Re: Move panel via software?

[David Abrahams <dave boost-consulting com>]

Jonathan Brandmeyer <jbrandmeyer earthlink net> writes:

> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 17:24 -0400, David Abrahams wrote:
>> Jonathan Brandmeyer <jbrandmeyer earthlink net> writes:
>> 
>> > On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 19:41 -0400, David Abrahams wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >> 
>> >> When I dynamically switch into dual-head mode with an extended
>> >> desktop, my Gnome panels are almost never on the screen I want them to
>> >> be on.  Is there a way to move them under software control?
>> >
>> > wmctrl might be able to do what you want.
>> 
>> Thanks, it almost works.  The pixel location numbers I specify have to
>> be divided by 2 for some unknown reason, but that's not the biggest
>> problem.  The biggest problem is that the other windows don't seem to
>> know to stay out of the way of the moved panel.  When I drag the panel
>> across, maximized windows shrink to get out of the way.  When I move
>> it with wmctrl, maximized (even newly-maximized) windows end up
>> underneath it.
>
> The issue is that the "working area" is not being correctly updated when
> the panel is moved by wmctrl.  Either gnome-panel needs to be patched to
> correctly update the working area when moved by this method, or wmctrl
> needs to be patched to allow you to control the working area through the
> command line.

Should someone file a bug report?  Against which component?

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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