--- matchbox-panel-0.8.1/src/panel_app.c	Tue Feb  3 15:11:25 2004
+++ matchbox-panel-0.8.1/src/panel_app.c	Wed Sep 29 23:31:42 2004
@@ -299,7 +299,9 @@
 
   if (panel->orientation == North || panel->orientation == South)
     {
-      papp->h = panel->h - 4;
+      int h = panel->h - 4;
+      if (papp->h > panel->h || papp->h < h)
+        papp->h = panel->h - 4;
       papp->y = (panel->h - papp->h) / 2;
       papp->x = papp->offset + padding;
     }
@@ -343,7 +345,7 @@
       if (panel->orientation == North || panel->orientation == South)
 	{
 	  xwc.width  = ev->width;
-	  xwc.height = panel->h - 4;
+	  xwc.height = papp->h;
 
 	  papp->y = (panel->h - papp->h) / 2;