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Getting AWN above the gnome panel

Asked by aeosynth

I have the gnome-panel and AWN both at the bottom of my screen, and I'd like AWN to always be on top. Currently, whenever I mouse over the panel, it hides AWN, then when I mouse off, AWN unhides. I'm using metacity as my compositing manager. I've tried https://answers.launchpad.net/awn/+question/11410 without luck.

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Mark Lee (malept) said : 		#1

I would suggest just waiting for the Awn rewrite (no idea when it'll be finished, lead dev has a busy job) - it (should) allow for the dock to be placed on any edge of the screen.

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aeosynth (aeosynth) said : 		#2

The dock is already where I want it, my problem is that it interacts weirdly with the gnome-panel. Another thing to note, when AWN unhides, the border is still hidden until I mouse over it.

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Mark Lee (malept) said : 		#3

That's probably because both gnome-panel and Awn consider themselves to be docks, and additionally, gnome-panel probably sets itself to be "always on top". I would look for an option to disable that behavior, if possible. (I don't use gnome-panel.)

Also, autohide is rather buggy to begin with. That should also be fixed in the rewrite.

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MTGap (mtgap-brickclub) said : 		#4

Okay here's a solution I've found that actually works:

First install devilspie which is a windows rules program:

sudo aptitude install devilspie

Next create a directory where you will soon place a AWN rule:

mkdir ~/.devilspie

Go to your home folder and find the folder .devilspie (Hit "Crtl + H" to see the hidden files)
Create a new file in that directory with Text Editor, name it awn.ds in it place this:

(if (is (application_name) "avant-window-navigator") (above))

Then run devilspie from the terminal:

devilspie

To make it auto start at boot up go to: System > Preferences > Sessions, under the Startup Programs tab click Add, give it a name and in command type "devilspie". Click Add and Close.

Now no matter what AWN will stay above your Gnome Panel. It works all the time for me.

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