GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 542822
option to make xrandr status icon optional
Last modified: 2008-07-29 18:43:51 UTC
I'd love to have a notification in some situations ("hey! you plugged a beamer") but the new status icon is (another) abusive use of the notification area. As stated in gsd-xrandr-manager.c: /* FIXME: We may want to make this icon optional (with a GConf key, * toggled from a checkbox in gnome-display-properties. * * Or ideally, we should detect if we are on a tablet and only display * the icon in that case. */ I am of the opinion it should be disabled by default; I am adding this bug so I can keep track of the problem and provide a patch if I get some time.
I have to agree. I'm using the nv driver, so no xrandr and much less rotations. But I am still greeted by this useless icon. I think we may have to bite the bulled and have a [ ] Show an icon in the notification are option
"Me too". I am working in docked mode with an external TTF on my laptop, and I see this icon all the time. Hardware configuration is done so seldomly that it shouldn't be advertised so prominently in the panel, at least not permanently. That's why we have a System -> Preferences menu. Thank you for considering!
Ditto. Just kill the icon. Notification - win Status icon telling me that I have a monitor connected ("no, really?") - FAIL
Already in svn.