---
name: "whereami_applet"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnome-applets"
version: "3.8.1-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/whereami_applet"
---

# whereami\_applet(1)

Where Am I? applet for the GNOME panel.

## NAME

whereami\_applet - Where Am I? applet for the GNOME panel.

## SYNOPSIS

**whereami\_applet** \[ **--activate-goad-server***\[=GOAD\_ID\]* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**whereami\_applet** shows the position of your mouse pointer on the screen, reporting the coordinates as x and y, where x is horizontal and y is vertical. The dimensions of an area on the screen can be determined by dragging the cursor after the Where Am I? applet has been activated.

To add this applet to a Panel, right-click on the Panel and choose Applets-\>Utility-\>Where Am I?

## OPTIONS

- **--activate-goad-server**

  (Internal use only) GOAD server ID to activate

  GOAD\_ID is usually the applet name \[**whereami\_applet**\].

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Christian Marillat \<marillat@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).