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matchbox-panel

matchbox-panel(1)					      General Commands Manual						 matchbox-panel(1)

NAME

       matchbox-panel - a desktop panel for resource-limited systems

SYNOPSIS

       matchbox-panel [options]

DESCRIPTION

       matchbox-panel is a desktop panel, which can hold small `applets' such as a clock, system monitor and wireless monitor.

       Matchbox  is  a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks
       and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.

OPTIONS

       -display display
	      X display to connect to

       -geometry geometry
	      Use --size/--orientation instead

       --id int
	      Panel number

       --size int, -s int
	      Width/height of panel in pixels

       --orientation north|east|south|west

       --default-apps app list, -da app list
	      Comma-separated list of apps to add to a panel when no session starts

       --margin-start +int
	      Initial app offset in pixels (panel start)

       --margin-end +int
	      Initial app offset in pixels (panel end)

       --titlebar
	      Request panel in titlebar

       --no-session, -ns
	      Disable automatic session saving

       --no-menu, -nm
	      Disable popup menu

       --no-flip, -nf
	      Disable automatic panel rotation when display is rotated

       --overide-bubbles, -o
	      Set override-redirect attribute on popup information windows

       --help help

AUTHOR

       matchbox-panel was written by Matthew Allum <mallum@o-hand.com>.

								    Jul 17 2004 						 matchbox-panel(1)

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