GnomePanel

Gnome Panel is a component that is part of GnomeFlashback and provides panels and default applets for the desktop. A panel is a horizontal or vertical bar that can be added to each side of the screen. By default there is one panel on the top of the screen and one on the bottom, but this is configurable. The panels are used to add applets such as a menu bar to open applications, a clock and indicator applets which provide access to configure features of the system such as the network, sound or the current keyboard layout. On the bottom panel there is usually a list of open applications.