xfce 4.8 xubuntu 11.04 windows restricted by space occupied by panels

francois.e · 2011-12-31 21:15:25

I have been using xfce 4.8 xubuntu 11.04 and been quite pleased by the appearances and possibilities of the desktop environment.

However, I am annoyed by the fact that windows are restricted by the space occupied by panels. As one can play with the enter and leave opacity (transparency) of the panels, I wonder why the opened windows could not go over or under the panels.

I have been looking around (googling and specific forums search) and found no instructions to resolve the problem. Is there any strategy to permit overlapping of windows and panels?

ToZ · 2011-12-31 21:18:07

Have a look at: http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=6603 for information on using the struts property.

francois.e · 2011-12-31 22:27:24

Thanks. But this is not what I am looking for.

I do not mind the panels covering the windows as they are transparent. I would like my windows to be opened fullscreen and be covered by the panels if they are there or if I work on the given window to cover the panel until I reach for one or the other panel.

aga · 2012-01-04 05:54:14

I believe the "autohide" property (settable for each individual panel) governs this. Unless a panel is set autohide=true, application windows cannot go completely fullscreen (they can only expand until they abut the edge of the non-autohide panel).

jeromeg · 2012-01-04 06:42:14

Try:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-0/disable-struts -t bool -n -s true

(Change panel-0 to match the number of the panel for which you want this behaviour, you can see the number in the panel preferences.)

francois.e · 2012-01-12 23:55:11

jeromeg wrote:

Try:
xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-0/disable-struts -t bool -n -s true
(Change panel-0 to match the number of the panel for which you want this behaviour, you can see the number in the panel preferences.)

I have tried something like that without really understanding what it does. And now, some windows cover the others and obstruct them. I am not even able to get access to the menus of firefox, it fades before I can make a choice.

I looked into:
http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=6599

wmctrl -l commands yield an error message. I do not get any information about the windows, so to use the command line that you instructed. I have tried replacing disable-struts with enable-struts panel-0 and then 1, 2, 3, 4.

Is there any command to get my desktop to its initial state?

jeromeg · 2012-01-13 07:25:49

xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-0/disable-struts -t bool -n -s false

Should do the trick.

francois.e · 2012-01-14 02:48:20

Merci Jérome.

At least I have reenabled the menu use within firefox.

I have used your command for panel-0, 1,2,3,4

However, windows when they are opened stay permanently stacked one over the other. Tryng:

fl@xubuntuX340:~$ wmctrl -l
Cannot get client list properties.
(_NET_CLIENT_LIST or _WIN_CLIENT_LIST)
fl@xubuntuX340:~$

Do you have additional suggestions.

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#1 2011-12-31 21:15:25

xfce 4.8 xubuntu 11.04 windows restricted by space occupied by panels

#2 2011-12-31 21:18:07

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