I encountered this problem.
On the Add to Panel menu, you can choose to add a notification area
to the panel, but it doesn't do anything except add some blank space
that makes the network icon move around in wonky ways. Instead, you have
to add indicator applet, which seems to do the same thing
The dual screen issue seems to be a different one. Closing the bug since
the submitter didn't reply. Feel free to reopen with the required
details if you still have the bug though
** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = Invalid
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Notification Area doesn't work
I can (more or less) confirm this bug, since I have it too, but ONLY on
my secondary monitor. On my first monitor everything seems fine when I
start apps like gaim etc. which show up in the notification area. Even
if I use 'alltray', it confirms that I have no notification area on my
2nd monitor.
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8198213/Dependencies.txt
** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8198214/ProcMaps.txt
** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8198215/ProcStatus.txt
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Notification
Thank you for your bug. Are you sure you added the notification area
correctly? Could you make a screenshot of it with the about box opened?
** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided = Low
Assignee: (unassigned) = Ubuntu Desktop Bugs
Status: New = Incomplete
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