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The abuse comes from random applications that like to sit in your system tray. Looking right now I just notice Akregator, an application I launched probably a
by icefox 17y ago
The abuse comes from random applications that like to sit in your system tray. Looking right now I just notice Akregator, an application I launched probably a month ago is sitting in my system tray. Pidgin also has something there. I can't tell Gnome not to allow those apps in the tray.
- viraptor 17y agoYou're not convincing... If you're not using Akregator, why don't you close it? Pidgin has a setting in (translating into English - text might be different) Tools -> Preferences -> Show icon in the notification area - choose "Never". It could be argued that the default Pidgin behaviour (enabling the icon) is good, because many people expect only the icon, not the whole communicator to be visible while they work.
- astine 17y agoI shouldn't have to set a setting for the close button to close an application. I hate applications that do this becasue they defy my expectations when I use them. Pidgin may just happen to have a 'behave normally' setting. But not all applications will, and certainly they won't all have the same way to set it. I find that, in general, it's a better use of my time to avoid applications that do this, than try to figure out each one individually and make it behave the way I want.
- viraptor 17y agoIsn't the close button issue completely unrelated to the notification area issue? They don't depend on each other. Rhythmbox has the notification icon, but closes on 'X'-click.
- mhansen 17y agoWhen I click the 'x'-button on rhythmbox, it doesn't quit, it stays open in the notification area. Ubuntu 10.04