Auto-hide panel fails to unhide on drag and drop

[Todd Chambery <chambery dev gmail com>]

Hi all,

I have an issue with the auto hide panel:  When I drag a document off
the desktop to the panel, the panel doesn't unhide unless I move to the
space between the "Show Desktop" button and the Window List.  I want to
raise and focus the application of interest so that I can drop the
document on that application.

Is there a setting for this, or is it a bug?

Also, when "auto-hidden" the panel sticks up about 5 pixels.  While not
a major usability issue, it does look a little wierd.  Is this
adjustable?

Thanks,

Todd