I played around some more and found out that the icon location I was using doesn't play nice when the nm-applet isn't in the indicator panel. So I found a better place for it and (tried to) improve the quality a little. (I tried to switch to SVG, but that seems to interfere with the 'connecting' animation.)
So, long story short these ones should be better. ** Attachment added: "New wireless VPN icons" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-icon-theme/+bug/772709/+attachment/3447259/+files/wireless-vpn-icons.tgz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772709 Title: Network Manager Icon Is not changin when VPN is connected (nm-device- wired-secure icon is missing) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/elementary-icon-theme/+bug/772709/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs