TMI

!jDeskSetWorkArea "35,1,1,1"
...should be...
!jDeskSetWorkArea "35,1,-1,-1"

With !jDeskSetWorkArea "35,1,1,1", you're putting your right border to the left of the left border (meaning your desktop is like negative 34 pixels across), and the top/bottom borders are touching (so no top/bottom space at all).

When -1 is used for the right and bottom settings, it means you want the right/bottom border to be 1 pixel off of that edge.

If you have a resolution of 1600x1200...
!jDeskSetWorkArea "35,1,$resolutionx-1$,$resolutiony-1$"
...is the same as...
!jDeskSetWorkArea "35,1,1599,1199"
...which is also the same as...
!jDeskSetWorkArea "35,1,-1,-1"

You want to use the first or last type, though, in a theme you plan to release on the public.