Bottom Icon bar disappears.--solved

[Greg Folkert]

On Fri, 2011-11-04 at 12:18 -0400, john Culleton wrote: 
> On Fri, 4 Nov 2011 11:49:54 -0400
> john Culleton <John at wexfordpress.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 4 Nov 2011 11:26:39 -0400
> > john Culleton <John at wexfordpress.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:39:49 +0100
> > > Harald Judt <h.judt at gmx.at> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Am 04.11.2011 15:36, schrieb john Culleton:
> > > > > On Fri, 4 Nov 2011 09:41:14 -0400
> > > > > john Culleton<John at wexfordpress.com>  wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> The bottom icon bar, kicker menu and all, has disappeared. What
> > > > >> place do I go to recreate it?
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Loged out and then in and the bottom bar reappeared. Restarted
> > > > > and it disappeared.
> > > > >
> > > > > Wierd.
> > > > 
> > > > I observe that sometimes, too, mostly on log in. Although it
> > > > happens very seldom. Seems to be some bug.
> > > > 
> > > > Harald
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > On further research it may be the autohide feature. But how does one
> > > reverse the process? 
> > > 
> > > 
> > OK ran xfce4-panel from a terminal window and the panel reappeared.
> > 
> > 
> 
> I opened a window and ran xfce4-panel. The panel appeared.
> However the panel at this point is dependent on that window. 
> Went to Settings->Session and Startup
> Checked "Automatically save session on Logout"
> Signed off from the session. 
> 
> Now the panel appears every time. And I know how to fix it if it
> doesn't. 

Couldn't you have just selected "Run program" from the Main menu and
then save session on logout?

Seem that would have solved your running issue.
-- 
greg at gregfolkert.net
PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05
Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C

"As knowledge increases, wonder deepens."
    -- Charles Morgan
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 198 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
URL: <http://mail.xfce.org/pipermail/xfce/attachments/20111104/eeb6f24f/attachment.pgp>