Thers is a patch:
diff --git indicator-applet/src/applet-main.c indicator-applet/src/applet-main.c --- indicator-applet/src/applet-main.c +++ indicator-applet/src/applet-main.c @@ -362,6 +362,21 @@ accessible_desc_update (IndicatorObject return; } +static gboolean +do_menu_reposition(gpointer menu) +{ + gtk_widget_set_size_request(menu, -1, -1); + g_timeout_add(20, gtk_menu_reposition, menu); + return 0; +} + +static void +on_menuitem_show (GtkMenuItem *menuitem, gpointer menu) +{ + gtk_widget_set_size_request(menu, -1, 350); + g_idle_add(do_menu_reposition, menu); +} + static void entry_added (IndicatorObject * io, IndicatorObjectEntry * entry, GtkWidget * menubar) { @@ -435,6 +450,7 @@ entry_added (IndicatorObject * io, Indic if (entry->menu != NULL) { gtk_menu_item_set_submenu(GTK_MENU_ITEM(menuitem), GTK_WIDGET(entry->menu)); + g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(menuitem), "activate", G_CALLBACK(on_menuitem_show), entry->menu); } place_in_menu(menubar, menuitem, io, entry); ** Patch added: "indicator-applet-scroll-arrows.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-applet/+bug/965953/+attachment/3153247/+files/indicator-applet-scroll-arrows.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/965953 Title: indicator applet with scroll arrows Status in GTK+ GUI Toolkit: Invalid Status in Indicator Applet: Confirmed Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The indicator applet, installed by default in classic session of Precise, appears with just some up and down scroll arrows, and I have to scroll down before it fills in and shows the 3 items, and then the scroll arrows disappear. Is it possible to fix this annoying behaviour? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-panel 1:3.4.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Mar 27 08:39:06 2012 SourcePackage: gnome-panel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtk/+bug/965953/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp