Comment 39 for bug 627744

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Sandy Armstrong (sanfordarmstrong) wrote : Re: [Bug 627744] Re: Tomboy note names are blank in the Application Indicator fallback menu

On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 3:09 AM, Richard Lee (Canonical)
<email address hidden> wrote:
> This bug would not be an issue for me if I did not have two sets of
> notes.

Running two instances of Tomboy is not recommended or supported.

> I tried firing up my home notes first and then firing up the Indicator
> applet, but it doesn't run, hoping that the Indicator Applet would use
> instance of Tomboy using my home note. But I get the following error:
>
> "The panel encountered a problem while loading "OAFIID:TomboyApplet".

That's because Tomboy actively prevents you from running multiple
instances. If you are able to do it in any way, it is a bug that we
will attempt to fix.

> Can I get round this by compiling tomboy from source?

Try uninstalling the package and installing the 1.4.0 tarball from
GNOME FTP. It won't have the appindicator patch applied.