Disappearing icons

[JD]

On 04/16/2013 09:42 AM, Conny Enström wrote:
> 2013-04-16 08:00, JD skrev:
>>
>> On 04/15/2013 03:19 PM, Conny Enström wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> 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*.
>>>
>> Hi Conny,
>> On the right side panel, where I have 12 workspaces (I really need 
>> them),
>> and they are displayed in a single row at the bottom of the panel.
>> For any given workspace, the currently running applications icons in
>> that workspace,
>> which used to be displayed in the empty area of the right panel,
>> starting near the top
>> of the panel, have also disappeared.
>> I tried to use your magical incantation above; but it does not bring
>> back the icons of
>> the currently running apps for current workspace.
>>
>
> If you want the panels back to default run this from command line:
> rm -rf .gconf/apps/panel
>
> Or this:
>
> gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/panel
>
> Logout and login again.
>
> Or you can read this: 
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/125662/how-to-reset-gnome-panel 

Tried it. Sorry to say it did not work.