Gnome panel mania

“It has, essentially, the same functionality as the Mac
OS X dock: you can drag and drop your favourite applications to it
where they become quickly accessible launchers, saving you clicks
and time spent hunting through menus. AWN goes beyond just
launching applications, as the name might suggest, and is also a
great way to browse through your open windows. Once an application
is launched, the fact it is now a running task is indicated by a
discrete arrow underneath the icon, which, when clicked, will
change focus and control maximise/minimise; AWN will also add icons
for running applications which aren’t already
launchers.”

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