After much searching I found how to hide the panel. dbus-send --print-reply --session --type=method_call --dest=org.gnome.Shell /org/gnome/Shell org.gnome.Shell.Eval string:'Main.panel.actor.hide();' Works great... However - I also wish to hide the bottom panel or workspace. Anyone know what that is??? I tried Main.Workspace.actor.hide() and that did not work. Thanks, jerry