[SOLVED] How do I restore notifications from nm-applet

xflow7 · 10-01-2012, 05:40 AM

Hi all,

I'm using XFCE in Slackware 14.0. I accidentally clicked "Don't show this message again" or whatever it is on the network connected notification message. Now I can't for the life of me figure out how to get the notifications back.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Dave

smallpond · 10-01-2012, 03:59 PM

From the command line run: nm-connection-editor
Edit a managed configuration and save. This should get nm-applet to be auto-started. If not try running nm-applet from the commmand line and see if it gives an error.

xflow7 · 10-03-2012, 09:09 AM

Thanks for replying.

For clarification, the problem isn't that nm-applet isn't running - it is. The problem is that it no longer displays the pop-up notification messages when it connects to the wireless network. I am trying to find out how to get the notification messages back.

Thanks,

Dave

allend · 10-03-2012, 10:33 AM

I had your problem but I am not exactly sure how I fixed it.
Check the contents of the ~/.gconf/apps/nm-applet directory.
I seem to recall some extra lines in the %gconf.xml file.

BobSwi · 10-03-2012, 12:16 PM

Also maybe if you go into the Panel preferences and edit the Notification Area, there are checkboxes for hidden.

xflow7 · 10-03-2012, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allend

I had your problem but I am not exactly sure how I fixed it.
Check the contents of the ~/.gconf/apps/nm-applet directory.
I seem to recall some extra lines in the %gconf.xml file.

Gold star for you! That was it.

Thanks much.

ETA: This suggestion gave me +5 Google Fu and allowed me to discover a higher-level way to do this. I'm adding it here for the benefit of anyone who comes across this in the future. You can also use the gconftool-2 command as follows:

Code:

$ gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/nm-applet/disable-connected-notifications false

Dave