panel: pinned and running app icons [Solved]

[delta1071]

I'm using MX Linux 23.6. Opening a pinned app in the panel causes its icon to move down and the 'opened' app icon appears above it. Is there a way to have icons of opened apps appear below all of the pinned app icons? Thanks.

[Eadwine Rose]

According to the forum rules (please read): Please provide full Quick System Info from the menu, use copy for forum button, no edits.

LiveUSB version is OK if needed.

[delta1071]

Sorry, I should have read the posting rules first. Here's the QSI output:

Code: Select all

System:
  Kernel: 6.12.34+rpt-rpi-v8 arch: aarch64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A parameters: reboot=w
    coherent_pool=1M 8250.nr_uarts=1 pci=pcie_bus_safe cgroup_disable=memory
    numa_policy=interleave nvme.max_host_mem_size_mb=0 numa=fake=8 system_heap.max_order=0
    smsc95xx.macaddr=2C:CF:67:08:C6:AC vc_mem.mem_base=0x3fc00000 vc_mem.mem_size=0x40000000
    console=ttyAMA10,115200 console=tty1 root=PARTUUID=4f3d088a-02 rootfstype=ext4 fsck.repair=yes
    splash rootwait quiet plymouth.ignore-serial-consoles
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.0 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.38 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.20.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.6._arm64 Libretto April 13  2025 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: ARM System: Raspberry Pi 5 Model B Rev 1.0 details: N/A rev: d04170 serial: <filter>
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Keyboard K540/K545 serial: <filter>
    charge: 50% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: N/A
  Device-2: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse serial: <filter>
    charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: N/A variant: cortex-a76 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: ARMv8 family: 8 model-id: 4
    stepping: 1
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 512 KiB desc: d-4x64 KiB; i-4x64 KiB
    L2: 2 MiB desc: 4x512 KiB L3: 2 MiB desc: 1x2 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2400 min/max: 1500/2400 scaling: driver: cpufreq-dt governor: ondemand cores:
    1: 2400 2: 2400 3: 2400 4: 2400 bogomips: 432
  Features: Use -f option to see features
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: CSV2, BHB
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: bcm2712-hdmi0 driver: vc4_hdmi v: N/A bus-ID: N/A chip-ID: brcm:107c701400
    class-ID: hdmi
  Device-2: bcm2712-hdmi1 driver: vc4_hdmi v: N/A bus-ID: N/A chip-ID: brcm:107c706400
    class-ID: hdmi
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositors: 1: xfwm v: 4.20.0 2: Compton v: 1 driver:
    X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev dri: vc4
    gpu: vc4-drm,vc4_crtc,vc4_dpi,vc4_dsi,vc4_firmware_kms,vc4_hdmi,vc4_hvs,vc4_txp,vc4_v3d,vc4_vec
    display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 509x286mm (20.04x11.26") s-diag: 584mm (22.99")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 model: AOC 27B2 serial: <filter> built: 2021 res: 1920x1080
    hz: 60 dpi: 82 gamma: 1.2 size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 3.1 Mesa 24.2.8-1~bpo12+rpt3 renderer: V3D 7.1.7.0 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: bcm2712-hdmi0 driver: vc4_hdmi bus-ID: N/A chip-ID: brcm:107c701400 class-ID: hdmi
  Device-2: bcm2712-hdmi1 driver: vc4_hdmi bus-ID: N/A chip-ID: brcm:107c706400 class-ID: hdmi
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.34+rpt-rpi-v8 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Raspberry Pi RP1 PCIe 2.0 South Bridge driver: rp1 v: kernel port: N/A
    bus-ID: 0002:01:00.0 chip-ID: 1de4:0001 class-ID: 0200
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: bcm7271-uart driver: bcm7271_uart bus-ID: N/A chip-ID: brcm:107d50c000 class-ID: serial
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block:
    hardware: no software: yes address: <filter>
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:8 sco-mtu: 64:1 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: peripheral accept
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 20.67 GiB (1.1%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 990 EVO 2TB size: 1.82 TiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 126 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
    rev: 0B2QKXJ7 temp: 34.9 C scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (98.44%) used: 20.59 GiB (1.1%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 200 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /var/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 46.2 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Repos:
  Packages: 1985 pm: dpkg pkgs: 1979 libs: 993 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic
    pm: flatpak pkgs: 6
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    3: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/influxdata.list
    1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/influxdata-archive.gpg] https://repos.influxdata.com/debian stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb [arch=arm64] http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mxlinux/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/raspi.list
    1: deb http://archive.raspberrypi.com/debian/ bookworm main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teejee2008-ubuntu-ppa-focal.list
    1: deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu/ focal main
Info:
  Processes: 248 Uptime: 4h 24m Memory: 7.77 GiB used: 1.13 GiB (14.6%) gpu: 8 MiB Init: systemd
  v: 252 target: graphical (5) default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)

[CharlesV]

@delta1071 Welcome in!

Not sure I exactly follow what your asking, but I am going to point you to a post I just did about the xfce panel, icons and the Docklike Taskbar panel. (the Docklike taskbar sits ON the xfce panel, and depending upon you / where you put / move icons it may be what your seeing.

Have a look at this viewtopic.php?p=825918#p825918 and if it doesnt answer your question(s) or isnt quite what your after, then lets have you post an image of what your attempting to do and we shall figure it out.

[delta1071]

@CharlesV Thank you for the link which goes a long way toward explaining the nuances of the panel. I reconfigured the panel by moving the Docklike Taskbar down below the pinned apps. Now, when a pinned app is open, the app's running icon (with the little colored rectangle on its right) is beneath all the pinned apps, which is what I was looking for. Thanks again.

[CharlesV]

@CharlesV Thank you for the link which goes a long way toward explaining the nuances of the panel. I reconfigured the panel by moving the Docklike Taskbar down below the pinned apps. Now, when a pinned app is open, the app's running icon (with the little colored rectangle on its right) is beneath all the pinned apps, which is what I was looking for. Thanks again.

You are very welcome. Please mark as solved using the check mark on the top right of the post that resolved it.