Second panel doesn't hide "Intelligently"

jimmie_spaceace · 2024-06-11 00:13:16

As the subject says, I have a top panel and a panel on the left with just icons of apps I use most. The left panel never hides unless I set it to hide "always". I really want it to hide only when an app covers it or an app is full screen.
Screen shot:
https://ibb.co/fQ4nLM0

ToZ · 2024-06-11 01:18:00

Hello and welcome.

Which distro, version of Xfce and version of xfce4-panel are you running?
Do you have any content in your ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css file? If so, can you post it back?
Are you using xfwm4's compositor or another solution for compositing?

Also, can you post back the output of your panel configuration?

xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -lv

jimmie_spaceace · 2024-06-11 01:40:55

I'm using Arch Linux with xfce4-panel - 4.18.6. gtk.css originally just had @import 'colors.css';
I added:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css

@import 'colors.css';
#XfcePanelWindow {
   -XfcePanelWindow-popup-delay: 400;
   -XfcePanelWindow-popdown-delay: 1250;
}

I did just notice the #(pound) sign and removed it. Could that have been the issue?

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ToZ: added code tags.

Last edited by ToZ (2024-06-11 02:02:51)

jimmie_spaceace · 2024-06-11 01:49:30

OK, the Intelligent option didn't work. If I right click on the panel and change "Automatically Hide" to always or never and then change it right back to Intelligently, it works for a little while. If I open up a maximized app, like gfie (Greenfish Icon Editor) it stops working. It also stops working after a minute or so, regardless of opening a maximized app.

Thanks for your help.

ToZ · 2024-06-11 02:05:35

jimmie_spaceace wrote:

I'm using Arch Linux with xfce4-panel - 4.18.6. gtk.css originally just had @import 'colors.css';
I added:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
@import 'colors.css';
#XfcePanelWindow {
   -XfcePanelWindow-popup-delay: 400;
   -XfcePanelWindow-popdown-delay: 1250;
}

Try removing the

#XfcePanelWindow {
   -XfcePanelWindow-popup-delay: 400;
   -XfcePanelWindow-popdown-delay: 1250;
}

...block and restarting the panel. Note: the pound sign is required to identify the widget - however, this code will delay the popup and popdown of the panel. Try it without the code to see if it starts working again. Make sure to restart the panel after the change:

xfce4-panel -r

Edit: If that still doesn't work, try locking the panel in the Panel Properties dialog.

Last edited by ToZ (2024-06-11 02:07:58)

jimmie_spaceace · 2024-06-12 23:57:58

I followed the last instructions but still no dice. So I just switched it to "Always" hide and I'm fine with that.

jimmie_spaceace · 2024-06-12 23:59:10

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#1 2024-06-11 00:13:16

Second panel doesn't hide "Intelligently"

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