Taskbar or panel how to configure

[Dan]

Jim Patterson wrote:
> Is there a way to configure the taskbar(?) show that when an 
> application is opened multiple times it makes an index or panel for 
> that application.  Such as when I open 10 terminal windows I end up 
> with this track of terminal windows along the bottom bar.  When I open 
> 12 it consoladates them to one bar, with "terminal (12)" which I can 
> click and see which selections, goes to which terminal.  I would like 
> to modify this so that when I open more than one terminal window it 
> goes ahead and consolidates them.  I would also like to have this 
> behavior whenever I open multiple instances of a browser.
>
> How do I change this configuration?
> What is the correct terminology for these items?
>
Right click the vertical dashed-line to the left of where the window 
bars appear (GNOME Window List), and click preferences.
-Dan