[panel] Is it possible?

[Jonathan]

On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 18:06, Xan wrote:
> Dilluns 21 Juny 2004 22:42, en/na Jean-François Wauthy (<Jean-François Wauthy 
> <pollux at castor.be>>) va escriure:
> 
> > Le lun 21/06/2004 à 22:07, Xan a écrit :
> > > Is possible to panel has the same behaviour of taskbar in the sense that
> > > all windows always are up the panel?. I want to see always the panel, but
> > > when I put it always visible, then I have problems with apps with bottom
> > > bars (like browsers, oo calc, ...). And when I it has normal behavour,
> > > then when I want to click onto any of its icons, the faster way is to go
> > > to any other workspace and click in the desired icon. But this don't
> > > convince me at all.
> > >
> > > Is it any better way for do it?
> >
> > add margins to the bottom of the screen with the same height as the
> > panel, so when you maximize windows they won't be over the panel
> >
> 
> Oh!. Good solution!!! ;.)
> How can I know the exact height of panel and taskbar (in pixels)?.
> 

That used to be my solution, but then someone mentioned an alternative
that I like better. Keep the panel minimized but have it set to the top
layer. This way I can use my whole screen for maximized apps, but when I
need to launch something I mouse near the panel and it pops up over
everything else. 

Jonathan