[15:05] <LaserJock> does anybody know what I need to do to get the unity sidebar to recognize an app?
[15:05] <LaserJock> I'm guessing I need a .desktop file somewhere
[15:16]  * LaserJock blows into the mic, "is this thing on?"
[15:17] <jcastro> it's on, I just don't think anyone's around, heh
[15:18] <jcastro> LaserJock: my unity isn't running very well at all so I've been on normal desktop for a bit
[15:22] <seb128> njpatel, ^
[15:22] <seb128> should Jason be on this channel?
[15:22] <seb128> LaserJock, it's using bamf for it
[15:23] <seb128> which I think need a desktop entry to do a nice job
[15:23] <seb128> LaserJock, but it works for others applications which don't have one
[15:24] <njpatel> LaserJock, it is a bug that should be fixed with Monday's releases
[15:25] <njpatel> LaserJock, you shouldn't require a .desktop file (although it helps to have a nice icon etc), but the code to deal with the "no desktop file" situation had a bug in it
[15:35] <LaserJock> njpatel: oh, ok, awesome
[15:35] <LaserJock> is #ayatana and ayatana mailing-list still the best for Unity?
[15:36] <seb128> I guess it is yes
[15:36] <LaserJock> I really wish there could be some sort of ubuntu-netbook channels
[15:36] <seb128> because that one has so much activity it's hard to filter topics? ;-)
[15:40] <LaserJock> not so much on IRC
[15:41] <LaserJock> but I avoid the mailing list like the plague
[15:41] <LaserJock> Ayatana is way more than Unity and ubuntu-netbook
[15:41] <LaserJock> but you're right, this channel isn't exactly #ubuntu
[19:30] <mxpxpod> I installed the application menu yesterday and it worked pretty well, but then I did an update this morning and now no menus get sucked into it... is this a known problem?
[19:32] <jcastro> after you update did you log out and back in?
[19:32] <mxpxpod> yup
[19:33] <mxpxpod> I just did it
[19:33] <jcastro> what versions of indicator-appmenu and appmenu-gtk to you have?
[19:35] <mxpxpod> indicator-appmenu: 0.0.8-0lucid1
[19:35] <mxpxpod> appmenu-gtk: 0.1.1-0lucid1
[19:38] <jcastro> hmm
[19:38] <jcastro> mxpxpod: can you file a bug please?
[19:38] <jcastro> -appmenu didn't change so please file it against "appmenu-gtk"
[19:38] <mxpxpod> jcastro: sure... do you need to know gtk versions and all that?
[19:38] <jcastro> mxpxpod: yeah report it with ubuntu-bug and it should grab all that
[19:39] <jcastro> ubuntu-bug appmenu-gtk
[19:39] <mxpxpod> it's telling me it can't be reported because it's not a genuine ubuntu package
[19:40] <jcastro> bah, that's right
[19:40] <jcastro> ok just file it by hand and include the information that you think is relevant
[19:40] <jcastro> mention that it was working until appmenu-gtk: 0.1.1-0lucid1
[19:41] <mxpxpod> aha, wait
[19:42] <mxpxpod> I have the gnome-shell PPA installed, which looks like it overrode the une PPA's gtk
[19:47] <jcastro> ah yeah
[19:47] <jcastro> that'll do it
[19:47] <mxpxpod> I'm in the process of downgrading as we speak ;)
[19:48] <jcastro> both -shell and unity are pretty fast moving and their deps are fast moving, mixing the PPAs is probably bad
[19:49] <mxpxpod> yeah ;)
[19:49] <mxpxpod> is there a quick way to downgrade these packages?
[19:50] <jcastro> there's a tool called ppa purge in one of the xorg edgers PPAs
[19:50] <jcastro> ymmv, etc.
[19:50] <jcastro> <-- lunch, good luck!
[19:50] <mxpxpod> :) thanks
[20:11] <mxpxpod> jcastro: ok, that did it
[20:15] <mxpxpod> jcastro: thanks for the help