After extensive google-ing, and A LOT of trial and error, I FINALLY figured out how to implement the patch. Since others have requested instructions, but nobody was kind enough to post them, I WILL. That said, I'm sure that there's an easier way than then the one I am about to provide, so I welcome people to post improvements to my methodology. Well, here it is:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- In the terminal type ----- wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/indicator-applet_0.4.12.orig.tar.gz tar -xzf indicator-applet_0.4.12.orig.tar.gz cd indicator-applet-0.4.12/src gedit applet-main.c ----- search for ----- g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(menuitem), MENU_DATA_INDICATOR_ENTRY, entry); g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(menuitem), MENU_DATA_INDICATOR_OBJECT, io); return; } ----- and replace it with ----- g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(menuitem), MENU_DATA_INDICATOR_ENTRY, entry); g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(menuitem), MENU_DATA_INDICATOR_OBJECT, io); gtk_widget_set_name(GTK_WIDGET (menuitem), "fast-user-switch- menuitem"); return; } ----- then search for ----- " GtkWidget::focus-line-width = 0\n" " GtkWidget::focus-padding = 0\n" " GtkMenuItem::horizontal-padding = 0\n" "}\n" "widget \"*.fast-user-switch-applet\" style \"indicator-applet-style\"" "widget \"*.fast-user-switch-menuitem\" style \"indicator-applet-menuitem-style\"" ----- and replace it with ----- " GtkWidget::focus-line-width = 0\n" " GtkWidget::focus-padding = 0\n" " GtkMenuItem::horizontal-padding = 1\n" "}\n" "widget \"*.fast-user-switch-applet\" style \"indicator-applet-style\"" "widget \"*.fast-user-switch-menuitem\" style \"indicator-applet-menuitem-style\"" ----- then save the file and close gedit, and enter the following commands ----- cd .. sudo apt-get build-dep indicator-applet sudo apt-get install devscripts sudo ./configure sudo make sudo make install -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/527267 Title: Application Indicators too wide -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
