I hate it when I have the solution right under my nose, but I refuse to see for some reason. It turns out this works, but I don't know why (or, rather, why mine didn't).
The code I had offered before was based on a .js file Alex had given Scott before for hiding panes. I tried to convert it into ASLX "JS" calls, and it didn't work. But it didn't register that it should have (or that it worked otherwise).
At any rate (rambling aside), if you include the attached .js file in your project, it will turn off the "places objects" pane as well as the compass. If you want one or the other, delete the appropriate section from the .js file.
[Tutorial: to include a .js file, copy into your project folder - the folder where your .aslx file is. Then from the menu choose Add / Advanced / Javascript. When you get to the Javascript page, click on the FIlename dropdown. The .js file should be in the list. Select it, and it will be included.)
(Note the .js file is zipped up, since the forum won't allow .js attachments.)
If you look at the file and the HTML structure, you'll see why I thought it should have worked. Perhaps it's a question of *when* things run more than what. (The "next" element from the label is the accordian.)
The code is:
$(function() {
var $placesObjectsLabel = $("#placesObjectsLabel");
var $placesObjects = $placesObjectsLabel.next();
$placesObjectsLabel.hide();
$placesObjects.hide();
});
$(function() {
var $compassLabel = $("#compassLabel");
var $compass = $compassLabel.next();
$compassLabel.hide();
$compass.hide();
});