Showing active apps in the panel [Solved]

[dixonpete]

It used to be that if I had an application running, say SMPlayer for example, it would show as a 2nd icon on the panel ( I tend to launch apps from icons added to the panel).

I did something, and now I have to alt-tab to get to the app if it currently doesn't have focus. How do I restore that old functionality where the 2nd icon is there as well when active?

[Bald Brick]

It used to be that if I had an application running, say SMPlayer for example, it would show as a 2nd icon on the panel ( I tend to launch apps from icons added to the panel).

I did something, and now I have to alt-tab to get to the app if it currently doesn't have focus. How do I restore that old functionality where the 2nd icon is there as well when active?

Add the Smooth Tasks widget to the panel. (You must have removed it inadvertently. You could use the Task Manager widget instead but Smooth Tasks is more configurable.)

Edit:

If the widgets are locked, right-click somewhere on the desktop and click "Unlock Widgets".
Click the panel cashew.
Click "Add Widgets".
Navigate to Smooth Tasks and double-click it.
Drag the widget to wherever you want it on the panel.

[dixonpete]

Thanks for the tip and clarification. I really missed that functionality.