Maximizing Rhythmbox

It seems that I'm always tweaking Rhythmbox and today is no exception!

Since replacing my Gnome-Panels with Avant Window Manager, I've gone without a notification applet (because AWN's is as dreary as Gnome's!) and that's a potential problem with Rhythmbox.

"From Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04) on, when launched Rhythmbox appears as an icon minimized in the notification area." Source

That's all very well, but if you don't have a notification area it's difficult to activate the Rhythmbox window!

Fortunately the fix is simple:

• Open gconfig
• Navigate to apps > rhythmbox > plugins > status-icon and check the window-visible option.

Easy - but it would have been even easier if the development team had put the option in the preferences menu.

Source & References:
Ubuntu Documentation Rhythmbox
Ubuntu Documentation GConfig Editor