Comment 11 for bug 420514

To extend HBLaw's comments I'd like to offer a reason why the top panel might be deleted - widescreen monitors. The industry has standardized on widescreen monitors, many which have fewer vertical pixels than older 4:3 monitors. And in recent times 16:9 has become standard, with even less vertical space. The two-panel setup consumes too much vertical space, with the upper middle section usually empty unless a user adds a lot of applets/launchers.

It's great to see a fix released for this. I don't see its effect in 9.10 beta, so I hope to be able to test it in an upcoming release candidate. Is the fix providing complete positioning control for all edges of the screen? Thanks!