Alex Beels,

    Thanks for the walkthrough; I'm going to try it this weekend!  :)

- david matson


On 01/05/2011 06:22 AM, Alex Beels wrote:
> @matsonfamily: To replace indicator-applet with indicator-applet-
> complete:,
>
> 1) Install indicator-applet-complete.
> 2) Remove both indicator-applet (the mail icon) and indicator-session (the 
> on-off button) from the gnome panel.
>     (Right click on icon, and choose "Remove From Panel" from the menu.)
> 3) Add indicator-applet-complete to the gnome panel.
>     (Right click on panel background, and choose "Add to Panel..." from the 
> menu.)
>
> The important part is to prevent indicator-applet from running in your
> session.  There is no need to remove it from your machine.
>
> If you do not remove indicator-session from your session, you will end
> up with two on-off buttons on your panel, which won't kill you.
> However, I don't remember what happens to the conflicting Super+s
> shortcut if you leave indicator-session running.  (I have since gotten
> so frustrated with the whole indicator-* family that I have removed them
> entirely.  I just use the old fashioned logout menu and volume controls
> now, and I am much happier.  Maybe the next step is to get rid of the
> rest of Gnome...)
>
> I did not test running /usr/bin/gtk-window-decorator by hand after
> indicator-applet to see if it would steal back the key bindings. I just
> observed inconsistent behavior with the bindings and looked at the
> position of indicator in the execution order in each case.  Perhaps
> there is something deeper going on than simply execution order.
>

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Title:
  Indicator-applet forcibly overrides Super+m key combo

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