Looks like you are not using the indicator-applet ? The icon is supposed to be used only in the panel. The indicator applet uses the monochrome icons , since it detects the icons with *-panel names.
If you are using the icons in earlier versions than Lucid , in Karmic , you will notices such problem , the applet needs to be fixed to use the -panel icons ** Changed in: ubuntu-mono (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Package changed: ubuntu-mono (Ubuntu) => gnome-applets (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gnome-applets (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- gnome-volume-control-applet shows humanity icon instead of mono https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563641 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