XChat integration with Unity

there is a way to add xchat icon in the Unity top panel, so when you hit X it minimizes there. By default it will disappear and you will not be able to activate it.

Solution:
Launch "dconf-editor" , navigate to desktop.unity.panel in tree edit "systray-whitelist" to put 'xchat' to list.

you also need integration with Unity : sudo apt-get install xchat-indicator

To have notifications: do right click on channel, menu "Extra Allerts", and select all sub menus ("Beep on message", "Blink Tray Icon", "Blink Task Bar"). You will see blinking messages at icon that you allowed in dconf-editor.

Hint: to rejoin to few channel on startup, you need to join that channel and then in left tree of channels by means of right click add them to Favorite.

How to remove Switch Workspace icon on Launcher panel in ubuntu 12.04

I have never understand why it is impossible to remove from Launcher panel(vertical panel) Trash icon and Switch Workspace icon, most people do not use them and for some people it is even dangerous.

Here is a way to remove Switch Workspace icon:
1) Apply updated for 12.04 at least for December 1, on clean 12.04 this approach did not work for me.
2) Aplly following commands, copy-paste from here.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ikarosdev/unity-revamped 
sudo apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade

3) Restart the system and open

ccsm

, go to

Ubuntu Unity Plugin

switch to the

Experimental

tab and turn off

Show "Expo Icon" in the launcher

.

Trash icon still at panel :(, If you know how to remove it, please let me know.


Update: for 13.04 - there will be standard way to do this, link.