=== modified file 'disper-applet/src/disper-applet.py'
--- disper-applet/src/disper-applet.py	2010-02-02 19:32:04 +0000
+++ disper-applet/src/disper-applet.py	2010-08-23 08:56:23 +0000
@@ -47,23 +47,23 @@
             #
             # I did not find any documentation for this method.
             #
-        applet.set_background_widget(applet)
-
-        self.__applet = applet
-        self.__applet.set_tooltip_text(_('Disper Applet'))
-
-        self.__create_ppmenu()
-        #self.__create_menu()
-        self.__construct_widgets()
-
-        self.__applet.connect('destroy', self.__cb_destroy)
-        self.__applet.show_all()
+        #applet.set_background_widget(applet)
+
+        #self.__applet = applet
+        #self.__applet.set_tooltip_text(_('Disper Applet'))
+
+        #self.__create_ppmenu()
+        self.__create_menu()
+        #self.__construct_widgets()
+
+        #self.__applet.connect('destroy', self.__cb_destroy)
+        #self.__applet.show_all()
 
     # Helper initialization methods        
     def __create_menu(self):
         print '__create_menu: in the menu!'
         self.__menu = gtk.Menu()
-        self.__menu.set_title(_('Manage displays'))        
+        #self.__menu.set_title(_('Manage displays'))        
         test = MyDisplays()
         lstDisplays =  test.getDisplays()
                                        
@@ -126,9 +126,16 @@
             self.__menu.append(expand_item)
 
         self.__menu.show_all()
-        self.__menu.attach_to_widget(self.__applet, None)
-        
-        
+        #self.__menu.attach_to_widget(self.__applet, None)
+        
+        import appindicator
+        ind = appindicator.Indicator ("disper",
+              'disper',
+              appindicator.CATEGORY_APPLICATION_STATUS)
+        ind.set_status (appindicator.STATUS_ACTIVE)
+        ind.set_menu(self.__menu)
+        gtk.main()
+
     def __create_ppmenu(self):
         menu_xml = '''
             <popup name='button3'>
@@ -266,7 +273,8 @@
     logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
     try:
-        main(sys.argv)
+        #main(sys.argv)
+        DisperApplet(None, None)
     except SystemExit:
         # no error on sys.exit() for Python 2.4 and below
         pass