Indicator Applet no longer visible

**pfeiffep** · April 13th, 2014

When booting the applet is visible, after login to either flash back (compiz or metacity) desktop environments it is not present. If I choose Ubuntu desktop environment (unity) after login it is present.

pfeiffep@Pete-dell:~$ uname -a
Linux Pete-dell 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:08:14 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
pfeiffep@Pete-dell:~$
pfeiffep@Pete-dell:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
pfeiffep@Pete-dell:~$

I'm not certain how to relaunch the applet nor how to trouble shoot.

Went to startup applications in order to discover the command and issued command below - also included are the returned results

pfeiffep@Pete-dell:~$ /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/indicator-application/indicator-application-service

(process:10584): indicator-application-service-WARNING **: Unable to get watcher name 'org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher'

(process:10584): indicator-application-service-WARNING **: Name Lost
pfeiffep@Pete-dell:~$

Problem exists only on 32 bit - 64 bit machine seems normal

Found this page seemingly indicating this was a problem and an earlier version was decided

**kansasnoob** · April 14th, 2014

Have you tried just adding the applet back to the panel?

I haven't seen that here in ages. I typically use 'indicator-applet' instead of 'indicator-applet-complete' but you can see in this screenshot that I've added a new top panel and then added the "complete" applet:

applets.jpg

**pfeiffep** · April 14th, 2014

Originally Posted by kansasnoob

Have you tried just adding the applet back to the panel?

I haven't seen that here in ages. I typically use 'indicator-applet' instead of 'indicator-applet-complete' but you can see in this screenshot that I've added a new top panel and then added the "complete" applet:

Thank you for your assistance.

I can add the clock with no problems, but adding the indicator-applet-complete results in immediate failure. I like the network icon showing wifi strength.
Screenshot from 2014-04-14 07:42:15.png
I like the network icon showing wifi strength that's included in 'complete'. Also I don't seem to find just indicator applet. I also tried to add 'complete to bottom and it worked....go figure

**kansasnoob** · April 14th, 2014

Everything is fine here in a flashback w/metacity session but in flashback w/compiz I get this:

flashback_compiz.jpg

I personally wish they'd just drop the flashback w/compiz session altogether!

**pfeiffep** · April 14th, 2014

Originally Posted by kansasnoob

Everything is fine here in a flashback w/metacity session but in flashback w/compiz I get this:

I personally wish they'd just drop the flashback w/compiz session altogether!

Thanks again - I changed the number of worspaces to 1 and then rempved the workspace switcher from bottom panel giving me a bit more space on the bottom bar.

I think I'll not mark this as solved quite yet.

**kansasnoob** · April 14th, 2014

Once Trusty iso testing is out of the way I'll likely file a "wishlist" bug report requesting that the "flashback w/compiz session" be disabled altogether because no-one truly works on it!

Flashback w/metacity is needed for Edubuntu's LTSP installs but the compiz sessions only serve to complicate and break things!!!!!

**pfeiffep** · April 14th, 2014

Originally Posted by kansasnoob

Once Trusty iso testing is out of the way I'll likely file a "wishlist" bug report requesting that the "flashback w/compiz session" be disabled altogether because no-one truly works on it!

Flashback w/metacity is needed for Edubuntu's LTSP installs but the compiz sessions only serve to complicate and break things!!!!!

Mia culpa ...

I had changed the properties of the top panel to a solid color and then made it transparent and I didn't "connect the dots" correctly. Upon changing back to "use system theme" the indocator applet complete works perfectly.

Maybe this is a very minor bug .... I'll play around with it a bit more. I suppose I can mark this solved in the mean time.

**pfeiffep** · April 15th, 2014

Interesting - my HP desktop (64 bit) has about 90% transparency and it works just fine!

I'll play around with both and report back on this post.

Any Transparency on my Dell installation (32 bit) causes the failure ... I'm suspecting this is caused in part by the slow processor on this laptop

**Ravi Gadhia** · May 5th, 2014

Originally Posted by pfeiffep

Mia culpa ...

I had changed the properties of the top panel to a solid color and then made it transparent and I didn't "connect the dots" correctly. Upon changing back to "use system theme" the indocator applet complete works perfectly.

Maybe this is a very minor bug .... I'll play around with it a bit more. I suppose I can mark this solved in the mean time.

Hi I had same problem and fixed it by change color to "use systme theme" and it's work, Thank you