Post #3359738
2026-06-20 11:07 UTC
I have KDE on two of my computers but don’t really understand what you’re talking about. I keep reading though about the awesome paneling KDE has.
Can you explain more what you mean or give a link that explains? Maybe my use case is too basic but I don’t use anything beyond what I ever used in windows and I feel happy. However people talk about this all the time so I really want to learn
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@thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2026-06-20 11:23
A panel is the top, bottom or left or right portion of the screen where you can add widgets. In example widgets to show list of current opened windows or time and date or a tray icon area. When I connected a tv as a secondary screen, it didn’t have any panel. So I created a panel and added only necessary widgets I need on this particular screen. I use my tv sometimes to watch films or documentaries in example, from a different place than my main monitor. These panels are very customizable. The documentation at userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Panels is a bit basic, but explains what panels are. A KDE developer did a video What’s Your Favorite KDE Panels Layout? talking for 15 minutes about this topic.