diff -ur xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/panel/global.h xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/panel/global.h
--- xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/panel/global.h	2004-09-13 21:31:39.000000000 +0100
+++ xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/panel/global.h	2005-01-01 19:13:38.813713688 +0000
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     int popup_position;
 
     int autohide;
+    int noStruts;
 
     char *theme;
 
diff -ur xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/panel/mcs_client.c xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/panel/mcs_client.c
--- xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/panel/mcs_client.c	2004-09-13 21:31:39.000000000 +0100
+++ xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/panel/mcs_client.c	2005-01-01 19:50:25.417258960 +0000
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     panel_set_popup_position,
     panel_set_theme,
     panel_set_autohide,
+    panel_set_nostruts
 };
 
 static void
diff -ur xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/panel/panel.c xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/panel/panel.c
--- xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/panel/panel.c	2004-12-07 20:02:00.000000000 +0000
+++ xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/panel/panel.c	2005-01-01 20:03:21.214319880 +0000
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 {
     gulong data[12] = { 0, };
 
-    if (!p->priv->settings.autohide)
+    if (!(p->priv->settings.autohide || p->priv->settings.noStruts))
     {
 	int w, h, x, y;
 
@@ -1478,6 +1478,16 @@
 	panel_set_hidden (&panel, FALSE);
         gtk_widget_queue_resize (panel.toplevel);
     }
+}
+
+G_MODULE_EXPORT
+void
+panel_set_nostruts (gboolean noStruts)
+{
+    panel.priv->settings.noStruts = noStruts;
+
+    if (!panel.priv->is_created)
+	return;
 
     update_partial_struts (&panel);
 }
diff -ur xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/panel/panel.h xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/panel/panel.h
--- xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/panel/panel.h	2004-09-13 21:31:39.000000000 +0100
+++ xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/panel/panel.h	2005-01-01 19:30:47.375348552 +0000
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 G_MODULE_IMPORT void panel_set_theme (const char *theme);
 
 G_MODULE_IMPORT void panel_set_autohide (gboolean hide);
+G_MODULE_IMPORT void panel_set_nostruts (gboolean noStruts);
 
 /* panel data */
 G_MODULE_IMPORT void panel_parse_xml (xmlNodePtr node);
diff -ur xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/settings/xfce_settings.h xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/settings/xfce_settings.h
--- xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/settings/xfce_settings.h	2004-08-30 13:55:43.000000000 +0100
+++ xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/settings/xfce_settings.h	2005-01-01 19:49:51.807368440 +0000
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     XFCE_POPUPPOSITION,
     XFCE_THEME,
     XFCE_AUTOHIDE,
+    XFCE_NOSTRUTS,
     XFCE_OPTIONS
 };
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
     "popupposition",
     "theme",
     "autohide",
+    "nostruts"
 };
 
 #endif /* __XFCE_SETTINGS_H */
diff -ur xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/settings/xfce_settings_dialog.c xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/settings/xfce_settings_dialog.c
--- xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/settings/xfce_settings_dialog.c	2004-10-31 13:58:32.000000000 +0000
+++ xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/settings/xfce_settings_dialog.c	2005-01-01 19:20:01.355558488 +0000
@@ -418,6 +418,51 @@
     g_signal_connect (check, "toggled", G_CALLBACK (autohide_changed), NULL);
 }
 
+static void
+nostruts_changed (GtkToggleButton * tb)
+{
+    int hide;
+
+    hide = gtk_toggle_button_get_active (tb) ? 1 : 0;
+
+    mcs_manager_set_int (mcs_manager, xfce_settings_names[XFCE_NOSTRUTS],
+			 CHANNEL, hide);
+    mcs_manager_notify (mcs_manager, CHANNEL);
+}
+
+static void
+add_nostruts_box (GtkBox * box, GtkSizeGroup * sg)
+{
+    GtkWidget *hbox, *label, *check;
+    McsSetting *setting;
+
+    hbox = gtk_hbox_new (FALSE, BORDER);
+    gtk_widget_show (hbox);
+    gtk_box_pack_start (box, hbox, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
+
+    label = gtk_label_new (_("No Struts:"));
+    gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (label), 0, 0.5);
+    gtk_widget_show (label);
+    gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+    gtk_size_group_add_widget (sg, label);
+
+    check = gtk_check_button_new ();
+    gtk_widget_show (check);
+    gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), check, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+
+    setting = mcs_manager_setting_lookup (mcs_manager,
+					  xfce_settings_names[XFCE_NOSTRUTS],
+					  CHANNEL);
+
+    if (setting)
+    {
+	gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (check),
+				      setting->data.v_int == 1);
+    }
+
+    g_signal_connect (check, "toggled", G_CALLBACK (nostruts_changed), NULL);
+}
+
 /* the dialog */
 
 static void
@@ -503,6 +548,7 @@
 #endif
 
     add_autohide_box (GTK_BOX (vbox), sg);
+    add_nostruts_box (GTK_BOX (vbox), sg);
 
     g_object_unref (sg);
 
diff -ur xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/settings/xfce_settings_plugin.c xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/settings/xfce_settings_plugin.c
--- xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3/settings/xfce_settings_plugin.c	2004-12-14 11:51:10.000000000 +0000
+++ xfce4-panel-4.1.99.3.plasmaroo/settings/xfce_settings_plugin.c	2005-01-01 19:20:17.707072680 +0000
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@
 	    case XFCE_AUTOHIDE:
 		opt.type = MCS_TYPE_INT;
 		break;
+	    case XFCE_NOSTRUTS:
+		opt.type = MCS_TYPE_INT;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	if (opt.type == MCS_TYPE_INT)
@@ -332,6 +335,10 @@
 		opt.type = MCS_TYPE_INT;
 		opt.data.v_int = 0;
 		break;
+	    case XFCE_NOSTRUTS:
+		opt.type = MCS_TYPE_INT;
+		opt.data.v_int = 0;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	mcs_manager_set_setting (mcs_manager, &opt, CHANNEL);