AWN won't behave as panel when started automatically

I can confirm this issue (0.3.9-rewrite-bzr1773 on karmic amd64).

What are the monitor configurations? Single or multiple? If multiple then what are the layouts?

@moonbeam: Single

I cannot duplicate this issue. I tried restarting my X session several times, and panel mode still worked.

Awn version: 0.3.9 (revision 1792)
Distro: Ubuntu Jaunty (amd64)
Window Manager: Metacity
Graphics driver: Intel
Monitor layout: Single
Desktop environment: GNOME

I did some bisecting and the culprit is revision 1767

After adding a simple printf to the GTK_POS_BOTTOM case in awn_panel_set_strut (revision 1792) I got the following outputs (my resolution is 1280x1024).
When started automatically:
AWN: on_shared_edge = 1 = ((root_y=0 + pheight=51 + adjust=0)=51 < screen_height=1024)
AWN: on_shared_edge = 0 = ((root_y=979 + pheight=45 + adjust=0)=1024 < screen_height=1024)
AWN: on_shared_edge = 1 = ((root_y=945 + pheight=45 + adjust=0)=990 < screen_height=1024)
AWN: on_shared_edge = 1 = ((root_y=945 + pheight=45 + adjust=0)=990 < screen_height=1024)
Switching the "Behavior" parameter:
AWN: on_shared_edge = 0 = ((root_y=945 + pheight=79 + adjust=0)=1024 < screen_height=1024)
When started manually:
AWN: on_shared_edge = 1 = ((root_y=0 + pheight=99 + adjust=0)=99 < screen_height=1024)
AWN: on_shared_edge = 0 = ((root_y=945 + pheight=79 + adjust=0)=1024 < screen_height=1024)

Mikhail,

In the printfs, am I correct in thinking that pheight is the panel height? Specifically panel_alloc.height?

@moonbeam: Yes, it's panel_alloc.height

Could you please also add panel_alloc.y to the printf?

panel_alloc.y is always 0

I took a screenshot of my desktop and the panel height is actually 45 pixels. Don't know from where the 79 in printfs comes from.

The issue also happens when you switch the "Style" parameter from "None" to "Flat":
AWN: on_shared_edge = 0 = ((root_y=945 + pheight=79 + adjust=0)=1024 < screen_height=1024), py=0
AWN: on_shared_edge = 1 = ((root_y=943 + pheight=79 + adjust=0)=1022 < screen_height=1024), py=0
Switching back to "None":
AWN: on_shared_edge = 0 = ((root_y=943 + pheight=81 + adjust=0)=1024 < screen_height=1024), py=0
AWN: on_shared_edge = 0 = ((root_y=945 + pheight=81 + adjust=0)=1026 < screen_height=1024), py=0

Mikhail,

The 79 range is the expected/normal value with a panel in the 40s. That includes the area above (in the case of the dock on the bottom) which is used for effects such as squish. Basically what is happening is that the geometry of the panel is being retrieved before gtk has actually figured out what the various allocations are.

Thanks for the testing. I hope we can have some type of patch to test within the next couple days.

Could you please try this patch?

I tried it and the problem is gone. The outputs are
Autostart:
AWN: on_shared_edge = 0 = ((root_y=979 + pheight=45 + adjust=0)=1024 < screen_height=1024), py=0
AWN: on_shared_edge = 1 = ((root_y=945 + pheight=45 + adjust=0)=990 < screen_height=1024), py=0
AWN: on_shared_edge = 0 = ((root_y=945 + pheight=79 + adjust=0)=1024 < screen_height=1024), py=0
Manual:
AWN: on_shared_edge = 0 = ((root_y=945 + pheight=79 + adjust=0)=1024 < screen_height=1024), py=0
Switching "Behavior" or "Style":
AWN: on_shared_edge = 0 = ((root_y=945 + pheight=79 + adjust=0)=1024 < screen_height=1024), py=0