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I normally start Skype and it appears in the upper panel and works. But now when I start it, it doesn't appear! But it works like normal. Stackapplet is appearing in the panel.

My whitelist: ['JavaEmbeddedFrame', 'Mumble', 'Wine', 'Skype', 'hp-systray', 'scp-dbus-service', 'jupiter']

I've tried

  • to remove jupiter

  • to purge skype

  • to delete the panel and create a new one

This is how it looks right now. all my other applications work except Skype. enter image description here

I guess this is not a normal message to get when I type: skype -version ?!

Skype version: 2.2.0.35

Alvar
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  • Is it a 1x1 pixel dot now, or really gone? This is a known bug and if you have the single pixel icon carefully right-click it, quit Skype, and when you restart Skype it should be back to normal. More info here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/43280/how-can-i-get-the-skype-notification-back-in-the-system-tray – Tom Brossman Dec 27 '11 at 17:25
  • @TomBrossman it's **gone** – Alvar Dec 27 '11 at 17:26
  • @fossfreedom edited my question – Alvar Dec 27 '11 at 23:55
  • Have you recently added an application that would normally show up mnimized in the system tray? The reason why I ask - I've see some reports of QT apps causing issues when they minimize in Natty... Perhaps try disabling most/all of the startup apps except for skype and see if this resolve your issue - trial and error, readd each startup app one by one... – fossfreedom Dec 28 '11 at 09:15
  • @fossfreedom I will remove Jupiter from my computer to see if it helps... – Alvar Dec 28 '11 at 11:29
  • do you have skype running from startup applications? If you do, try removing it and starting skype manually. What happens if you do `killall -9 "notification-area-applet"` a couple of times - anything? Do you have by any chance an emerald base theme or just the standard ambiance/radiance theme? – fossfreedom Jan 06 '12 at 13:19
  • @fossfreedom I have the standard 11.04 theme with changed window borders, skype is not and have never been in my startup applications. all other applications that work in that panel show up. `notification-area-applet: no process found` with the `killall` command – Alvar Jan 06 '12 at 13:23
  • huh? Have you removed the notification area applet from the panel? – fossfreedom Jan 06 '12 at 13:26
  • @fossfreedom ehm, how will I know that? – Alvar Jan 06 '12 at 13:27
  • @fossfreedom DOH! I added it and now it works. create an answer if you want the rep, if not, I will. – Alvar Jan 06 '12 at 13:29

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Skype does not use the standard indicator-applet functionality in Natty to show its Icon.

Instead it requires the old Notification-Area-Applet (right click the Panel and "Add To Panel") for it to work correctly.

You can double check that this applet is running by running the following command in a terminal window:

killall -9 "notification-area-applet"

If it responds with a "notification-area-applet: no process found" error message then the applet is not running (i.e. has not been added to the gnome-panel)

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