Lubuntu, panel items are not arranged in proper way

lubuntu lxde lxpanel

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Solution 1

ok after many trails on this issue . i did some progress . The first thing is delete the panel if it sounds bad , restart the panel .i did the process with only one panel.

ps -C lxpanel

Thats going to display the PID of lxpanel. Then we have to kill the lxpanel process .

kill <pid of the lxpanel>

then again in the terminal type as

lxpanel

Thats will do the restart of lxpanel with proper arrangement of the all panel elements.I need help about how to make it as script , because i am failing while getting the process ID and one more thing is to run the script all time , then only we can achieve this .

and one more thing about how to get minimized applets on the panel means we have to add a panel item " Task bar(window list) " panel item.then minimized windows will be in panel.

Solution 2

If that is the total contents of your panel then you need to add a "Task Bar(Window List)" from your Panel Preferences. This is the applet that will show your current windows. When you set it to the panel, check the box under the "Stretch" collumn. This will push everything to either side of it to the edge of your screen.

Solution 3

This video I did will help you: http://youtu.be/4XQogD4NkJw

And don't forget to add as the @mattdavis said the "Task Bar(Window List)" from the Panel Preferences > Panel Applets (tab) > Add (button).

To download it, use the following commands on the terminal:

Install youtube-dl (command line YouTube video downloader):
```
sudo apt-get install youtube-dl
```
Run it on your terminal:
```
youtube-dl http://youtu.be/4XQogD4NkJw
```

Solution 4

This bug has been happening to me too. Please subscribe to the bug report on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxpanel/+bug/1004224.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

mx7 over 1 year

My Lubuntu panel contains some running applets, but they are not arranged in order, and there is empty space between them. This particularly annoys me when using minimized windows.

Take a look at the image; that will explain what I'm trying to say:

I don't have it any more exactly like this, but I can't see the minimized windows on upper panel. I have created another upper panel and customized it as I need but my minimized windows are not displaying there either.

How can I sort my Panel?
- mx7 over 11 years
  
  i am not using any spacers between them . i am using application indicator , Weather Indicator ,Guake ,system monitor with sound applet .
- mx7 over 11 years
  
  ok that was selected and i have seen the changes too , but will it be saved or set back to previous case after restart .thank you . mention it as one answer .
- matt davis over 11 years
  
  It will be that way permanently. Any changes to that Panel Prefernces dialog should take immediate and permanent effect.
- Eliah Kagan over 11 years
  
  Do you have other desktop environments installed, besides Lubuntu/LXDE? I think this may be a bug triggered by some other desktop environment. Something similar has been happening on multiple Lubuntu machines of mine, but only when I have other DE's installed as well.
- mx7 over 11 years
  
  @Eliah Kagan , Yes i have . I am with Ubuntu-unity , Gnome all desktops , Lubuntu,Xubuntu and other desktops too.
- Zignd over 11 years
  
  @mattdavis Check out my answer to you question.
mx7 over 11 years

hey the changes are reverting back to normal after a restart . the solution you have given is good for after restart as a do task . thank you .
matt davis over 11 years

So the addition of the stretched Task Bar to your panel is a permanent solution to your problem?
mx7 over 11 years

no man , the issue back again :(
matt davis over 11 years

So is the Task Bar (Windows List) gone after a restart? If so then it is not saving it's configuration.
matt davis over 11 years

You may try 'sudo apt-get install --reinstall lxpanel' in terminal. Any changes to the Lxpanel should take permanent effect. If not, it would seem that it's corrupted somehow.
mx7 over 11 years

ok i will try and report you back , thank you :)
mx7 over 11 years

hey thats not working . still same . i think its a bug .
matt davis over 11 years

My other suggestion then would be to recreate the panel. Right click your current panel and select "Create New Panel". Then edit the new panel how you want it to be and see if that sticks. If so you can then just delete the bad panel.
matt davis over 11 years

You could also check in ~/.config/lxpanel/Lubuntu/panels/. This directory keeps your lxpanel config files. There should be one file per panel in use. This file can be opened in leafpad and you can see what plugins it is using.
mx7 over 11 years

i havent found that .
mx7 over 11 years

i am appreciating your help but my Internet very slow (20-25 KBPS) i cant watch it with that and its going to take huge time .
Admin over 11 years

add FlashGot to Firefox and use FlasGot Media (ctrl-F7) to download and see it offline
Zignd over 11 years

@GrSr I hope you get the video now using youtube-dl it's very light tool.
mx7 over 11 years

Your answer is good up to adjust few applets like sound and clock but its not provided any option for adjusting those guake terminal ,weather indicator , sys monitor applet . Thank you but i have tried something and that worked for me ..
KGIII over 8 years

You can also just use lxpanelctl restart though it should be easy to script it. That might make it easier to script it, at any rate. Have fun.