alexey-baskinov, "gnome-pannel --replace &" is the official way of reloading the panel when it disappears, loses applets etc. It's not as violent as killing that process, but still is an overkill when all is needed is to redraw the panel itself.
Thus, VT switching seems to be the best workaround as for now. Let's wait for the real bugfix ideas... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796346 Title: part of desktop background image on top of gnome-panel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/796346/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs