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jakeclawson

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Registered: 2015-02-10

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[Solved] Disable Panel

Hello everyone,

I am using Ubuntu 14.10 XFCE 4.10 (from Ubuntu repos). Is there a way I can enable/disable the (only) XFCE panel that I have on my desktop? I want to emphasize that I don't want to remove the panel completely. I want to disable it when I am working on a specific task and then after I am finished I want re-enable it (with all my settings, etc).

Please enlighten me.

Jake

ToZ

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Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,000

Re: [Solved] Disable Panel

You can set the panel to "Autohide" when not in use. This will shrink it to a small sliver, making it virtually invisible.

The other option is to kill the panel executable (run 'xfce4-panel -q'), work on your task, then re-enable it when you need it (run 'xfce4-panel'). None of your settings will be lost. In fact, you can create a toggle launcher of sorts like:

#!/bin/bash
pgrep xfce4-panel && xfce4-panel -q || xfce4-panel

Basically, this will quit the panel if its running or start it up if its not. Add this to a launcher command and click to use.

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jakeclawson

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Registered: 2015-02-10

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Re: [Solved] Disable Panel

@ToZ: ty for the quick reply.

I am aware of AutoHide but that is not what I wanted.

The toggle launcher idea and the script was exactly what I needed. I attached the script you provided to a keyboard key. I tested it and it works perfectly. Thanks!

On a side note, will killing the panel like this corrupt something? In the XFCE session or the XFCE settings?

Jake

ToZ

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Registered: 2011-06-02

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Re: [Solved] Disable Panel

On a side note, will killing the panel like this corrupt something? In the XFCE session or the XFCE settings?

It shouldn't. The "-q" performs a graceful exit.

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jakeclawson

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Re: [Solved] Disable Panel

ToZ: Thanks for the info - now I won't worry about corrupting my XFCE configs You were very quick and helpful. Once again, thank you and I am marking this thread as solved.