You need to run it from the command line, and then add it to the panel - otherwise it will sit there doing nothing as you observed, waiting to be added to the panel. Please try running it from the command-line, then add it to the panel, and post back the output.
-- Applet crash at startup https://launchpad.net/bugs/51575 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
