I also struggled with that, my solution was to have a thick panel at the
bottom for menus and programs shortcuts, and a thin one on top of that for
the windows. Being both of the same color it doesn't look as bad. But I
wanted to have the windows thick too and could never get it. I don't mind it
anympre.
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