While it's great that locking down the panel solves this annoying bug, i like to change my panel configuration from time to time and as i am lazy i like to do that from the panel itself. As i didn't found any panel applet for this job i wrote this little shell script, which i trigger through a regular panel launcher.
If you like to do that as well: - download the script somewhere (at best in your home directory, as it's by default a hidden file) - make sure it got execute permissions - create a launcher in the panel and enter the location of the script as command (like /home/USER/.gnome2_panel_lock_down) - install the "libnotify-bin" package OR disable notifications in the script with your favorite editor (like "NOTIFY=off") Have fun. To me this solution is rather nice, also because the amount of people still caring about the old panel is quite shrinking and i don't think this will ever get fixed. ** Attachment added: ".gnome2_panel_lock_down" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/44082/+attachment/2674435/+files/.gnome2_panel_lock_down -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/44082 Title: GNOME Panel icons (on right side) move apparently randomly on session start in some situations Status in Desktop panel for GNOME: Fix Released Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Invalid Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “gnome-panel” source package in Hardy: Triaged Bug description: The items on the gnome panel is disordered in some cases, one of these being changing the screen reolution, possibly other, more random, cases as well. ----- Temporary solution: Backup the state of your panel: gconftool-2 --dump /apps/panel > panel_backup.xml and then restore it whenever it gets messed up: gconftool-2 --load panel_backup.xml killall gnome-panel (kills and auto-respawns, possibly need to run gnome-panel & as well) ----- I have noticed for a while now that the above-mentioned phenomenon occurs when I, say, return from a shut-down. However, the strange thing is that it only happens on some occations. I don't really know what the problem is, so I can't, unfortunately, post more information. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-panel/+bug/44082/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp