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-mate-panel (panel for the MATE desktop)
+The mate-panel program provides the panels for the the MATE Desktop
+Environment. It is the area on your desktop from which you can run
+applications and applets, and perform other tasks. New applets may
+also be installed ,added to, or removed from the panels.
-mate-panel contains the MATE panel, the libmate-panel-applet library
-several applets, including the Workspace Switcher, the Window List,
-the Window Selector, the Notification Area, the Clock, and the
-infamous 'Wanda the Fish'.
+By default, mate-panel typically creates a panel on the top of the
+screen with applets such as a Menu Bar, Notification Area, and Clock;
+While creating a second panel on the bottom of the screen with a Window
+List and a Workspace Switcher. Panels can be created, deleted, moved
+around the desktop, and to other monitors.