no notifications -due to absent top panel?

[alegro]

I installed Specto and created 2 watches. One for a gmail account, and
one for a website. Both have changed since then but I have not
received any notifications. There are no errors in the error log.

I think it might have something to do with the fact that I eliminated
the top panel on the desktop (Ubuntu 9.04) I did this long before
installing Specto. Would this somehow prevent Specto from functioning?
Its logs indicate that it is doing its tasks, but I don't see the
notifications.

[Jeff Fortin]

Hi, what version is this, specto 0.2.x or 0.3.x?
And yeah, if you deleted your top panel, that means you also deleted the "notification area" applet; re-add it to your panel applets, I'm guessing that's your problem.

[alegro]

Its version 0.2.2. I added the notifcation area to the lower panel. I
haven't seen any notifications yet. The pages have changed.

[Jeff Fortin]

Please use the 0.3.x version available in recent ubuntu releases or our PPA, the 0.2.x series are way too old and buggy.

[Scott]

Thanks for replying. Do I need a newer (9.10) version of Ubuntu to use 0.3.x?  I've never used a PPA and I don't know what that is.

[Jeff Fortin]

Well yes, if you can use Ubuntu 9.10 (or 10.04 when it comes out) it would be the 0.3.1 version of specto. Otherwise, a PPA is simply a special, third-party repository. We have two, see http://specto.sourceforge.net/?go=download

[Scott]

SOLVED: Specto is now working great. As your advice, I added the "notifcations area" applet to my lower panel (Ubuntu 9.04), and used the PPA to upgrade to Specto 0.3.1  Thanks.