Comment # 2 on bug 924074 from Graham Davis

(In reply to Hrvoje Senjan from comment #1)
> Do i understand correctly that panel doesn't autohide at all? Or there is
> some other quirk?

The panel did not autohide at all. [Note the tense] 

This morning, I wondered whether the problem was limited to the position of the
bar - I always have it on the right of the screen - so I moved it to the
bottom. Autohide now worked! I've moved it all round the screen and autohide
now works in all locations.

I don't understand why moving the bar "fixed" the problem; simply altering
settings in the same location provided no cure. 

I reckon this can be marked as "resolved".