On Apr 18, 2011, at 04:11 PM, Alin-Andrei wrote: >>* The weather notifier is missing. I really like this little notifier so I >>know when to throw open the windows and get some fresh air! > >Install the "indicator-weather" package - it's in the official Natty repos >(universe).
Thanks, done. Now what? I don't know how to add indicators to the Unity top panel. System settings has nothing appropriate, and right-clicking on the panel does nothing. Please note, I'm deliberately trying to wear a newbie hat. >>* System monitor. I like this little applet because it gives me a quick >way >>to take the pulse of my system. How hard it's running, is there a lot of >>network activity going on, etc. > >For the CPU and memory usage you can use System Monitor Indicator [1] >>* Force quit. Some times you just need it and a kill -9 just isn't easy to >>get to. > >There's no appindicator for this, but you can create a .desktop file (just >copy any from /usr/share/applications/ on your desktop and edit it as a >template), and under "Exec" enter "xkill", then drag and drop this .desktop >file to the Unity launcher. Then to force an application to close, click >this icon, then click the window you want to close. > >I hope this helps :) It does, and thanks. But do understand that from a non-technical user's perspective, these are regressions from the classic desktop, both in missing features and the ability to add them to the top panel. -Barry
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