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Malabarba
Asked: 2010-12-24 06:46:02 +0800 CST

Can I let maximized windows reach behind the gnome-panel?

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My top gnome-panel is set to not expand and sits on the top-right of my screen. I just realized I wouldn't mind if maximized windows were able to get behind it (it wouldn't actually cover up anything). Is it possible to achieve that with the gnome-panel?

Here's what it looks like now:
Panel
Ideally, the window's titlebar would be behind the panel (partially obscured by it). I know that different dock softwares like AWN are able to do that, but I'm running a weak netbook, and I would rather do that with the gnome-panel.

gnome-panel window-manager

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    I can give you a small trick to achieve what you want, it's not really elegant but it should works :

    • Set your panel to Autohide
    • Run gconf-editor
    • Go to '/apps/panel/toplevels/top_panel_screen0/hide_delay' (should be this one)
    • Set the value 'hide delay' to a very big number (it's in ms so ... 10000000)

    Explanation : With the Autohide feature, your application windows will expand to the edge of the screen, the 'so big' delay will let your panel visible

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  2. The functionality you're going for is what the app called WingPanel was developed for. You can install it from a PPA by adding ppa:ripps818/wingpanel to your system's Software Sources.

    There are also some good instructions for installing WingPanel (or configuring gnome-panel similarly to how Bubblegum suggested) here: http://maketecheasier.com/wingpanel-super-sexy-space-saving-top-panel/2011/01/05

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