Background expansion icon is not visible when it is disabled by default
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Description
When I install the latest snapshot (20170525-cc25a27f87) on a fresh Ubuntu 14.04.4 VirtualBox VM, upon the first start, the background expansion icon (the little red circle in the lower right corner) is not visible.

Even after selecting a language with ctrl+L, and pressing F5 to run the program, the icon still does not show up. Same thing after typing an expression in the definitions window. DrRacket has to be restarted for the icon to show up.

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Research direction
Reproduce the missing background expansion icon in DrRacket using the reported snapshot on a fresh Ubuntu 14.04.4 VM, then try Ctrl+L, F5, and entering an expression in the definitions window. No source file or test is named; done means the icon appears without restarting after these actions.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100