SOLVED: Task Bar, active apps list gone

[dbennett]

When I tried a right mouse click and "close" on an active app from the task bar, I inadvertently removed the whole whatever that lists all the windows. Now I cannot find how to get it back. Any help would be appreciated.

It wasn't listed as "task bar" or "task manager", but I stumbled upon it while doing something else. Go figure.

This is one major problem for all computing systems, the disparity of terms to identify the same thing. I can understand it across distros, but within a distro there should be a dictionary of acceptable terms that is checked (could be via spell check) so everyone is not only on the same page, but using the same word.

[Fintan]

Re: Task Bar, active apps list gone

Yep that can happen

Right click on the panel (unlock widgets if locked) ->add widgets->choose taskbar from the widgets window->add.

Thats it.

enjoy

[dbennett]

Re: Task Bar, active apps list gone

That's the problem, there is no "task bar" on the list of widgets. A search of the hd reveals all of the other applets available, but no "task bar" or "task manager".

[goatimus]

Re: Task Bar, active apps list gone

Just in case you looked specifically for "task bar", I think what you're looking for is "task manager". My widget list didn't have what was suggested either.