How to change the position of the taskbar.

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#1 Post by **megaherz33** » Thu Nov 07, 2024 6:23 am

Hi.
A friend installed MX 23.4 Xfce x64, but can't place the Taskbar at the bottom. In the settings, he selects horizontal placement, but the panel is placed at the top. How can I solve the problem?

Thanks!

#2 Post by **j2mcgreg** » Thu Nov 07, 2024 6:52 am

QSI please.

#3 Post by **Kester** » Thu Nov 07, 2024 7:38 am

@megaherz33 :
I assume when you mention 'Taskbar' you are referring to the 'Panel'. Your friend needs to unlock the panel (click in empty part of panel, click on 'Panel' and select 'Panel preferences' and uncheck 'lock panel'). This will place a double vertical line of dots at the extreme left of the panel - place the mouse pointer on this and hold the left mouse button down - the panel can now be dragged to the bottom of the screen. Re check 'lock panel' when happy with the placement.

#4 Post by **richb** » Thu Nov 07, 2024 7:42 am

Kester wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 7:38 am @megaherz33 :
Your friend needs to unlock the panel (panel preferences and uncheck 'lock panel'). This will place a double vertical line of dots at the extreme left of the panel - place the mouse pointer on this and hold the left mouse button down - the panel can now be dragged to the bottom of the screen. Re check 'lock panel' when happy with the placement.

The method is different for KDE. That is why QSI is needed.

#5 Post by **Kester** » Thu Nov 07, 2024 7:51 am

@richb : megaherz33 did state his friend had installed MX 23.4 Xfce x64 which is what I have and the method I mentioned works OK with that. However the Forum advises posters requiring help to include QSI with all requests for aid which j2mcgreg has rightly requested.
Cheers.

#6 Post by **richb** » Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:08 am

@Kester
I had missed that, thanks.

#7 Post by **dolphin_oracle** » Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:30 am

personally I would set the panel horizontal with the mx-tweak. it will reorder the panel plugins to make sense on the horizontal layout, as well as a few other niceties.

#8 Post by **megaherz33** » Thu Nov 07, 2024 9:11 am

j2mcgreg wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 6:52 amQSI please.

I can't provide it, he lives in another city.

#9 Post by **j2mcgreg** » Thu Nov 07, 2024 9:43 am

megaherz33 wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 9:11 am
j2mcgreg wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 6:52 amQSI please.
I can't provide it, he lives in another city.

If the panel location tool in MX Tweak doesn't work for him, there may be more going on with his machine than he is aware, Suggest to him that he join this forum so that we can help him out directly.

#10 Post by **megaherz33** » Thu Nov 07, 2024 10:06 am

With MX Tweak everything worked. Thank you.

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