Invest Applet under ,> 12.04 LTS (Cinnamon Desktop) **Can NOT add to panel**

[Jay Ridgley]

On 01/02/2013 05:12 AM, ubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> Message: 3 Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:13:06 +0000 From: Liam Proven
> <lproven at gmail.com> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general
> discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Re: Invest Applet under
> 12.04 LTS (Cinnamon Desktop) **Can NOT add to panel** Message-ID:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On 1 January 2013 12:12, Jay
> Ridgley <jridgley2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> >Folks,
>> >
>> >HAPPY NEW YEAR!
>> >
>> >Under 10.04 LTS and earlier I have used the Invest Applet (2.3 under 10.04),
>> >however, even though it is installed (gnome-applets). I have been unable to
>> >add it to the panel or use it any other way. It simply does not show up
>> >under the available items under the drop down add to panel!
>> >
>> >What do I need to do to get this going???
> You can't put GNOME 2 applets on the Cinnamon panel. Cinnamon is based
> on GNOME 3 and GTK3; GNOME 2 was written with GTK2 and thus GNOME 2
> applets won't work on GTK3 desktops.
>
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Thanks Liam...

I was not aware of the difference.

Is there an equivalent app that will provide the same functionality? Would it be 
possible for me to convert it?

I have looked at Show Me the Money and do not like it...

Regards,
Jay

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Jay Ridgley
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