i3bar system trayicon disappeared

asked 2014-01-17 09:38:01 +0000

helsinki
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I'm using Arch + i3wm, after a recent system update, the system tray icon just disappeared, i cannot see my input methon icon, my pidgin icon, etc. on the top right of my screen, just datatime showing there, anyone know about it?

answered 2014-01-17 10:24:46 +0000

TonyC
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i3bar is now a little more strict when it comes to the tray_output directive within the bar config block. If you specify an output that bar isn't on, the tray will not initialize. Check your bar config for that directive and make sure the output really exists (check for a trailing space). The old behavior was to initialize the tray on the first output it could find.

You can resolve this issue by simply removing that line from your bar config.

This was originally intended to make configuring multiple bars easier.

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There is another issue where a space appears where the tray icon should be. That is a bug in i3 that has been fixed. The fix will be available in an upcoming patch release (4.7-2).

TonyC ( 2014-01-17 10:29:33 +0000 )edit

i used to use dual-screen with my laptop, so i set the `tray_output` to `primary`, which makes the tray area only show on the screen of laptop. now the second screen was removed, should i remove the `tray_output` line? but if i add the second screen, i have to added it back, manully, that's not cool

helsinki ( 2014-01-17 10:47:07 +0000 )edit

You can make any output primary with a command like `xrandr --output HDMI-0 --primary` in your xinitrc or i3 config file or by editing your xorg.conf. But I see your point, and I think this will most likely be changed in the next version.

TonyC ( 2014-01-17 11:54:14 +0000 )edit

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