--- zaurusd/scripts/zaurus-hinge.in	2006-03-24 18:23:15.000000000 +0100
+++ zaurusd/scripts/zaurus-hinge	2006-03-24 18:33:24.480748696 +0100
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
    exit 1
 fi
 
+panel_user="`ps aux|grep matchbox-panel|grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`"
+
+
+
 STATE=$1
 
 if [ $STATE = "3" ]; then
@@ -29,8 +33,21 @@
 fi
 
 if [ $STATE = "0" ]; then
-  #echo "lanscape"
-  killproc @bindir@/mbinputmgr
+  #echo "landscape"
+
+  # As matchbox-panel updates its written configuration right after an applet dies / is killed, we can not be sure
+  # whether the user had gpe-panel in his preferences after rotating to portrait. And since there is a slim chance
+  # that a user changes his preferences from time to time, we renew that dumped configuration every now and then ;)
+
+  if ! test -e "/tmp/gpe-panel.session-$panel_user"
+  then
+    test -e /home/$panel_user/.matchbox/mbdock.session && cp /home/$panel_user/.matchbox/mbdock.session "/tmp/gpe-panel.session-$panel_user"
+    test -e "/tmp/gpe-panel.session-$panel_user" && cat "/tmp/gpe-panel.session-$panel_user" | grep -q panel || killproc @bindir@/mbinputmgr
+  else
+    cat "/tmp/gpe-panel.session-$panel_user" | grep -q panel || killproc @bindir@/mbinputmgr
+    rm "/tmp/gpe-panel.session-$panel_user"
+  fi
+   
   # urg mbinputmgr should kill below
   killproc @bindir@/matchbox-keyboard
   killproc @bindir@/matchbox-stroke
@@ -47,8 +64,25 @@
   fi
   # just to be extra safe
   sleep 1
-  if [ -x @bindir@/mbinputmgr ]; then
-    @bindir@/mbinputmgr &
+      
+  echo "panel_user = [$panel_user]"
+
+  if ! test -e "/tmp/gpe-panel.session-$panel_user"
+  then
+    cp /home/$panel_user/.matchbox/mbdock.session "/tmp/gpe-panel.session-$panel_user"
+  else
+    rm "/tmp/gpe-panel.session-$panel_user"
   fi
+  
+  if test -n "$panel_user"
+  then
+    echo "Running panel as user [$panel_user]"
+    ps aux | grep "$panel_user" | grep -q "mbinputmgr " || su $panel_user -c @bindir@/mbinputmgr &
+  else
+     # A failsafe can't hurt
+     echo "Warning: Running mbinputmgr as root!"
+     ps aux | grep -q "mbinputmgr " || @bindir@/mbinputmgr &
+  fi
+
   exit 0
 fi