I find the hp-systray annoying too. Especially since I found it just now
using 100% CPU (at the same time NOT appearing on screen. I had to kill
it the process from the command line. (It didn't help that under top,
it listed as "python" not as "hp-systray", but that's bug #463203)
On the other hand I do use a HP printer, so I'm quite happy to have
hplip installed and hp-systray available when I need it.
The reason it pops up automatically is that it's registered in the
start-up list for Gnome sessions. I think this is done by the hplip-gui
package, via /etc/xdg/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop (so it should
affect all desktop environments that support the FreeDesktop format, not
just Gnome).
I guess it makes sense for hplip-systray.desktop to be enabled at
start-up (otherwise, "why install it?"), though this question is
debatable. Either way it's a simple matter to disable the automatic
hp-systray from the Gnome preferences:
System->Preferences->Sessions,
in the "Startup Programs" tab, unclick the "HP System Tray Service", and
then the annoying little hp-systray will not bother you again.
Drew
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