Same problem (blank space in the place of network manager icon in notification aera) here at almost every boot and login with Ubuntu amd64.
Removing then adding back notification aera or killing then reload nm- appplet works until next reboot or relogin. No link to nm-applet in ~/.config/autostart. -- nm-applet loaded, but icon not visible (karmic) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446093 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs