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 =Change Order of Icons on Panel=
-You can click the right mouse button on top of a panel element in order to move it. Alternatively, you can move panel elements by holding CTRL+Left Mouse and draging the element. If you want to do it manually by editing files, do the following:
+You can click the right mouse button on top of a panel element in order to move it. Alternatively, you can move panel elements by holding <code>CTRL+Left Mouse</code> and draging the element. These methods work for all panel elements, except Quick Launch / Starter elements.
-You can modify the panel by opening the following file in a text editor:
+If you want to move Quick Launch / Starter elements on your panel, you need to manually edit a file. Open the following file in a text editor:
   ~/.config/lxqt/panel.conf
 Note that all folder names beginning with a dot are hidden folders. You need to make them visible by clicking View --> Show Hidden in your PcManFM-Qt File Browser. The <code>~</code> directory is your home folder.
-Change the order of whole paragraphs beginning with <code>[square brackets]</code> to move items on your panel. In addition, use one of the following lines:
+Please note the order of whole paragraphs beginning with <code>[square brackets]</code>. Changing the order of whole paragraphs beginning with <code>[square brackets]</code> does '''not''' move items on your panel. All paragraphs are sorted alphabetically. Pay attention to the paragraphs with the title <code>[quicklaunch]</code>. This is the panel element, which contains multiple Quick Launch / Starter items.
+The order of every Quick Launch / Starter item can be adjusted separately within the <code>[quicklaunch]</code>. Simply changing the order of whole paragraphs beginning with <code>[quicklaunch]</code> does '''not''' move Quick Launch / Starter items on your panel, you also need to rename them.
+===Example:===
+You have the following Quick Launch / Starter items:
+ [quicklaunch2]
+ alignment=Left
+ apps\1\desktop=/usr/share/applications/pcmanfm-qt.desktop
+ apps\size=1
+ type=quicklaunch
+ [quicklaunch3]
+ alignment=Left
+ apps\1\desktop=/usr/share/applications/qterminal.desktop
+ apps\size=1
+ type=quicklaunch
+ [quicklaunch4]
+ alignment=Left
+ apps\1\desktop=/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
+ apps\size=1
+ type=quicklaunch
+and you want to have the Mozilla Firefox icon on the left (of all these 3 icons). Please edit the file to look like this:
+ [quicklaunch2]
+ alignment=Left
+ apps\1\desktop=/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
+ apps\size=1
+ type=quicklaunch
+ [quicklaunch3]
+ alignment=Left
+ apps\1\desktop=/usr/share/applications/pcmanfm-qt.desktop
+ apps\size=1
+ type=quicklaunch
+ [quicklaunch4]
+ alignment=Left
+ apps\1\desktop=/usr/share/applications/qterminal.desktop
+ apps\size=1
+ type=quicklaunch
+Please restart your panel (see below) to see the changes. This method usually works, but not very precisely. Sometimes the order of Quick Launch / Starter icons is different than specified in the file. Deleting a Quick Launch / Starter item can help, but not always.
+If you want to move Quick Launch / Starter item to the far left or right of the panel, please edit the paragraph belonging to the Quick Launch / Starter item and use one of the following lines:
   alignment=Left
   alignment=Right
-Pay attention to the paragraph with the title <code>[quicklaunch]</code>. This is a panel element, which contains multiple quick launch items. it can only be moved as one element. The order of every quick launch item can be adjusted separately within the <code>[quicklaunch]</code> element.
+This Method works for all panel elements, but please keep in mind that all other panel elements, except Quick Launch / Starter elements can be moved by clicking the right mouse button on top of a panel element in order to move it.
 In order to see the changes logout and log in again. If you want to see the changes immediately run the following commands:
   killall lxqt-panel
   lxqt-panel
+Sometimes, executing <code>lxqt-panel</code> is enough to reload the panel.