How do I auto-hide the taskbar?

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Is it possible to configure the taskbar to auto-hide after a certain period of time in Raspbian “wheezy” soft-float?

I was able to do something similar for the cursor by downloading a application called "unclutter". Is there any way to do this for the taskbar?

score 21 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 06 '13 at 21:00

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Right-click on the taskbar and select "Panel Settings". Click on the "Advanced" tab, and check "Minimize panel when not in use".

answered Aug 06 '13 at 21:00

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Follow up question, how do you programmatically set this setting? – Dylan Pierce Aug 07 '19 at 00:32

Gage Leighton · Answer 2 · 2020-04-11T20:03:59.650

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FYI to have it gone all the time.

Edit the file /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart

comment out the line @lxpanel --profile LXDE-pi with # symbol
reboot and the panel should disapear

Still working on Raspbian Buster

Find the original source here

edited Apr 11 '20 at 20:03

answered Apr 04 '20 at 21:30

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I believe this makes it disappear forever. – user96931 Apr 10 '20 at 01:15
True, I've updated my answer to follow suit. This is the option I needed to use but realize that won't be true for everyone. – Gage Leighton Apr 11 '20 at 20:05

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 01 '23 at 07:44

Setting autohide=1 and heightwhenhidden=0 in /etc/xdg/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel

If you want to do this via the shell:

sudo sed -i "s/autohide=.*/autohide=1/" /etc/xdg/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel
sudo sed -i "s/heightwhenhidden=.*/heightwhenhidden=0/" /etc/xdg/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel

How do I auto-hide the taskbar?

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