Denva, I change the graphics/text options by right-clicking in the icon, selecting "Preferences" from the top of the menu and changing the "Display Settings". The text is also available by hovering over the icon. Do these methods work for you?
** Changed in: gnome-applets (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- CPU applets do not show text https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/661774 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