What is the difference between Indicator Plugin and Notification Area?
- by Angelo
I don't really understand why Ubuntu has two "notification area" style things that seem to serve the same functionality.
I can't use only one because some of the programs seem to only work with Notification Area (e.g. Orage) and some only work with Indicator Plugin (e.g. indicator-sound). I noticed that the network manager applet will prefer to insert itself into Indicator Plugin and if that isn't available, try Notification Area.
I don't understand why we have/need both? Is it normal to keep both running?