Kris Warkentin wrote: > Ross Burton wrote: >> Applications which *depend* on a status/notification/whatever you want >> to call it area are buggy, plain and simple. AFAIK you can remove the >> notification area in all major free desktops so if you find an >> application which tries to "minimize to the status area" when the status >> area doesn't exist, file a bug report. > > I think that we're arguing over semantics at this point. All of these > applications _RUN_. If I run pidgin and there's no tray, when I close > it, it exits. If there's a tray, it minimizes to the tray. There is no > bug there.
There is a difference between semantics and what you want. The developers need to invest extra time to make (arguably non-compliant and broken or not) applications work because they're being put into a windowing system which is new. This needs thought, effort, and most of all, time. The problem will get fixed. You could suggest the issue perhaps also to (your favorite project) maintainers as they might just be able to do something sensible if the systray is not present. Like, not actually hiding yourself or exiting. For now, when you run pidgin/skype, I suggest not minimizing/closing it and just leaving it on it's own zone. On top of that, please file a bugzilla so we can track the issue. Cheers, Auke _______________________________________________ Moblin dev Mailing List [email protected] To manage or unsubscribe from this mailing list visit: http://lists.moblin.org/listinfo/dev or your user account on http://moblin.org once logged in. For more information on the Moblin Developer Mailing lists visit: http://moblin.org/community/mailing-lists
