# Fix for Budgie Panel Overlap?

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 17, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914 "2020-01-17T16:50:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/1 "2020-01-17T16:50:48Z")

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I remember somewhere you planned a fix for maximized windows overlapping small panels for 20.04 - but I can’t find the post. Is there a PPA available for 19.10?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/2 "2020-01-17T16:59:57Z")

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ppa:ubuntubudgie-dev/eoan-test

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/3 "2020-01-17T17:12:53Z")

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Thank you! What is the package name? Or do I just update `budgie-panel`?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/4 "2020-01-17T18:57:03Z")

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Just add the ppa and upgrade as normal.

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/5 "2020-01-17T20:55:36Z")

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Okay, thank you

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/6 "2020-01-17T23:59:09Z")

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added ppa, updated, and rebooted. Sorry to say, the bug still occurs.  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/4/4ef19815a79b2c9433d04a50f0bb7ec731e109b5.png)  
Is the bug I am referring to. Also occurs on non-CSD windows

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/7 "2020-01-18T04:54:33Z")

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What’s your panel size? If its approx too small then it’s an applet that is causing the issue.

The fix refers to multi monitor situations… not hard coded sized applets.

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> On Fri, 17 Jan 2020, 23:59 Gurjus Bhasin via Ubuntu Budgie, [ubuntubudgie@discoursemail.com](mailto:ubuntubudgie@discoursemail.com) wrote:
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> > [codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)
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> > added ppa, updated, and rebooted. Sorry to say, the bug still occurs.
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> > Is the bug I am referring to. Also occurs on non-CSD windows
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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/8 "2020-01-18T04:56:07Z")

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/9 "2020-01-18T15:27:36Z")

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at that time, it was 21. My applets:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/d/dfea1f0c0ce967d169d68bccce5c102d368980bd.png)  
Increasing it to ~39 or ~40 works

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/10 "2020-01-18T15:33:12Z")

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Yep. Certain applets have a minimum size. E.g. the appindicator cannot have a panel smaller than something like 30px … appindicator icons are a fixed 22px in size and by the time you add the necessary box padding you get to a min size of around 30px. So if you want 21px you need to lose from your panel certain applets.

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/11 "2020-01-18T15:58:44Z")

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Even 30 would be fine, but

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/0/0080e4b86ed1f7343fee7a0d79a53910d6bd40b2.png)  
is 30

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/12 "2020-01-18T16:06:36Z")

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Mmm… yes anything under 44px will overlap.

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/13 "2020-01-18T16:20:40Z")

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Huhhhhhh  
Works for me with 40px

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/14 "2020-01-18T17:13:53Z")

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Remember, gtk themes affect things as well. Some themes introduce padding. So double check the theme and if vertical space is an issue use a slim variant.

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/15 "2020-01-18T17:36:44Z")

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Mmm yes, indeed with pocillo-slim I can go to 33px, less than that it begins to overlap.

No luck with Adapta or Adapta-eta, both seem to add padding to (top) panel.

_by the time you add the necessary box padding_ → why necessary ?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/16 "2020-01-18T17:43:07Z")

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That comes from the appindicator spec and implementation. Not alot we can do with that.

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/17 "2020-01-29T00:13:13Z")

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Can the theme be overriden to pocillo-slim for the panel and stay Pocillo for the rest?

```auto
env GTK_THEME=pocillo-dark-new-slim budgie-panel --replace

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seems to work (pocillo-dark-new-slim is the slim variant of the modded Pocillo I have), but how would I always start budgie-panel on startup with that argument?  
/cc @fossfreedom

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/18 "2020-01-29T09:09:49Z")

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well I guess you can use an autostart for that.

But that really points to an opportunity - to make a “budgie-panel” style change in the theme itself.

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/19 "2020-01-29T21:34:14Z")

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Yes, a change could be nice.

> [@fossfreedom](#):
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> well I guess you can use an autostart for that.

How though?

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/fix-for-budgie-panel-overlap/2914/20 "2020-01-30T04:32:36Z")

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I added an autostart command which was `env GTK_THEME=pocillo-dark-new-slim budgie-panel --replace`. It works, but first you see the normal panel, then after a second you see the slim panel.

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