Pretty sure the gnome panels are kept in gconf. You could use a GUI (gconf-editor), or I guess toast the whole directory and restore defaults when you login again and it's recreated :) ~/.gconf/apps/panel/ and subdirs and the file names are %gconf.xml Good luck. It's pretty simple once you start pulling the files apart, but that doesn't mean it's not cludgy, complex, and c...horrifying. On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 5:42 PM, wrote: > I have encountered a problem where some buttons on my Gnome desktop > panels, and finally the panels themselves, have disappeared. I can get some > stuff done from the command line, but I'm pretty crippled ... had to create > another account on my box to get a fresh desktop! > > I upgraded to Hardy Heron with the idea that it might re-populate the > buttons, but no such luck. > > I tried diff-ing some of the Gnome-related setup files in my home > directory, against those of the newly created account, and did not find > anything helpful. > > So: > > Q1: How do I create a panel when there are no panels to start from? > > Q2: Where does Gnome put this stuff, so I can tuck away a copy to reload > from? > > Thanks, > > Victor > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- James McPhee jmcphe@gmail.com