I'd like to have a Gmail notification service in my Epiphany indicator applet, without leaving Evolution open in the background all the time. Right now I only get notifications if Evolution is open. Strangely, this is not the case with Google calendars in Evolution — evolution can be closed yet I still get applet notifications through the clock/calendar applet.
Ubuntu – How to get Gmail notification in the indicator applet (without leaving Evolution open)
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There is no real solution except to wait for bug #44082 to be fixed. However, there is a (very hackish) workaround. Put your panel applets where you want them, then run gconftool-2 --dump /apps/panel panel_backup.xml. When the applets get messed up, run
gconftool-2 --load panel_backup.xml
killall gnome-panel
You can try typing this in a terminal:
/usr/lib/evolution-webcal/evolution-webcal ICAL_PRIVATE_ADDRESS
(where ICAL_PRIVATE_ADDRESS is the 
Private URL of the Google Calendar you want to add)
It only opens a dialog to confirm you want to add this calendar without opening the whole Evolution window, nor the first-run dialog which forces you to add your e-mail account even if you don't intend to use it.
This works with the Gnome 2 calendar applet and I guess it works also for natty's calendar indicator, as it is based on Evolution's calendars. Let me know if it works or not.
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Best Answer
Gmail Notifier is probably the best option for what you are trying to accomplish.