program tabs in upper panel

[chinotones]

Hi all,

I am a new linux user using Fedora 16. In the upper panel where the date , etc is shown , is it possible for program tabs to be attached to this panel when they are opened ( in a similar way to Windows , where you say all the programs open on the lower panel).

if anyone can help , please let me know.

thanks

[SteveGYBE]

In the brave new world of Gnome 3, no!

What you can do though (assuming you have an Internet connection) is follow Leigh's guide to installing the Cinnamon Desktop. Cinnamon give a more traditional feel to Gnome, including Menus and taskbars, and if that hot corner top left is annoying you, you can simply turn it off.

[chinotones]

hi steve.

thanks

I have another question:

I open Matlab program from terminal. However, when I go back to terminal I can't do anything in it , only until Matlab is closed.

Can you advise me on how I can overcome this problem ?

thanks
peter

[SteveGYBE]

Run it in background by adding an ampersand (&) after the command

matlab &

Or if it is already running in your terminal, <Ctrl><Z> stops it and then command "bg" starts the stopped process in background. Or just start a new terminal - if you have the menu bar visible on your terminal window, select "File / Open Terminal". And if you don't right-click on the ternimal and selcet "Show Menubar" from the pop-up menu...

"Linux - more ways to skin a cat than there are cats to skin!"

[chinotones]

hey,thanks steve.

all the best,
peter