#appindicator

Lately, I use openvpn often. Before, after connecting to vpn I always went to https://www.whatismyip.com/ to checkout if everything works fine. Or many times happened that I woke up computer and I didn't remember if I am behind vpn or not.

For the purpose of quick visual check, I have created simple GTK appindicator tool which is requesting IP geolocation from service http://www.telize.com/ in one second periods.

From the json response it will use country code to change icon accordingly. Menu I populated additionally with IP address.

Previously ranted about the blind alley Ubuntu 11.04 seemed to be leading us when it comes to some applications not being ready yet for the dropping of system tray.  What I should have done is press on. There are posts about editing a white list with a recommended GUI tool to help us out here, here and here.

Like everything in Linux, there's a configuration file for it, if you can find it and if you have the inclination to go ninja. If not then there's dconf-editor.

Download dconf-tools from Software Center.

Navigate to desktop>unity>panel. Add your application in the white list. Then close the window. No save button. mmm.

So far I have added Shutter, Dropbox and Keepassx in the white list.

Before...