Re: how to suppress icons in systray ? sorta half-solved

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Anno domini 2023 Fri, 21 Apr 08:34:20 -0700
 William Morder via tde-users scripsit:
>
> On Friday 21 April 2023 07:59:21 Michael via tde-users wrote:
>
> > > > > this is strange, because ksystraycmd is a utility to start
> > > > > applications and keep them running in the systray.
> > > > >
> > > > > I wonder why you don't find out what is starting smplayer in
> > > > > ksystraycmd and fix it there instead
> > > >
> > > > But the applications do keep running. It's just those extra ghost icons
> > > > that serve no real purpose. I don't want them.
> > >
> > > appications register themselfs als "I have a super importenat systray
> > > icon", this not something the systray does by its self. IMO you'll have
> > > to go through the applications settings and disable systray integration.
> >
> > I agree with Nik, especially in the case of SMPlayer.  It's a configure
> > option inside the app itself.
>
> As I said earlier, I do configure some apps to dock themselves in the system
> tray, and I want them there. I don't want uninvited guests, nor the
> reduplication of those useless ghost icons.
>
> I am pretty sure that I never deliberately configured any apps to do that, but
> I could be wrong. Only grep and time will tell.

Most likely you did not. NBu genuis of app developpers is unmatched in this universe, so their applications tend to grow cthuluian tentacles when they mature.

>
> >
> > > >  Especially, as I said,
> > > > when I get my systray full of half a dozen or more of them, and often
> > > > they are all icons for, say, smplayer, yet they actually represent
> > > > other applications.
> >
> > That would be a bug.
> >
> > Unless you've specifically gone into each app and manually changed its
> > icon, which sounds really doubtful.  Or you have SMPlayer configured to
> > have multiple instances running at the same time. [Options >> Preferences
> > >> Interface, tab Instances]
> >
> > If it persists, try to make a screenshot of it with 3+ duplicates.  Then
> > add a bug to bugzilla including which apps are behind the duplicite icons.
> >
> > Best,
> > Michael
>
> Will try to get a screenshot of that behavior. It usually happens when I am in
> a kind of wild burst of creativity, where I am clicking to open one
> application or file after another. Then I might have several different items
> open in quick succession, but they all get tagged with the same ghost icon,
> whatever it may be, as that's totally random.
>
> Bill
>
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