> That is a network status indicator widget.  It is also
> what was
> responsible for the Qt connection warning messages that you
> were
> mentioning earlier.  It is supposed to let you know
> when you are accessing
> online files (e.g. via fish://, http://, ftp://, etc).

Okay. Is the icon supposed to blink or flash? Dance? I don't see the icon do anything when I surf the web.