Turns out it's fixable directly in nm-applet by doing this the Right Way. Marking the dbusmenu task invalid.
Marking as in progress since I already have code ready that turns the icons back on: http://twitpic.com/3n0a95. ** Changed in: libdbusmenu (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (mathieu-tl) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683896 Title: No signal strength icons in list of available wireless connections -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs