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[bojo42 <bojo42@xxxxxxxxx>]

While it's great that locking down the panel solves this annoying bug, i
like to change my panel configuration from time to time and as i am lazy
i like to do that from the panel itself. As i didn't found any panel
applet for this job i wrote this little shell script, which i trigger
through a regular panel launcher.

If you like to do that as well:
- download the script somewhere (at best in your home directory, as it's by default a hidden file)
- make sure it got execute permissions
- create a launcher in the panel and enter the location of the script as command (like /home/USER/.gnome2_panel_lock_down)
- install the "libnotify-bin" package OR disable notifications in the script with your favorite editor (like "NOTIFY=off")

Have fun. To me this solution is rather nice, also because the amount of
people still caring about the old panel is quite shrinking and i don't
think this will ever get fixed.

** Attachment added: ".gnome2_panel_lock_down"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/44082/+attachment/2674435/+files/.gnome2_panel_lock_down

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/44082

Title:
  GNOME Panel icons (on right side) move apparently randomly on session
  start in some situations

Status in Desktop panel for GNOME:
  Fix Released
Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  Invalid
Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “gnome-panel” source package in Hardy:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  The items on the gnome panel is disordered in some cases, one of these
  being changing the screen reolution, possibly other, more random,
  cases as well.

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  Temporary solution:
  Backup the state of your panel:
  gconftool-2 --dump /apps/panel > panel_backup.xml

  and then restore it whenever it gets messed up:
  gconftool-2 --load panel_backup.xml
  killall gnome-panel (kills and auto-respawns, possibly need to run gnome-panel & as well)

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  I have noticed for a while now that the above-mentioned phenomenon
  occurs when I, say, return from a shut-down. However, the strange
  thing is that it only happens on some occations. I don't really know
  what the problem is, so I can't, unfortunately, post more information.

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