Re: Gnome-panel data?

["David A. Cobb" <superbiskit cox net>]

Andrea Vettorello wrote:
> On Feb 19, 2008 5:30 PM, David A. Cobb<superbiskit cox net>  wrote:
>    
> > Andrea Vettorello wrote:
> >      
> > > On Feb 11, 2008 6:23 PM, David A. Cobb<superbiskit cox net>   wrote:
> > >
> > >        
> > > > Because of an occasion when my screen resolution changed and screwed up
> > > > the geometry of the panels, I've had the notification and networking
> > > > icons move from where they "belong"  They don't respond to the usual
> > > > moving actions (middle-mouse).
> > > >
> > > > Would someone please advise me where the geometry data for the panels is
> > > > stored?
> > > >
> > > >          
> > > I would say in your gconf (apps/panel/applets),
> > >        
> > I would say that too. But modifying it doesn't seem to help. Do I have
> > to wait until I next log in?

That was it! When next I logged in, the pair of icons had moved back to 
a "reasonable" place at 800 (/1024). They both seem to be expressions of 
the same applet, because they moved together and I only changed one setting.
> >   In any case, it is not obvious which
> > entries relate to which panel icon. Especially because only the
> > notification area has a useful name (applet-1 isn't all that helpful).
> >      
>
> Here the applets have an entry "bonobo_iid" with their name.
>
>    
> > The icons that are out of place do not seem to match any of the listed
> > items. One has "tooltip" "Wired Network Connection", the other simply
> > "offline."
> >      
> > >    but before that check
> > > if the applets are locked to their current position (right click on
> > > them)..
> > >        
> > And therein lies the problem. These icons do not present a "normal"
> > context menu. The "offline" icon offers to "Show contact list," the
> > other to "Enable networking."
> >      
>
> My guess is you are looking at icons in your tray applet
> (NetworManager maybe
That would make sense, given the tool-tips. I don't know the "tray" from 
any other part of the panel.

> , the other I've no idea).
> You can have a list of the running applets using the system monitor
> (or the ps command, "ps x | grep OAFIID")...
>    
Thank you, that should also help in future.

Problem solved. Thanks again.