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The position of icons in the menubar on the top of the ubuntu desktop changes randomly from time to time.
For example I had the user icon (the one with the logoff/shutdown sub menu) somewhere in the middle of the top menubar after installing. After a while it moved automatically to the end of the menubar.
Q1: How can I restore it to the initial position?
Q2: How can I prevent it from moving the icons as it likes?
Vokuhila-Oliba
Posted 2010-01-30T19:30:27.493
Reputation: 3 547
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You can try enabling Locked Down mode. This should prevent any changes to the panels until you modify the key again.
gconf-editorIf you enjoy a command-line approach, this is how you can save and import gconf settings:
gconftool-2 --dump /apps/panel > ~/settings/saved_panel_settings.entries to save your panel settingsgconftool-2 --load ~/settings/saved_panel_settings.entries to reload themkillall gnome-panel to restart GNOME with your loaded settingsFor an easy way to switch between layouts and save layouts, check out PanelSwitcher.
John T
Posted 2010-01-30T19:30:27.493
Reputation: 149 037
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Q1: Right click the moved item. Click the Move option. Untick "Lock to Panel" if necessary.
Iain
Posted 2010-01-30T19:30:27.493
Reputation: 4 399
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Q2. See if you have Expand option set in panel properties. if not, then set it and check if the icons are moving. Also I dont have any icons locked but they retain their place. Unlock all the items in the panel and see if they move around.
asdfg
Posted 2010-01-30T19:30:27.493
Reputation: 2 266
expand is already enabled. Some of the Icons whre locked - and I have unlocked all of them now. No difference though. – Vokuhila-Oliba – 2010-03-10T07:44:23.620
1I have most things locked and they move around all the time. Mostly has to do with changing resolutions, but the changes are not predictable in any way, shape or form. – Joe Casadonte – 2010-01-30T22:47:07.810