Gnome top panel is offset down after fresh login using XFWM4

Olivier Fourdan fourdan at xfce.org
Fri Dec 5 21:57:35 CET 2003


Obviously one should read "do an xprop on the top panel and redo the
same on the *bottom* panel"

Once this is done , as you're at it, try converting your bottom panel to
an edge panel (just to see if this behaviour is related to partial
struts as I suspect)

Cheers,
Olivier.

On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 21:53, Olivier Fourdan wrote:
> MArc,
> 
> I suspect the GNOME panel might wrongly sets its struts, but I would
> need a bit more info.
> 
> Please do an "xprop" and click on the bottom panel. Then redo the same
> for the top panel an post the result of both "xprop" to the list.
> 
> TIA
> Cheers,
> Olivier.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 14:43, Marc Schwartz wrote:
> > Hi all, 
> > 
> > In initially posted this to the forum
> > (http://xfce.lindesign.se/db/viewtopic.php?p=881#881), and it was
> > suggested that I post to the e-mail list.
> > 
> > I recently installed and now use XFWM4 under Fedora Core 1, since
> > Metacity is problematic in several areas. I have retained Gnome for the
> > time being. 
> > 
> > I have noted, that when restarting X (or when logging in), my top Gnome
> > panel shifts down on the screen so that it is not "flush" with the top
> > of the display. In order to move it upward, I have to go into the panel
> > properties, change the panel to "bottom" and then back to "top" in order
> > to get it to move to the proper location. 
> > 
> > This happens every time.
> > 
> > I thought that I would post a couple of screen captures to better
> > provide a sense of what is happening. 
> > 
> > The first shows the top Gnome panel offset downward: 
> > 
> > http://www.medanalytics.com/Screenshot.png
> > 
> > The second shows the panel in its proper position: 
> > 
> > http://www.medanalytics.com/Screenshot-1.png
> > 
> > Has anyone else seen this or is there a fix? If more information is
> > required, let me know. 
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > 
> > Marc
> > 
> > 
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