Re: Locking gnome panel orientation for 2.16.1

[Keith Lofstrom <keithl kl-ic com>]

On Jan 4, 2008 8:24 PM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl kl-ic com> wrote:
> I'm running gnome 2.16.1 (with CentOS5) on my laptop and have a single
> gnome panel on the bottom of the screen.  Occasionally I accidentally
> grab the panel while mousing, and the panel changes orientation from
> bottom to the top or the side.  Most annoying.
>
> Is there any way to configure gnome to lock the panel down at the bottom,
> or set some file read-only, so that it can no longer move accidentally?
>
 
On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 08:59:11PM +0100, Andrea Vettorello wrote:
> Should work with 2.16 too but i can't check it right now, anyway change your
> gconf entry "/apps/panel/global/locked_down" to true...

That works for me, thanks!   It also prevents the movement of applet
launchers within the panel, which is just fine for me, though some may
want to lock panel orientation only.

Keith

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