Add icons under System Menu in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

Press Alt+F2,and type gconf-editor in pop-up window.Click Run and the Configuration Editor window should open up.

Now,navigate to “desktop -> gnome -> interface” and check the check-box behind “menus_have_icons” in right.

See the images for difference.

 

It is done.

 

 

Disable Pidgin Pop-Up Notification System

Notifications can be easily fixed by disabling the libnotify plugin within the Pidgin plugins manager. 

To disable this system go to Tools > Plugins and uncheck the checkbox next to “Libnotify Popups”.

Also, if you’d prefer, you can try to customize the pop-up behavior by selecting the “Configure Plugin” button.