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LXDE panel missing
« on: September 07, 2011, 12:13:25 PM »
I have two panel in a LXDE install, on below, the classic panel and one at the top where I put the access to programs I use more frequently.

I was trying to reduce the upload panel to center it and it went in a fast reduction, clicked "close" hoping to stop it (big mistake) and the panel disappeared. I thought I will make it again but the option to put it at the top is greyed out meaning (I think) that the place is occupied by a panel already.

Is my panel there?  It can be recovered or deleted?  What do you think I should do?
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2011, 01:07:41 PM »
Look in your /home/<you>/.config/lxpanel/LXDE/panels. You should see 2 files there. One, panel is the default bottom panel. The other will be your top panel. At about lines 9 and 10 is where you will find your size is set. It sounds like you may have set the height to 0.     
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2011, 05:08:04 PM »
Thank you Neal, I'll do it as soon as I recover my computer from my son hands  :-\
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2011, 05:16:56 PM »
Yep,, "0" = it's there but no pixels = you can't see it.

Sounds like something I would do. LOL
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2011, 05:26:19 PM »
Fine, all is good now  ;D

Thank you again Neal

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Sounds like something I would do. LOL
Rudge, I think you can be more creative than that  ;D   ;D   ;D
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2011, 05:44:20 PM »
When something goes all screwy like that, your .config directory is the first place to check. But if the panel just looks all screwy, lxdecc > Refresh Panel.     
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2011, 04:20:22 AM »
I also have an LXDE panel at the top of the screen. If you set it to minimise when not in use, but make the minimised size 4 pixels, you find that you don't bring up the panel when you're trying to click on the top of an open window. Now that's something that KDE doesn't have!
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2011, 06:48:54 AM »
Sounds like a good tip  :)
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2011, 03:27:24 PM »
Davecs, tried your tip.

Set the below panel to be on the top edge and when I click the start button the menu appears in the down-left corner and is empty  ???

That's really strange.
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2011, 04:51:21 PM »
Quote from: Crow on September 15, 2011, 03:27:24 PM
Davecs, tried your tip.

Set the below panel to be on the top edge and when I click the start button the menu appears in the down-left corner and is empty  ???

That's really strange.

Crow,
Moving the panel to the top has that affect. I do not know why. To get a properly working top panel, open /home/<you>/.config/lxpanel/LXDE/panels/panel and edit line #5 to change the position from bottom to top. Save as file name top. This will give you a functioning top panel.     
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2011, 08:37:26 PM »
Thank you Neal I will do that
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2011, 09:38:57 PM »
Nope, that gave me a top panel but not functional.

Changed from:
Code: [Select]
Global {
    edge=bottom
    allign=center
    margin=0
    widthtype=percent
to:
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Global {
    edge=top
    allign=center
    margin=0
    widthtype=percent
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2011, 01:18:08 AM »
Did you save the file name as top as advised?  I know you probably did, just making sure.  I could have missed it, feather-brained as I am ....  ;)
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2011, 01:26:00 AM »
Check the files permissions. They should match the bottom panel file.     

I get a fully functional top panel here.     

An alternate method would be to create a blank file named top or toppanel, copy and paste the contents of the file panel into it and then change line #5 to top.     
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Re: LXDE panel missing
« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2011, 01:50:27 AM »
I have the same problem here but your solution didn't help, Neal.
the menu still appears empty, no matter what name it has.
Right now I adder left panel with menu so that it would work, but this doesn't suit me, because menu covers my launchers when showing.
Any ideas will be appreciated
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