i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:29:39 +0000Tray icons are missing in i3barhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/4/tray-icons-are-missing-in-i3bar/When i start `nm-applet` or other tray applications, I see that there is a black space in i3bar. When I click on it, everything works as expected, but the icon does not show.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:13:36 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4/tray-icons-are-missing-in-i3bar/Answer by Michael for <p>When i start <code>nm-applet</code> or other tray applications, I see that there is a black space in i3bar. When I click on it, everything works as expected, but the icon does not show.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4/tray-icons-are-missing-in-i3bar/?answer=5#post-id-5This is a known bug in GTK, see https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=673749 As a workaround, you can chose a bigger font size for i3bar, which will lead to a bigger tray area. See http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_fontMon, 04 Jun 2012 13:14:19 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4/tray-icons-are-missing-in-i3bar/?answer=5#post-id-5Comment by bruno.braga for <p>This is a known bug in GTK, see <a href="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=673749">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.c...</a></p> <p>As a workaround, you can chose a bigger font size for i3bar, which will lead to a bigger tray area. See <a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_font">http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_...</a></p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4/tray-icons-are-missing-in-i3bar/?comment=64#comment-64Just compiled the gtk+ 3.5.4, and it works fine! :-)Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:29:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4/tray-icons-are-missing-in-i3bar/?comment=64#comment-64