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Peter
Asked: 2012-04-22 00:16:44 +0800 CST

How do I move the status icons to the top?

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I'm not sure of any of the terminology, so I'll have to explain things simply, to make sure you understand what I'm saying.

I'm using Gnome 3, and when I bring the mouse to the bottom right of the screen, a bar pops up, with icons of some things that are running in the background (at the moment, mine has "Update Manager", "Removable Devices", "caffeine-cup").

Is there any way to move these items to the bar at the top of the screen, alongside the icons for volume, network connectivity and universal access (how do I get rid of that btw)?

gnome gui

1 Answers

  1. Yes, there is! :)

    Install the extension Status Icon Fixer.

    Then go to the extension's file and edit with a text editor. 

    $HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]

    Or:

    /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]

    Inside extension.js you'll find a line like function enable() {.

    After that line, add a line with what you want to be on the top bar:

    StatusIconDispatcher.STANDARD_TRAY_ICON_IMPLEMENTATIONS['audacious'] = 'audacious';

    Remove audacious and put what you want.

    Another example:

    StatusIconDispatcher.STANDARD_TRAY_ICON_IMPLEMENTATIONS['dropbox'] = 'dropbox';
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