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I just installed Ubuntu 12.04. I switched to Gnome classic from unity as I'm more comfortable with the former. However, I couldn't find where the panel setting are. Usually a drop down menu appears on right-clicking the top and bottom panels. But it doesn't happen now.

I need the panel settings so as to auto hide the panels (as my netbook screen is quite small!) as well as to add the "system monitor" applet to the panel which is really useful.

Where can I find the panel settings?

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Reset to default
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Try this :

Alt + Super+ Right Click

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    Just Alt-Right click works. No need for Super
    – SkaveRat
    Nov 14, 2012 at 8:18
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    i was getting the same issue, but Alt + Super + Right Click works for me. But after i edited the Panel settings, i unchecked the "Expand" option, and now panel shrunk to accommodate only the items present on the panel, there is no "empty" space on the panel where i right click and get the Preferences back to enable "expand" again. Only options i get are to move the item on the panel and remove it from the panel. there is no way to activate "add to Panel". plz help!!!
    – weima
    Dec 25, 2012 at 23:10
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    as jay mentions in his answer, Super is Windows key
    – Marius Balčytis
    Feb 21, 2013 at 23:34
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    i can verify that alt-rightclick does not work. you need the full super-alt-rightclick chord.
    – Martin DeMello
    Mar 6, 2013 at 0:41
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    Not working in Gnome 3 in RHEL 7.2 distribution...
    – abhisek
    Mar 2, 2016 at 9:25
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1.Hold left click 2.Hold alt 3.right click

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  • this one was new to me but it does indeed work.
    – Amanda
    Jun 25, 2012 at 17:14
  • this works when using compiz instead of metacity 14.04
    – mchid
    Aug 25, 2014 at 5:23
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Hold in ALT while right-clicking.

Tested in Ubuntu 12.04 with GNOME Classic.

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    This does not work in Oneric -- if you did try it and it worked for you, you should specify your distro and version.
    – Amanda
    Jun 25, 2012 at 17:13
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windowkey+alt+rightclick(on panel)

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    FYI, the super-key mentioned above is the window-key.
    – harisibrahimkv
    Jul 25, 2012 at 23:24
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Just wanted to say, even though the question is old and was marked as answered, that Alt+RightClick or Super+Alt+RightClick haven't worked for me for a looooong time. Today I found that Alt+AltGr+RightClick DOES work. Hope that it helps (even though you may harm your fingers with this combo).

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  • Confirmed, this works for me (although Alt+Super+RightClick also works)
    – waldyrious
    Oct 7, 2014 at 19:08
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Super (hold) + Alt (hold) + Right Mouse Button (click)

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