Disappearing icons

[Conny Enström]

2013-04-15 22:50, JD skrev:
> Hi All.
> Ubuntu 12.10 - latest updates.
> Mate Desktop 1.6.0
> I have arranged my 2 panels vertically
> on right and left sides of screen.
> On the left, I used to see the nm-applet icon displaying
> the status of my current connection, and provided me
> with list of available networks, and ability to edit
> the networks I connect to .... etc.
>
> It has disappeared.
>
> I used to run gnome-sound-applet, and it would
> place the icon for the volume control on the left panel.
>
> It has disappeared. It will not sho no matter how many
> times I execute gnome-sound-applet.
> $ ps -ef | egrep 'nm-applet|gnome-sound-applet'
> jd       14234 14099  0 Apr14 ? 00:00:13 nm-applet
> jd       14506 14168  0 Apr14 ? 00:00:00 gnome-sound-applet
>
> The launch icons on the left tab are still there. Only the icons
> or running applets have disappeared.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
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You are missing the *Notification Area.*
To add a *Notification Area* applet to a panel, hold Winkey-Alt and 
right-click on any vacant space on the panel.
Choose *Add to Panel*->*Utility*->*Notification Area*.