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Network AppletsThe Mail Check AppletThe mailcheck applet is an applet which sits in your panel and tells you when you have new email. To add this applet to the panel, right-click on the panel and choose Add applet->Network->Mailcheck UsageYou don't need to do anything in particular to run this applet. Providing it is looking in the right place for your email, it will run itself quite happily. The following options, however, are available:
PreferencesThe mailcheck properties dialogue box is divided into two sections, one for what the mail check applet does, and one for where it checks for email.
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AuthorsMail Check was written by Miguel de Icaza (<miguel@gnu.org>), Jacob Berkman (<jberkman@andrew.cmu.edu>), Jaka Mocnik (<jaka.mocnik@kiss.uni-lj.si>) and Lennart Poettering (<poettering@gmx.net>). Please send all comments, suggestions, and bug reports to the GNOME bug tracking database. (Instructions for submitting bug reports can be found on-line. If you are using GNOME 1.1 or later, you can also use Bug Report Tool (bug-buddy), available in the Utilities submenu of Main Menu, for submitting bug reports. This manual was written by Telsa Gwynne (<telsa@linuxchix.org>) and Eric Baudais (<baudais@okstate.edu>). Please send all comments and suggestions regarding this manual to the GNOME Documentation Project by sending an email to <docs@gnome.org>. You can also submit comments online by using the GNOME Documentation Status Table. Modem Lights AppletModem Lights Applet, shown in Figure 51, monitors your modem while it is working. To add this applet to a Panel, right-click on the panel and choose Panel->Add to panel->Applet->Network->Modem Lights UsageThis applet can be used to tell if your modem is working, and to track its behavior and performance. It can also be configured to call a separate script or program to have your modem connect and disconnect when you click on the button with the single green light. Right-clicking on the applet brings up a menu containing the following items:
CustomizationYou can customize Modem Lights Applet by right-clicking on it and choosing Properties…. This will open the Modem Lights Settings dialog (shown in Figure 52, which allows you to change various settings. The properties are:
After you have made all the changes you want, click on OK to apply the changes and close the Properties dialog. To cancel the changes and return to previous values, click the Cancel button. Modem Lights Applet's Advanced preferences window allows you to control advanced features of the applet. The properties are:
After you have made all the changes you want, click on OK to apply the changes and close the Properties dialog. To cancel the changes and return to previous values, click the Cancel button. After you made all the choices you want, click on OK to make the changes and close the Properties dialog. To cancel the changes and return to previous values, click on Cancel button. Known bugs and limitationsThe Verify lock file check box on the advanced preferences window should always be left true. It is likely to be removed from future versions of Modem Lights Applet. AuthorsModem Lights Applet was written by John Ellis (<johne@bellatlantic.net>) and Martin Baulig (<martin@home-of-linux.org>). Please send all comments, suggestions, and bug reports to the GNOME bug tracking database. (Instructions for submitting bug reports can be found on-line. If you are using GNOME 1.1 or later, you can also use Bug Report Tool (bug-buddy), available in the Utilities submenu of Main Menu, for submitting bug reports. This manual was written by John Fleck (<jfleck@inkstain.net>). Please send all comments and suggestions regarding this manual to the GNOME Documentation Project by sending an email to <docs@gnome.org>. You can also submit comments online by using the GNOME Documentation Status Table. WebControl AppletWebControl Applet, shown in Figure 54, allows you to launch your Netscape browser with the URL you indicate in the URL text box. To add this applet to a Panel, right-click on the panel and choose Panel->Add to panel->Applet->Network->WebControl UsageTo use this applet, type the URL of the document you wish to view in the text box. For an Internet URL, you must type in http:// followed by the web address, for example, http://www.gnome.org. For a local file, simply type the file's name. If you would like to launch a new browser window instead of using the currently active one, check the Launch new window check box. Right-clicking on the applet brings up a menu containing the following items:
CustomizationYou can customize WebControl Applet by right-clicking on it and choosing Properties…. This will open the Properties dialog (shown in Figure 55), which allows you to change various settings. The properties are:
After you have made all the changes you want, click on OK to apply the changes and close the Properties dialog. To cancel the changes and return to previous values, click the Cancel button. Known bugs and limitationsWebControl Applet only starts Netscape. If you don't have Netscape, it won't work. If you have a different browser set as your URL handler, Web Control Applet will still start Netscape. WebControl Applet does not resize to match the size of the panel if the panel is smaller than WebControl Applet's normal height and width. This effects both small horizontal panels and all vertical panels. AuthorsWebControl Applet was written by Garrett Smith <gsmith@serv.net>. Please send all comments, suggestions, and bug reports to the GNOME bug tracking database. (Instructions for submitting bug reports can be found on-line. If you are using GNOME 1.1 or later, you can also use Bug Report Tool (bug-buddy), available in the Utilities submenu of Main Menu, for submitting bug reports. This manual was written by John Fleck (<jfleck@inkstain.net>). Please send all comments and suggestions regarding this manual to the GNOME Documentation Project by sending an email to <docs@gnome.org>. You can also submit comments online by using the GNOME Documentation Status Table.
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