Questions tagged [applet]
Any small application that performs one specific task that runs within the scope of a larger program, often as a plug-in.
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Displaying output of arbitrary command on Unity panel
In my current setup running Ubuntu Natty and GNOME 2, I use the COMPA applet to display information on my top GNOME panel that I wish to always be visible on my desktop. I really like this ability to ...
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Sound applet has dissappeared
I recently removed and reinstalled pulseaudio and now I can't get my sound applet back on my panel.
Any ideas how to get it back?
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Gray blocks in applet menus
I've themed my Ubuntu, but now I'm having gray blocks in my applet's menus. For example in the messages applet, battery applet, volume applet and the calendar applet.
It looks like this:
I think I'm ...
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How to disable Spotify indicator in the top panel?
The Spotify indicator icon clashes with the native Unity theme, and is redundant, since it is already listed in the Sound indicator menu. Is there a way to remove or disable the Spotify indicator? Or ...
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Does anybody know the name of this system monitor application?
Does anybody know the name of this system monitor application?
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How to install Jupiter in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander? [duplicate]
I used to use "Jupiter" on previous Ubuntu versions, but now I can't find a way to install it in the newer version of Ubuntu. Is there a way to download it?
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Disable the new keyboard applet in Ubuntu 13.10
A new keyboard applet is enabled by default in Ubuntu 13.10. I want to disable it and I didn't find any settings to do it. Can anyone give me some ideas?
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How to program a status icon that will display in Ubuntu as well as in other distributions?
The application in question does some action (here connecting audio to network streams) and runs minimized if these actions were successful. Therefore a status icon is needed to display the state of ...
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Running Programs not showing in gnome fallback panel
Day before yesterday when booted my PC showed a dialogue box telling some applet is missing and it had two buttons 'dont delete' and 'delete', not sure what to do I clicked the close(X) button on the ...
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How to have gnome-applet's functionality with unity?
with gnome-fallback and classic gnome shell, we had gnome applets available, but not in Unity. There was a system monitoring applet there that I could see may CPU and network bandwith used. I'm pretty ...
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Can I use GNOME applets in Unity?
Applets are small programs that you attach and start from the GNOME's toolbar. See picture:
http://www.futuredesktop.com/audio-recorder/recorder-applet.ogv
My favourite applets are:
rec-applet: ...
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A more feature filled mintmenu like applet for Xubuntu 12.04
I do not want to install the mintmenu. I am requesting anything that is XFCE NATIVE.
I'd love to see something like Mintmenu written for XFCE.
I can't install MintMenu because the Mate desktop ...
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No bluetooth applet visible in ubuntu 12.10 with mate desktopk environment!!!
i have installed ubuntu 12.10 recently and also installed mate desktop 1.6 .....my problem is when i plug-in my usb bluetooth device ..no bt manager or applet appears on my mate panels ( my bt device ...
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Moving application windows from one workspace to another by dragging in the workspace chooser?
The old workspace chooser allowed you to move application windows between workspaces by dragging them around in the workspace chooser. I much prefer that to the new workspace chooser's method of ...
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Java Applet not working
I cant use any Java applets. I installed icedtea-7-plugin, and it is even activated under Add-Ons, but if I for example click:
www.java.com/de/download/testjava.jsp
The test-screen remains grey.
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How does java check version online
i'd like to know how does java check his version when facing an applet online. Does it phonecalls a particular site? How can i get that site?
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Can't see LOCAL java applets in my browser
So I setup the Java plugin for Firefox, and can see applets that are not stored locally. But whenever I try to run applets that are stored on my machine I get an "Application Blocked by Security ...
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Satellite L640 Battery Applet Problem
Hayy guy i got a satellite l640 and i installed ubuntu 12.04 on it and i dont get the battery percentage ive tried a fair bit but this is my first time using linux.
Ive gone into the power option and ...
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Are there any alternative time and date applets for Gnome Panel?
The default time and date applet for Gnome Panel (in Gnome Classic) is buggy and leaks memory. Are there any alternatives I can download? I'm looking for something that will display the current date ...
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Ubuntu One indicator applet not showing in XFCE
I have recently installed the Xubuntu desktop alongside Ubuntu on my netbook, as it's lighter. I also have the Ubuntu One indicator applet, which shows up fine in the Ubuntu desktop but is replaced by ...
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Displex terminal path issue
I last installed displex from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/displex/files/
Since then I've been having a small problem with my terminal. Each time I open my terminal while displex is running ...
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Is the CPU power management set permanently to Performance mode in 12.04?
after installing 12.04 from 11.04 and using the gnome-fallback desktop I installed the CPU scaler app in the top bar. It shows that my laptop is always running in Performance mode and never goes to On-...
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How to install Banco do Brasil security solution?
Banco do Brasil uses its own security solution. There's a lack of resources on getting that specific site (Brazilian's largest bank) working on Ubuntu, even in askubuntu.com, so I'm opening this ...
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How to log out if the session applet is missing from the top panel?
For some reason, sometimes when I log in the top panel applets appear garbled. For instance the session applet is missing its icon, and the current username is repeated twice. This doesn't happen very ...
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Is there any Ubuntu translation indicator?
For more precision:
I'm runnning Ubuntu 12.04
I'd like an indicator which shows up to the left of the date/volume/wifi icons
If possible I'd like to be able to change the translation language
The ...
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Panel applets are jumbled on login
Sometimes when I login, I see that the applets (notification area, evolution applet, session applet, indicator applet and workrave applet) are jumbled up - they appear in some random order.
Only ...
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How do I install the Hamster applet?
I want to add Hamster applet to my Ubuntu 11.04 installation, I am not able to right click panel and add applet to it.
Please let me know the exact method.
Sorry, But I am novice to linux.
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nm-applet gone?
nm-applet seems to have disappeared from my system. I am running 12.10. Here's what I get when I check my package manager logs:
☁ ~ grep network-manager /var/log/dpkg.log
2012-10-06 ...
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Are there search and dictionary panel applets available for Unity?
Is there a search applet like OS X's and is there a dictionary applet like in Xubuntu and Kubuntu? If so, how do I get them? By applets, I mean the ones on the panel
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Why do my applets randomly crash?
Ever since my upgrade to Natty Narwhal, applets (e.g, clock, weather indicator, indicator applet.) will crash the second I reach the desktop after logging into Ubuntu Classic. Which one is rather ...
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gnome-panel custom menu
I just reinstalled 10.04 and I can't for the life of me remember how I did this. I used to have an icon on my panel which, when clicked, would roll out a specific sub-menu found int he main menu.
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Running java applets in the browser [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install Java?
With my 12.04, if I point my browser (either firefox or chrome) to
http://www.java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp
it will say that java is not working....
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How to get a windows close/minimize buttons in top GNOME panel?
I want to get any application's close/minimize button in top gnome-panel. Please note that my top gnome-panel also has global-menu applet. Is there any app which can do that?
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shutdown bar is not appearing anywhere
i am using ubuntu 11.10 in GNOME interface and there is no shutdown bar/option appearing on desktop . I have also used some solutions just like:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/gnome3
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Why do indicator applets exist?
Why Ubuntu uses the Indicator Applet?
It loses a lot of usability, why made it when Gnome already have one?
Example
Without indicator applet:
Application is in the icon tray
Left click opens the ...
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Can't add NetworkManager applet to gnome panel
I have researched this problem extensively and I can't seem to find an answer. In Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, I want to connect to my VPN through the NetworkManager applet. I installed all the network manager ...
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How do I change the Deskbar Applet panel icon?
Is there any way, to change the Deskbar-applet-panel icon? I have checked in /usr/share/deskbar-applet/art, but none of those icons seem to change the panel icon or is there a different path for the ...
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How to get deskbar-applet in Xubuntu?
How to get deskbar-applet in Xubuntu? Or is there any alternative box where I can type for programs/files and they appear?
I've installed deskbar-applet but I don't think I can pin it to the Xubuntu ...
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Network up and down usage indicator
Is there an applet that shows an indicator on the top bar that shows the network up and down usage in kb/mb (not %)
I have come across "indicator-network" but apparently it has device issues?
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Add custom location in weather applet
I am trying to add a custom location to the Weather Report applet (also known as libgweather) in Ubuntu 11.04. I am using libgweather 2.30.3-1ubuntu1.1, the latest available version for Ubuntu 11.04.
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How do I get the Wicd manager to appear in the system tray?
I have a Lenovo S12 (Intel Atom) on which network Manager does not work.
I have replaced it with wicd, and accepted work·around.
With the traditioanl Gnome, the wicd connection would appear in the ...
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looking for a Gnome panel applet which can open and close the dvd/cd tray
I am looking for a Gnome panel applet which can open and close the dvd/cd tray , I am on Ubuntu 11.04 and use Gnome Classic desktop environment.
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How can I add a "force quit" button to my Unity top-bar?
The title says it all.
In olden times, one could right click the bar, go to "add to panel", and then add the "force quit" applet from the list. Apparently that doesn't work any more.
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In there an indicator applet for Gnome Panel 3? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I can't add a Indicator Applet to Panel in Gnome-Classic
I've been exploring Gnome Panel 3 in 11.10 for a while now, and I think it's really great. However, I would really ...
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What's new in Gnome Panel 3.2?
Gnome Panel, also known as Ubuntu/Gnome Classic, is available in a brand new version for Gnome 3. One of the things I like about it, is that when you use vertical panels, applets are made vertical as ...
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Indicator Applet Icons Spacing Too Large
I'm using Gnome Classic , Ubuntu 11.04. The icon spacing for the indicator applet icons is just too large. Is it me or has this happened to someone else? Has anyone found a fix?
Back in 10.10, a ppa ...
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Gwibber is not using Indicator Applet or loading on start up
I'm currently using the 10.10 beta of Ubuntu with the most recent updates installed. When I boot up the computer, gwibber fails to start up and when I do open it, it shows an icon in the notification ...
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How can I get a temperature sensor on my gnome panel in Ubuntu?
I would like a gnome applet that shows the current temperature inside the laptop. Currently I use gkrellm but it takes up too much space on my desktop.
I tried installing 'sensors-applet' but the ...
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missing inhibit sleep applet for unity
I am looking for an INHIBIT SLEEP applet for Ubuntu 11.10 unity, to enable me watching movies on Google without having to move the mouse or change power management.
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How to add a rich control(not just MenuItem) for a applet like Rhythmbox [closed]
I want to write a small tools in the form of Applet, but not just a "applet".
I want to show a listview or anything in the applet, unfortunly it seems that ONLY Menu/MenuItem can be add into applet.
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