--- pypanelrc.orig	2005-06-26 23:27:37 UTC
+++ pypanelrc
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 VERSION         = 2.4           # Config file version
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Startup delay: The time to wait before painting the pypanel window. This lets
+# the background load up so that pypanel will be displayed correctly. 
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+STARTUP_DELAY   = 2
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Colors: Format is hex triplet - 0xrrggbb
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 BG_COLOR        = "0xd6d6d6"    # Panel background and tinting color