The latest testing version of popular cloud storage service Dropbox has introduced indicator applet support and, what will surely be music to icon-set makers ears’ everywhere ” the ability to finally customize the dropbox tray icon!
Other fixes in the 0.8 series â” codenamed Rainbow Shell â” include improved startup time for large dropboxes, a new status UI that informs you of errors when files fail to upload/download and numerous stability fixes all across the board.
Download
If you’re feeling eager you can test the latest version of Dropbox that features the new dropbox application indicator â” by installing it from the source tarbells below.
Linux 64bit: http://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-0.8.55.tar.gz
Linux 32bit: http://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86-0.8.55.tar.gz
Installation
To run dropbox extract the tarbell to your home folder, open a terminal and type: –
- cd
- nohup .dropbox-dist/dropbox &
To customize the icons simply change those in the ~./dropbox-dist/icons folder with appropriately designed ones.