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RESOLVED!

I've deleted the gnome files and directories:

 ~/.gnome ~/.gnome2 ~/.gconf ~/.gconfd

DON'T do this without reading ALL below!

(for this it is best to logout, so that you get the login screen again.
Then the removal of the directories is done from the console (cntrl-alt
F1 for the console). When you've logged in via the console you can
execute a cp -r and rm -rf command (at your OWN risk), then logout from
the console and jump back to the GDM graphical login screen via cntrl-
alt-F7.

THIS REMOVAL OF DIRECTORIES ERASES ALL YOUR DESKTOP SETTINGS, so COPY
THEM FIRST!!

I can't explain why this resolve the issue, but it did.
Apparently gnome re-creates all these directories when there missing at startup. It has decided from me (GRRR) that I want to run compiz by default (i.e. not metacity).

I accidentally discovered this when I removed these directories because
the complete gnome panel got stuck when I tried to add the deskbar
applet (that got stuck as well).


** Tags added: applet compiz config deskbar gnome gnome-panel metacity

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switch metacity -> compiz reduces visible screen size with the rest in black
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