dannemil | # 1 | 2008-12-10, 22:58 | Report

I installed the advanced backlight options app, which then removed my connections manager icon from the system tray. I uninstalled the backlight options app, but I can't get the connections manager tray icon back. I use that to connect to available wifi, so I'd rather not have to open it each time as a separate app. Can someone tell me how to get that icon back in the systray?

EIPI | # 2 | 2008-12-10, 23:54 | Report

Settings->Control Panel->Panels->Status Bar
Then click on Connection

dannemil | # 3 | 2008-12-11, 02:05 | Report

Thanks very much for the quick reply.

dannemil | # 4 | 2008-12-11, 16:19 | Report

I spoke too soon. When I go to the Status Bar setting, it shows the Connection option, but it will not accept a click. In other words, I cannot click this option for the status bar. Other option can be clicked on and off, but not the Connection option.

Is there somewhere else that resets this to allow me to make this show up in the Status Bar?

qwerty12 | # 5 | 2008-12-11, 16:43 | Report

As root, edit the file /usr/share/applications/hildon-status-bar/hildon-status-bar-internet.desktop and place a '#' in front of the line "Mandatory=true", making it "#Mandatory=true" and then you can toggle the icon through the control panel.

dannemil | # 6 | 2008-12-11, 17:23 | Report

That fixed it - thanks again.

Den in USA | # 7 | 2008-12-11, 17:32 | Report

What application is the easiest to use to edit that file. Can I use Leafpad?

qwerty12 | # 8 | 2008-12-11, 17:34 | Report

Sure, I used vi but leafpad should work fine. If you do use leafpad to edit as root, make sure you prefix the leafpad command with "run-standalone.sh".

dannemil | # 9 | 2008-12-11, 17:43 | Report

I installed nano and used that to edit the file as root. If you can launch leafpad as root, then you could use it.

otherwise, to install nano

change to root then

apt-get install nano

if you get unmet dependencies, than you can try

apt-get -f install

the retry to install nano

If you are not familiar with nano, here is a tutorial

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nano-basics-guide.xml

It's pretty easy to use. Just arrow around in the file to get to where you want to edit, then CNTRL-o to save or CNTRL-x to exit without saving.