---
name: "mate-panel-test-applets"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mate-panel"
version: "1.28.7-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mate-panel-test-applets"
---

# mate-panel-test-applets(1)

display and test installed applets

## NAME

mate-panel-test-applets - display and test installed applets

## SYNOPSIS

**mate-panel-test-applets \[OPTIONS\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**mate-panel-test-applets** display installed applets in a dialog box and allow you to test them.

## OPTIONS

- **--iid**

  Specify an applet IID to load

- **--prefs-path**

  Specify a gsettings path in which the applet preferences should be stored

- **--size**

  Specify the initial size of the applet (xx-small, medium, large etc.)

- **--orient**

  Specify the initial orientation of the applet (top, bottom, left or right)

- **--display=DISPLAY**

  X display to use.

- **-?, -h, --help**

  Print standard command line options.

- **--help-all**

  Print all command line options.

This program also accepts the standard GTK options.

## BUGS

### Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at:

http://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel/issues

## AUTHORS

### This Man Page has been updated/re-written for the MATE Desktop Environment by:

Adam Erdman \<hekel@archlinux.info\> (2014)

## HISTORY

This manual page was originally written by Christian Marillat \<marillat@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system. (2006)

## SEE ALSO

### Further information may also be available at: http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/docs

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