Gnome - tray icons not working with touchscreen

[Daniel Holz]

The menu for the tray icons in the lower left corner of the screen can be opened with a touchscreen but the tray icons do not react to touchscreen input.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: gnome-shell 3.24.0-0ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 4.8.17-040817-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Sat Apr 1 13:22:17 2017
DisplayManager: gdm3
GsettingsChanges:
 b'org.gnome.shell' b'app-picker-view' b'uint32 1'
 b'org.gnome.shell' b'favorite-apps' b"['google-chrome.desktop', 'steam.desktop', 'libreoffice-startcenter.desktop', 'rhythmbox.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'org.gnome.Software.desktop']"
 b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-24 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Beta amd64 (20170321)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

I was able to get the legacy tray icons to work on Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 with a touchscreen but it took a lot of tries to click on the very small button so that it would open the tray. I tested with the Steam app.

Would you be interested in filing a bug with GNOME about how it's very difficult to use the legacy tray with a touchscreen?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

As a workaround, you might find this extension useful. I don't use it but I've heard good reviews of it.

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1031/topicons/

or

sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus

[Daniel Holz (daniel-holz91)]

Thanks, but I already tried the topicons extension. Its tray icons don't work on my touchscreen either.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml