UPDATE: After restarting my system, the notification area returned to normal.
However, I believe that Douglas Moyes's problem is different than mine. Douglas, you may go through the applications that give the system tray icon in the window and check the preferences. See whether or not there's an option for not displaying the system tray icon. I know there is in Pidgin. ** Description changed: Affects Ubuntu 8.04: - After removing the notification area from the GNOME panel, it will pop - up as a very small window (complete with the X window manager controls) - on the desktop. + After removing the annoying notification area from the GNOME panel, it + will pop up as a very small window (complete with the X window manager + controls) in random places on the desk top. Close the window, and it'll + pop up again. Extremely annoying. This wasn't the case in earlier + versions of Ubuntu. The problem is, this little window doesn't even + provide any useful information-- it's just there. Oh, did I mention it's + annoying? - Upon putting the Notification Area back onto the bar, the system tray - icons do not return to the notification area. + As a side note, it's possible to remove all panels, which makes it a wee + bit difficult to add a new one... -- Gnome "Notification Area" pops up as a small window when removed from the panel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252177 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
