When plugin or "indicate new messages in panel" is deactivated, hide Evolution from messaging menu

[Neil J. Patel]

If the user disables the evolution-indicator plugin, or unchecks the "indicate new messages in panel" in the preferences, then evolution-indicator should not show up in the messaging menu.

[Jeremy Nickurak (nickurak)]

This removes the menu item, but the mail icon remains. Is this correct/expected?

[Neil J. Patel (njpatel)]

Yes, as the mail icon is used by other communications applications, apart from Evolution.

[Ted Gould (ted)]

On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 19:33 +0000, Jeremy Nickurak wrote:
> This removes the menu item, but the mail icon remains. Is this
> correct/expected?

It is expected that it will stay as long as someone is using it. So if
you disable everyone using it, it should go away. Just Evolution and it
would stay for it's other users.

[Jeremy Nickurak (nickurak)]

I think most users clearly associate the envelope icon with mail, given other bugs people have filed, being confused about that icon showing up when they don't have mail.

The argument was always made that things shouldn't display in the system tray unless they have something important for the user's attention. The same argument seems to apply here: If there's nothing for the user to pay attention to, there shouldn't be any icon that strongly indicates anything.