Disable single instance of applications and windows

[CJRoss]

If I have an application open, such as terminal, and I click on the panel icon, it focuses the current window instead of opening a new one. How can I disable this? Also, how can I stop the icons from bunching together as well as get them to show a name/title?

[senjoz]

It looks like you wish to have a traditional panel layout with launchers. In LM 20.x it is available in Menu - Preferences - Welcome Screen - First Steps. If I remember correctly, the LM 21.x Welcome Screen does not have that option. There you should add the Window List applet to the panel. To open a new application window from the panel you should add the Panel Launchers applet and add applications to it.

[CJRoss]

Thanks. It was set with grouped window list. I was able to remove that and add the two you mentioned, but now everything is smashed to the right.

I turned on panel edit mode but it's difficult to determine what panels I have and where they are located. Is there an easy way to tell and arrange them?

[senjoz]

In Panel edit mode you can move (drag) applets with the mouse.

[CJRoss]

I tried that but I'm not having any luck. Not sure if I'm not grabbing in the right place or what.

When I turn on panel edit, I get the following. A red LM logo, a big blank space, then a green square, a small blank space, then the launcher, followed by the windows and then the rest of the icons.