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gnome-panel package

GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet missing from the "Add to Panel" dialog

Asked by Francis Bolduc

Binary package hint: gnome-panel

When I try to add an object to my Gnome Panel from the "Add to Panel" dialog, I cannot choose GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet. This means that if I ever remove GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet from the panel, I cannot add it back.

Tested on Lucid Alpha 3.

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This question was originally filed as bug #529525.

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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) said : 		#1

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#When%20not%20to%20file%20a%20bug.

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Francis Bolduc (fbolduc) said : 		#2

Hi Chris,

The issue I reported is not a question. I believe it is a bug; and a really easy one to fix.

When right-clicking on the gnome-panel, then clicking on the "Add to Panel...", the Add to Panel dialog appears. It is possible from this dialog to add new stuff into the gnome-panel.

However, the "User Switcher" item in the Add to Panel dialog does not add the right entry into the gnome-panel.

The entry added to the gnome-panel is:

GNOME_FastUserSwitchAppletGdm

But it should be:

GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet

That is the bug.

Regards,
Francis

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Francis Bolduc (fbolduc) said : 		#3

Actually, as Sebastien Bacher pointed out to me, the Fast User Switcher is available in the applet list under another name. It's called "Indicator Applet Session".