Display Settings changing resolution can remove gnome panels when panel icons are animating

[mback]

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
$ apt-cache policy gnome-display-properties
W: Unable to locate package gnome-display-properties
$

IOW it is the latest as of yesterday Mar 4th. It has been this way since I started using Jaunty a month ago.

When I change resolutions and the Wireless Network icon is animated in the panel (i.e. it is searching for networks), Sometimes the upper gnome panel -- all of it -- disappears, and I am left with a blank desktop and icons, and no menus. I expect that it will not disappear & that the gnome panels will stay where they are when I switch resolutions.

I have a T400 and two external monitors. This happens when I change resolution of the one of the monitors -- usually on the second time I change resolutions -- when not mirrored. (I have to change resolutions multiple times due to another bug in the Display Settings application.) And I believe it is only when the Wireless icon in the taskbar applet panel is animated -- when it is searching for a connection. If I disable searching for wireless, or if I wait long enough for it to acquire, I believe that the menus consistently stay around through a resolution switch.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

not confirming the issue, could you describe exactly your config and what you do? does alt-f1 still open the menu, ie is the bar just not displayed but still there?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version.Thanks in advance.