@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ else if (strcmp (key, "taskbar_mode") == 0) {
 		if (strcmp (value, "multi_desktop") == 0) panel_mode = MULTI_DESKTOP;
 		else panel_mode = SINGLE_DESKTOP;
 	}
+	else if (strcmp (key, "taskbar_distribute_size") == 0) {
+		taskbar_distribute_size = atoi(value);
+	}
 	else if (strcmp (key, "taskbar_padding") == 0) {
 		extract_values(value, &value1, &value2, &value3);
 		panel_config.g_taskbar.area.paddingxlr = panel_config.g_taskbar.area.paddingx = atoi (value1);

@@ -322,6 +322,87 @@ panel->taskbar[i].area.height = height;
 			panel->taskbar[i].area.resize = 1;
 		}
 	}
+	if (panel_mode == MULTI_DESKTOP && taskbar_enabled && taskbar_distribute_size) {
+		// Distribute the available space between taskbars
+		Panel *panel = (Panel*)obj;
+
+		// Compute the total available size, and the total size requested by the taskbars
+		int total_size = 0;
+		int total_name_size = 0;
+		int total_items = 0;
+		int i;
+		for (i = 0; i < panel->nb_desktop; i++) {
+			if (panel_horizontal) {
+				total_size += panel->taskbar[i].area.width;
+			} else {
+				total_size += panel->taskbar[i].area.height;
+			}
+
+			Taskbar *taskbar = &panel->taskbar[i];
+			GSList *l;
+			for (l = taskbar->area.list; l; l = l->next) {
+				Area *child = l->data;
+				if (!child->on_screen)
+					continue;
+				total_items++;
+			}
+			if (taskbarname_enabled) {
+				if (taskbar->area.list) {
+					total_items--;
+					Area *name = taskbar->area.list->data;
+					if (panel_horizontal) {
+						total_name_size += name->width;
+					} else {
+						total_name_size += name->height;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// Distribute the space proportionally to the requested size (that is, to the
+		// number of tasks in each taskbar)
+		if (total_items) {
+			int actual_name_size;
+			if (total_name_size <= total_size) {
+				actual_name_size = total_name_size / panel->nb_desktop;
+			} else {
+				actual_name_size = total_size / panel->nb_desktop;
+			}
+			total_size -= total_name_size;
+
+			for (i = 0; i < panel->nb_desktop; i++) {
+				Taskbar *taskbar = &panel->taskbar[i];
+
+				int requested_size = (2 * taskbar->area.bg->border.width) + (2 * taskbar->area.paddingxlr);
+				int items = 0;
+				GSList *l = taskbar->area.list;
+				if (taskbarname_enabled)
+					l = l->next;
+				for (; l; l = l->next) {
+					Area *child = l->data;
+					if (!child->on_screen)
+						continue;
+					items++;
+					if (panel_horizontal) {
+						requested_size += child->width + taskbar->area.paddingy;
+					} else {
+						requested_size += child->height + taskbar->area.paddingx;
+					}
+				}
+				if (panel_horizontal) {
+					requested_size -= taskbar->area.paddingy;
+				} else {
+					requested_size -= taskbar->area.paddingx;
+				}
+
+				if (panel_horizontal) {
+					taskbar->area.width = actual_name_size + items / (float)total_items * total_size;
+				} else {
+					taskbar->area.height = actual_name_size + items / (float)total_items * total_size;
+				}
+				taskbar->area.resize = 1;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 

@@ -150,6 +150,6 @@ 
 // detect monitors and desktops
 void get_monitors();
 void get_desktops();
-
+int server_get_number_of_desktop();
 
 #endif

@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ 
 	if (window_is_urgent(win))
 		add_urgent(new_tsk2);
 
+	if (panel_mode == MULTI_DESKTOP) {
+		Panel *panel = new_tsk2->area.panel;
+		panel->area.resize = 1;
+	}
+
 	return new_tsk2;
 }
 
@@ -125,6 +130,11 @@ 
 void remove_task (Task *tsk)
 {
 	if (!tsk) return;
+
+	if (panel_mode == MULTI_DESKTOP) {
+		Panel *panel = tsk->area.panel;
+		panel->area.resize = 1;
+	}
 
 	Window win = tsk->win;
 

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ 
 Task *task_active;
 Task *task_drag;
 int taskbar_enabled;
+int taskbar_distribute_size;
 
 guint win_hash(gconstpointer key) { return (guint)*((Window*)key); }
 gboolean win_compare(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b) { return (*((Window*)a) == *((Window*)b)); }
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ win_to_task_table = 0;
 	urgent_timeout = 0;
 	urgent_list = 0;
 	taskbar_enabled = 0;
+	taskbar_distribute_size = 0;
 	default_taskbarname();
 }
 
@@ -321,8 +323,11 @@ 
 		text_width = panel->g_task.maximum_width;
 		GSList *l = taskbar->area.list;
 		if (taskbarname_enabled) l = l->next;
-		if (l != NULL) {
-			text_width = ((Task *)l->data)->area.width;
+		for (; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
+			if (((Task *)l->data)->area.on_screen) {
+				text_width = ((Task *)l->data)->area.width;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 		taskbar->text_width = text_width - panel->g_task.text_posx - panel->g_task.area.bg->border.width - panel->g_task.area.paddingx;
 	}

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extern GHashTable* win_to_task_table;
 extern Task *task_active;
 extern Task *task_drag;
 extern int taskbar_enabled;
-
+extern int taskbar_distribute_size;
 
 typedef struct {
 	// always start with area

@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ event_taskbar->area.resize = 1;
 		drag_taskbar->area.resize = 1;
 		task_dragged = 1;
 		panel_refresh = 1;
+		panel->area.resize = 1;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -634,6 +635,8 @@ if (tsk->desktop == ALLDESKTOP) {
 							tsk->area.on_screen = 0;
 							tskbar->area.resize = 1;
 							panel_refresh = 1;
+							if (panel_mode == MULTI_DESKTOP)
+								panel->area.resize = 1;
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -645,6 +648,8 @@ tsk = l->data;
 					if (tsk->desktop == ALLDESKTOP) {
 						tsk->area.on_screen = 1;
 						tskbar->area.resize = 1;
+						if (panel_mode == MULTI_DESKTOP)
+							panel->area.resize = 1;
 					}
 				}
 			}

@@ -82,11 +82,15 @@ Area *child = ((Area*)l->data);
 		if (panel_horizontal) {
 			child->posy = pos + a->bg->border.width + a->paddingy;
 			child->height = a->height - (2 * (a->bg->border.width + a->paddingy));
+			if (child->_on_change_layout)
+				child->_on_change_layout(child);
 			init_rendering(child, child->posy);
 		}
 		else {
 			child->posx = pos + a->bg->border.width + a->paddingy;
 			child->width = a->width - (2 * (a->bg->border.width + a->paddingy));
+			if (child->_on_change_layout)
+				child->_on_change_layout(child);
 			init_rendering(child, child->posx);
 		}
 	}