[Pidgin] #16767: System Tray Icon Invisible On Login Under Cinnamon Desktop (FreeBSD)

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#16767: System Tray Icon Invisible On Login Under Cinnamon Desktop (FreeBSD)
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 Reporter:  AntumDeluge                 |       Owner:  EionRobb
     Type:  defect                      |      Status:  new
Milestone:                              |   Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.10.11                     |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  tray icon cinnamon freebsd  |
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Description changed by AntumDeluge:

Old description:

> I have been having an issue on FreeBSD with the Cinnamon desktop where
> the Pidgin tray icon is not visible after logging in. Pidgin is set to
> auto-start from a launcher in ~/.config/autostart. This is the contents
> of ~/.config/autostart/pidgin.desktop:
>
> {{{
> [Desktop Entry]
> Name=Pidgin
> Exec=pidgin --config="/mnt/shared/Config/Pidgin"
> Icon=pidgin
> Type=Application
> Terminal=false
> StartupNotify=true
> }}}
>
> The attached picture shows that there is a blank space where the tray
> icon should be. To get it to show up I have to go into preferences and
> change "Show system tray icon" from "Always" to something else, then back
> to "Always".
>
> I am not sure what it is directly related to. I have used the LXDE
> desktop under FreeBSD, and if I remember correctly I didn't have any
> issues with it. I have also used the Cinnamon desktop under Debian Linux
> without issues. So I am guessing that the problem lies somewhere in the
> FreeBSD implementation of Pidgin or in combination with Cinnamon. But, I
> wanted to send a bug report upstream just in case it is related to Pidgin
> itself.
>
> Pidgin version on FreeBSD:
>
> {{{
> $ pidgin --version
> Pidgin 2.10.11 (libpurple 2.10.11)
> }}}

New description:

 I have been having an issue on FreeBSD with the Cinnamon desktop where the
 Pidgin tray icon is not visible after logging in. Pidgin is set to auto-
 start from a launcher in ~/.config/autostart. This is the contents of
 ~/.config/autostart/pidgin.desktop:

 {{{
 [Desktop Entry]
 Name=Pidgin
 Exec=pidgin --config="/mnt/shared/Config/Pidgin"
 Icon=pidgin
 Type=Application
 Terminal=false
 StartupNotify=true
 }}}

 The attached picture shows that there is a blank space where the tray icon
 should be. To get it to show up I have to go into preferences and change
 "Show system tray icon" from "Always" to something else, then back to
 "Always".

 I am not sure what it is directly related to. I have used the LXDE desktop
 under FreeBSD, and if I remember correctly I didn't have any issues with
 it. I have also used the Cinnamon desktop under Debian Linux without
 issues. So I am guessing that the problem lies somewhere in the FreeBSD
 implementation of Pidgin or in combination with Cinnamon. But, I wanted to
 send a bug report upstream just in case it is related to Pidgin itself.

 Pidgin version on FreeBSD:

 {{{
 $ pidgin --version
 Pidgin 2.10.11 (libpurple 2.10.11)
 }}}

 '''--- Edit ---'''
 I forgot to mention that clicking the empty space where the tray icon
 should be does nothing. In order to open the main interface I have to
 launch Pidgin from the menu or command line/terminal.

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