 <sect1 id="quicklaunch">
  <title>QuickLaunch Applet</title>

   <para>
   <application>QuickLaunch</application> is an applet
   which holds application launchers.  It shrinks the launcher icons
   to their smallest size to save room on your panel.  The example
   <application>QuickLaunch Applet</application> shown in <xref
   linkend="quicklaunchapplet-fig"> contains eight GNOME
   application launchers in a standard-sized <interface>Panel</interface>.
   To add this applet to a <interface>Panel</interface>, 
   right-click on the <interface>Panel</interface> and choose
   <menuchoice>
    <guimenu>Panel</guimenu>
    <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu>
    <guisubmenu>Applet</guisubmenu>
    <guisubmenu>Utility</guisubmenu>
    <guimenuitem>QuickLaunch</guimenuitem>
   </menuchoice>.
  </para>

  <figure id="quicklaunchapplet-fig">
   <title>QuickLaunch Applet</title>
   <screenshot>
    <screeninfo>QuickLaunch Applet</screeninfo>
    <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/quicklaunch_applet" 
    srccredit="muet">
    </graphic>
   </screenshot>
  </figure>

  <!-- ============= Usage  ================================ -->
  <sect2 id="quicklaunchapplet-usage">
   <title>Usage</title>
   <para>
    To add a launcher to the <application>QuickLaunch</application>
    applet, just drag it from its current position (either on a
    <interface>Panel</interface> or in the <guimenu>Main
    Menu</guimenu>) onto the <application>QuickLaunch</application>
    applet using the left mouse button.
    To remove a launcher from the
    <application>QuickLaunch</application> applet, just right-click on 
    the launcher and select <guilabel>Delete launcher</guilabel>.  To
    configure the properties of a launcher which is in your
    <application>QuickLaunch</application> applet, right-click on the
    launcher and select <guilabel>Launcher
    Properties&hellip;</guilabel>. 
   </para>
   <para>
    The vertical bar at the left edge of the applet is used for
    easily moving the applet in your <interface>Panel</interface>.
    Grab the applet by depressing the left or center mouse button and
    then move the applet, releasing the mouse button when finished.
    This vertical bar is also used to access the applet menu items by
    right-clicking on this bar.
   </para>

   <para>
    Right-clicking on the vertical bar on the left side of the applet
    brings up a menu containing the following items:
    <itemizedlist>

     <listitem>
      <para>
       <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> &mdash;
       displays this document.
      </para>
     </listitem>

     <listitem>
      <para>
       <guimenuitem>About&hellip;</guimenuitem> &mdash;
       shows basic information about <application>APPLET
       Applet</application>, inluding the applet's version and the
       author's name.
      </para>
     </listitem>

    </itemizedlist>
   </para>
  </sect2>


  <!-- ============= Bugs ================================== -->
  <!-- This section should describe known bugs and limitations of
       the program if there are any - please be frank and list all
       problems you know of -->
  <sect2 id="bugs">
   <title>Known Bugs and Limitations</title>
   <para>
    It is not possible to re-arrange launchers inside the
    <application>QuickLaunch</application> applet.  It is also not
    possible to have multiple <application>QuickLaunch</application>
    applets with different contents.
   </para>
  </sect2>


  <!-- ============= Authors ================================ -->

  <sect2 id="authors">
   <title>Authors</title>
   <para>
    <application>QuickLaunch</application> applet was written by Fabio
    Gomes de Souza (<email>fabiofb@altavista.net</email>).  Please
    send all comments, suggestions, and bug 
    reports to the <ulink url="http://bugs.gnome.org" type="http">GNOME
    bug tracking database</ulink>. (Instructions for submitting bug
    reports can be found <ulink
    url="http://bugs.gnome.org/Reporting.html" type="http">
    on-line</ulink>. If you are using
    GNOME 1.1 or later, you can also use <application>Bug Report
    Tool</application> (<command>bug-buddy</command>), available in the
    <guisubmenu>Utilities</guisubmenu> submenu of <guimenu>Main
    Menu</guimenu>, for submitting bug reports.
   </para>

   <para>
    This manual was written by Dan Mueth
    (<email>d-mueth@uchicago.edu</email>). Please send all comments and
    suggestions regarding this manual to the <ulink type="http"
    url="http://www.gnome.org/gdp">GNOME Documentation Project</ulink> 
    by sending an email to <email>docs@gnome.org</email>. You can also
    submit comments online by using the <ulink type="http"
    url="http://www.gnome.org/gdp/doctable/">GNOME Documentation Status
    Table</ulink>.
   </para>

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  </sect2>


  <!-- ============= Application License ============================= -->

  <sect2 id="license">
   <title>License</title>
   <para>
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the <citetitle>GNU General Public
    License</citetitle> as published by the Free Software Foundation;
    either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
    version.
   </para>
   <para>
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> for more details.
   </para>
   <para>
    A copy of the <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> is
    included as an appendix to the <citetitle>GNOME Users
    Guide</citetitle>.  You may also obtain a copy of the
    <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> from the Free
    Software Foundation by visiting <ulink type="http"
    url="http://www.fsf.org">their Web site</ulink> or by writing to
    <address>
     Free Software Foundation, Inc.
     <street>59 Temple Place</street> - Suite 330
     <city>Boston</city>, <state>MA</state> <postcode>02111-1307</postcode>
     <country>USA</country>
    </address>
   </para>
  </sect2>

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