or Power Off.

• Recent Documents, Folders, Applications - List of the last recently opened documents, folders and applications (see Deskbar Preferences below).

• Applications, Demos, Deskbar Applets, Preferences - List of installed applications, demos, applets and preferences (see Deskbar Preferences below).

Deskbar Preferences

• Menu
  Here you can set the number of recent documents, folders and applications that are shown in their menu in the Deskbar, or if you want to see them at all.
  The button Edit Menu... opens the folder /boot/home/config/be/. In it you'll find the files and folders that appear in the Deskbar, by default these are Applications, Demos, Deskbar Applets, and Preferences.
  You can delete or add entries like links to applications, documents or even queries by simply copying/deleting them to/from this folder.

  It's even easier to simply drag a file, folder or saved query and drop it where you want it into the Deskbar.

• Window

  Always on Top		The Deskbar always stays above all other windows.
  Auto Raise		The Deskbar pops to the front if the mouse pointer touches it.

• Applications

  Sort Running Applications		Sorts the list of running programs alphabetically.
  Tracker always First		Even if you sort alphabetically, the Tracker entry always stays first in the list.
  Show Application Expander		Provides a small widget to show/hide all windows of a program directly under its entry in the Deskbar.
  Expand New Applications		Newly launched programs have their windows automatically expanded under their entry in the Deskbar.

• Clock

  24 Hour Clock		Toggles between 24 and 12 hour clock.
  Show Seconds		Adds the display of seconds to the clock.
  European Date		Shows the date in European format: day-month-year
  Full Date		Shows a long version of the date. Only available when the Deskbar is placed as a bar along the top or bottom edge of the screen.

The Tray

Among other things, the tray is housing the clock. Left-click it to toggle between date and time. Right-click it to hide/show it or launch the Time preferences to set it.
Here you can also launch a calendar that also appears, when you hold down the left mouse button on the clock for a little time.

Any program can install an icon in the tray to provide an interface to the user. The email system, for instance, shows a different symbol when there's unread mail and offers a context menu to e.g. create or check for new mail. ProcessController is another example that uses its icon in the tray to provide information (CPU/memory usage) and to offer a context menu.

The list of running programs

You can change to a specific running application by clicking on its entry in the Deskbar and choosing (one of) its windows, from the submenu. By right-clicking you can minimize or close a window or the entire application.

If you activated Expanders in the Deskbar settings, you can expand/collapse the list of windows directly under an application's entry.

In front of every application's windows is a symbol providing info on its state. A bright symbol means a window is visible, a dark one that it's minimized. Three lines in front of a symbol shows that it's not on the current workspace.