[SOLVED] Xfce4, panel that at desktop level.

Question

I would like to have a panel that is not always on top.
Reading around I find this solution:
First set an hidden setting on the panel:
$ xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-1/disable-struts -t bool -s true
Find the panel ID.
$ wmctrl -l | grep xfce4-panel
0x00c00004 -1 mysticalwhatisit xfce4-panel
0x00c00020 -1 mysticalwhatisit xfce4-panel
Put the panel below (by chance as from what I understood you cannot be sure of what is the correct one...).
$ wmctrl -i -r 0x00c00020 -b add,below
It works, but the effect is lost after a xfce restart.
I found a solution about an hackish bash script executed every login, but it seems so crazy... there is really no better way to get a panel that is not always on top?
Last edited by ezzetabi (2012-03-31 07:18:24)

Answer 1

Well, from the lack of answers I guess there is really no other solution. So here is a small bash script that might help everyone with the same problem:
#!/bin/sh
function getPanelIdImpl() {
PANEL="`wmctrl -l | sed -n -e '/xfce4-panel$/ s_ .*$__ p' | sed -n -e $1' p'`"
function getPanelId() {
getPanelIdImpl $1
while [[ x == x$PANEL ]] ;do
sleep 0.5s
getPanelIdImpl $1
done
function putPanelDown() {
PANEL=""
getPanelId $1
wmctrl -i -r $PANEL -b add,below
#putPanelDown 1
#putPanelDown 2
Just call putPanelDown with the panels you want not always-on-top.
Last edited by ezzetabi (2012-03-30 13:27:38)