Both the Enable Indicators and the Enable Advanced Menu in Mate Tweak under the Interface tab are disabled and I can’t set them on. Why is that and how can I activate these options back on?
I’ve found they get disabled after I save my own panel layout. When you switch back to one of the default layouts then those options are re-enabled, but you lose your customizations.
And are you logged in as “Guest” or normal user?.
You are right, I’m sorry.
I’m using Ubuntu MATE 16.04 64-bit with the default MATE 1.12.1
This happens regardless of the window manager I choose, if that makes a difference. Currently on Marco (Software), because the other two create problems of one sort or another.
@wolfman, It’s the standard sudoer account that I set up during the Ubuntu MATE installation process.
All working fine here!, have you done a full system update?:
Thank you for that. I bookmarked the link and will get to it when I have a chance.
I have noticed that as well.
That happens to me too.
I think it’s intentional the option is greyed out.
Changing panel layouts (and toggling checkboxes) assume a stock “unmodified” panel and any change ends up replacing the existing layout for that stock panel with those desired options.
After saving a custom panel, it could have been radically customised that it’s no longer the “base panel” that was originally selected… so MATE Tweak doesn’t really know.
So instead, to properly disable/enable indicators, the panel needs replacing and that’ll destroy any customisation. I believe toggling the option makes changes in the background (for example, so that the correct sound applet/indicator appears)
I have no doubt this is the intended behavior. But IMHO this would be a good place to improve user feedback.
How about a tooltip that pops up and says “This option has been frozen in your customized panel layout” or something like that?
Cheers