Disappearing icons

[JD]

On 04/16/2013 11:08 AM, JD wrote:
>
> 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.

Can anyone else help me get back the icons of the currently running 
apps  to re-appear in the Mate panel (which is normally the bottom panel).