Launch Panel won't dock to bottom of screen SOLVED (for no reason)

[lsemmens]

As the photo indicates the main panel sits about 5mm off the bottom of the screen, How can I convince it to dock on the bottom of the screen again, It docks to the left and right without any problem but will not dock to the bottom.

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System:    Host: SmallLappie Kernel: 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64
           bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
           Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 (Gtk 2.24.31) Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine:   Device: laptop System: TOSHIBA product: TOSHIBA NB505 v: PLL50U-01700C serial: N/A
           Mobo: TOSHIBA model: PBU00 v: 1.00 serial: N/A
           BIOS: TOSHIBA v: V2.00 date: 07/09/2012
Battery    BAT1: charge: 20.0 Wh 100.0% condition: 20.0/47.5 Wh (42%)
           model: TOSHIBA PA3820U-1BRS status: N/A
CPU:       Single core Intel Atom N455 (-MT-) 
           arch: Bonnell rev.10 cache: 512 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 3325
           clock speeds: max: 1667 MHz 1: 1560 MHz 2: 1552 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 )
           drivers: intel (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x576@59.90hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Pineview M
           version: 1.4 Mesa 18.0.5 Direct Render: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Def. Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-36-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
           driver: rtl8192ce port: 2000 bus-ID: 07:00.0
           IF: wlp7s0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCIE Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 3000 bus-ID: 09:00.0
           IF: enp9s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 250.1GB (6.0% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK2575GS size: 250.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 23G used: 8.1G (38%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: /home size: 206G used: 5.9G (3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 58.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 172 Uptime: 2:24 Memory: 758.9/1983.7MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.191) inxi: 2.3.56 

[mint4all]

Greetings!

According to the manufacturer, your laptop's native display resolution is 1080x600 pixels. However, your system's info shows a resolution of 1024x576 pixels -- 24 vertical pixels short of the 600 pixels the GPU allows for. Sooo, somehow, Xfce's bottom panel (aka Task Bar) appears to be "locked" to that gap. I can't figure out why the desktop shows a 1024x600 wall paper, but your panel seems to "float" above the bottom edge. Have you tried to "unlock" the panel's position (right-click on panel > popup menu > "Panel" option > Panel preferences > "Panel-1" > "Display" tab > unclick "Lock panel" option) and then tried to move it down, to the screen's edge (left-click + hold + drag)?

Is it possible that you might have created an empty, transparent bottom panel with a 24 pixel row size that could be preventing you from moving your visible panel lower? Note: I've been unable to duplicate your problem on my 12yo Toshiba laptop...

Cheers, m4a

[lsemmens]

I tried all those, unlocking,looking for an "invisible" panel. Crazy thing is, whilst typing this I tried to relocate it again, and it is now docking to the bottom of the screen. So I'll mark it as SOLVED for no apparent reason.