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Bug 758677 - GtkStatusIcon: Don't silently fail under Wayland breaking some applications
GtkStatusIcon: Don't silently fail under Wayland breaking some applications
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Backend: Wayland
3.18.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
: 749074 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks: WaylandRelated
 
 
Reported: 2015-11-25 20:46 UTC by Christian Stadelmann
Modified: 2018-05-02 16:51 UTC
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Description Christian Stadelmann 2015-11-25 20:46:15 UTC 
some applications use(d) to minimize or close to tray. GtkStatusIcon is deprecated in Gtk 3.14. Using a GtkStatusIcon silently fails if Gtk is running with a wayland backend. This breaks some applications (e.g. redshift, exaile, transmission, …).

Can you please add some code to not fail silently?

Gtk3 could e.g. display a warning message that tray icons are not supported. I know that this is not a good idea, but I don't have something better.
Comment 1 Michael Catanzaro 2016-08-01 00:35:23 UTC 
(In reply to Christian Stadelmann from comment #0)
> Gtk3 could e.g. display a warning message that tray icons are not supported.
> I know that this is not a good idea, but I don't have something better.

This seems like a fine solution to me; it would be a big mistake to support status icons in Wayland.
Comment 2 Strangiato 2016-08-15 18:28:03 UTC 
(In reply to Michael Catanzaro from comment #1)
> it would be a big mistake to support status icons in Wayland.

was you ironic? I hope so.
Comment 3 Michael Catanzaro 2016-08-15 19:12:20 UTC 
(In reply to Strangiato from comment #2)
> was you ironic?

Nope. GtkStatusIcon has been deprecated for years. Applications can use notifications instead.
Comment 4 Juraj Fiala 2016-10-12 18:57:49 UTC 
*** Bug 749074 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-02 16:51:28 UTC 
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