Re: icewm 1.0.9pre1 and tray

[Mathias H. <mat...@gm...>]

On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Rajesh Fowkar wrote:

> Mathias Hasselmann saw fit to inform me that: 
> >On Sat, 11 Aug 2001, Rajesh Fowkar wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> Yesterday I compiled icewm 1.0.9pre1 but there seems to be no documentation
> >> regarding tray configuration. I went to Krupa's site.
> >> 
> >> I have put the following in my $HOME/.icewm.winoptions :
> >> 
> >> Eterm.icon: Monitor
> >> Eterm.tray: Only
> >> 
> >> 
> >> But there is no tray visible in the icewm panel ? Any solutions ?
> >
> >	You have to compile icewm with --enable-tray and afair you'll have
> >to enable it explicitly by using a prefs entry as described in CHANGES.
> 
> Thanks Mathias. It works. However I had done ./configure --help but there
> was not option there called --enable-tray.

	Guess this happens since icewm simply unmaps client's frame you
are going to minize... And then waits for the "confirmation" from the X
server to update the task and the tray pane.


> 
> However I have noticed one thing. When the application in the tray is open
> on the taskbar too it is visible along with the tray and when I click on
> the tray icon to minimize the application there is a visible delay in the
> taskbar entry removal. i.e. though the application gets minimized I can
> still see on the taskbar the name of that application for split second. It
> should have be instant.

        Guess this happens since icewm simply unmaps client's frame you
are going to minize... And then waits for the "confirmation" from the X
server to update the task and the tray pane.


Ciao,
Mathias
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