[UBUNTU] bottom panel

[norman]

> > I have been messing around with the properties of the bottom panel and
> > now when I run an application it no longer appears in the panel. What do
> > I need to do, please, to restore the situation as it is when first
> > installing the OS?

> Right click on the panel and press add to panel, then pick the one that
> says "application bar" or something like that.  There are alot of other
> cool applets in that dialog.

This is not the answer to the problem. I am not looking for an applet I
ma looking for the indication that an application, such as Evolution, is
running.

Norman