# &applet; Applet Manual V&manrevision;

## Introduction

### &applet; Applet

Shows Stock Ticker applet. Contains scrolling display area, back and forward buttons.

The &applet; applet downloads current stock quotes from the Internet and displays the quotes in a scrolling display in the applet. The applet downloads the stock information from Yahoo! Finance.

To add &applet; to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel Accessories Stock Ticker .

If your computer is located behind a firewall you must use a proxy server to run &applet; successfully. For more information about how to specify a proxy server, see gtik-set-proxy .

&applet; displays the following information for each stock symbol that is defined in the applet preferences:

- The stock symbol that represents the company.

- The current quote.

- An arrow to indicate an increase or decrease in the quote.

- The amount of the increase or decrease in the quote.

- The percentage of the increase or decrease in the quote.

## Usage

### To Move Forwards or Backwards in the Stock Display

To move forwards or backwards in the scrolling display, use the arrow buttons located at the right and left of the applet display.

### To Add Company Stock Quotes to the Applet

See gtik-settings-symbols for information about how to add stock quotes to the applet display.

### To Update the Display

&applet; automatically updates the stock information at the frequency that is specified in the applet preferences. See gtik-settings-behavior for more information about the applet preferences. To update the information that is displayed in the applet immediately, right-click on the applet, then choose Update.

## Preferences

### To Set a Proxy Server

If your computer is located behind a firewall you must use a proxy server to run &applet; successfully. To configure GNOME to use a proxy server, choose Applications Desktop Preferences Network Proxy .

### To Configure &applet;

To configure &applet;, right-click on the applet, then choose Preferences. The Stock Ticker Preferences dialog contains the following tabbed sections:

- gtik-settings-symbols

- gtik-settings-behavior

- gtik-settings-appearance

#### Symbols

The Symbols tabbed section enables you to add and remove stock quotes from the applet display.

To add a stock quote to the applet, perform the following steps:

1. Ascertain the stock symbol for the company.

2. Type the stock symbol for the company in the New Symbol text box.

3. Click Add to add the symbol to the list of symbols for which the applet displays quotes.

4. Click OK to save the change and close the dialog.

To remove a stock quote from the applet, perform the following steps:

1. Select the stock symbol for the company.

2. Click Remove Selected to remove the symbol from the list of symbols for which the applet displays quotes.

3. Click OK to save the change and close the dialog.

#### Behavior

Stock update frequency in minutes

- Use this spin box to increase or decrease the frequency at which the applet downloads the latest stock information from the Internet.

Scroll speed

- Use this spin box to increase or decrease the speed at which the applet displays the quotes in the scrolling display.

Enable scroll buttons

- Select this option to display forward and back arrow buttons on the applet to enable you to move forwards or backwards in the applet display.

#### Appearance

Width

- Use this spin box to increase or decrease the width of the applet in the panel.

Display only symbols and price

- Select this option to only display the company symbol and the current stock quote in the applet display.

Scroll left to right

- Select this option to reverse the direction in which the applet display scrolls. If you select this option, the display scrolls from left to right instead of from right to left.

+ Color

- Click on this button to select a color to display stock quotes that increased since the previous stock quote. Click on the color button to display a color selector dialog. Use the color wheel or sliders on the color selector dialog to choose a color.

- Color

- Click on this button to select a color to display stock quotes that decreased since the previous stock quote.

Unchanged Color

- Click on this button to select a color to display stock quotes that are unchanged since the previous stock quote.

Background Color

- Click on this button to select a background color for the display area of the applet.

Font

- Click on this button to choose the font to use to display the stock symbol and current price.