panels disappeared

[joec3]

Yesterday I installed Xubuntu 8.04. Installed all the updates. Everything worked fine. Today everything booted up and launched ok. All of a sudden the xfce panels disappeared. Can't access the panel manager in the settings manager. Xfce still manages the desktop, programs still launch, still get a menu if I right click, can switch workspaces with mousewheel only. rebooting doesn't help. reinstalled xfce panel applet with synaptic but that didn't help.

How do I get this working again?

[sisco311]

Try to run the panel from a terminal:

xfce4-panel

and post the error message.

To open a terminal
press Alt+F2:

xfce4-terminal

[joec3]

Try to run the panel from a terminal:

xfce4-panel

and post the error message.

To open a terminal
press Alt+F2:

xfce4-terminal

That brought the panels back. No error message. But if I close the terminal the panels go away again.

[sisco311]

Close all applications, press Alt+F2 and start the panel:

xfce4-panel

Log out with the Save session for future logins option (select it from the shutdown menu).

[lordrick112]

Hi.

I'm having the same problem here. The panels just keep on dissapearing.
When I try to shutdown and reboot, it asks me if I want to "Exit xfce panel?", not shutdown or restart.

Any Ideas on this one?

[Speed8]

ty very much sisco, this worked for me in 9.10. had the same problem