System tray icons disappearing

[andrewdavidwong]

Qubes OS version (e.g., R3.1):

R3.2-rc2

Problem description:

Multiple users have reported system tray icons "disappearing" while using the i3 window manager:

• https://groups.google.com/d/topic/qubes-users/pRE0yr_EnIQ/discussion
• https://groups.google.com/d/topic/qubes-users/nN7JWaQggZQ/discussion

And under Xfwm4:

• System tray icons disappearing #2242 (comment)

And under KDE:

• systray app not opening as systray icon but big window #2268

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Possibly related issues:

#2216, #2264, #2268

[cyrinux]

Hi, I can confirm this too

[KuroSaru]

Can confirm the same issue, normally i find it happens mostly if i have to restart i3 window manager.

[plushambush]

I can confirm tray icons regularly disappear from notification area when using xfwm4 too.
Skype (mostly), Pidgin, NM, even Qubes manager
3.2rc2

[andrewdavidwong]

I can confirm tray icons regularly disappear from notification area when using xfwm4 too.
Skype (mostly), Pidgin, NM, even Qubes manager
3.2rc2

Thanks; updated. Is that Xfwm4 under Xfce4?

[adrelanos]

(debian 8; KDE) Happened to me also during being affected by #2268. During that time the Qubes VM Manger (QVMM) systray was completely gone.

[plushambush]

Thanks; updated. Is that Xfwm4 under Xfce4?
That's right. It is xfwm4 under xfce4