Chromium puts an ugly, unhideable icon in the GNOME Panel system tray

[Feathertail]

Binary package hint: chromium-browser

PROBLEM

Upon update to the version identified as "10.0.648.127 (76697) Ubuntu 10.10", Chromium puts its icon in the GNOME Panel system tray. This icon cannot be hidden, is distractingly close to the next-closest one, and is in full-color even if it's part of a monochrome icon theme.

HOW TO REPRODUCE

1. Update to the latest version of the chromium-browser package.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR

Chromium, a first-class modern browser on the Ubuntu platform, will not break UI integration in such a noticeable and garish way. It will either use a properly-spaced, monochrome icon, or will give the option to hide its system tray icon. The features exposed through the system tray menu will be accessible through other means (Internal menu, Docky docklet, Unity add-on).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: chromium-browser 10.0.648.127~r76697-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Mar 13 03:39:36 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
chromium-default: CHROMIUM_FLAGS=""

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu. I don't see this in a standard Ubuntu desktop install. This bug has the ubuntu-une tag, I just wanted to confirm if you are running the netbook edition.
Thanks.

[Feathertail (feathertail-deactivatedaccount)]

Well, I just recently upgraded to the 11.04 alpha running Unity, but when I was experiencing the bug I was on the standard GNOME 2 desktop with Elementary-OS theming.

[Evan Martin (Chromium) (evan-chromium)]

I think you should only see an icon if you're running an extension that has been granted permission to stay running.

[Feathertail (feathertail-deactivatedaccount)]

I'm using Chromify-OSD: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nmgdlkljbfeeinemfljcbmnkmbeligmn

Would that do it?

[fleamour (gtx-swift)]

I too have seen this behaviour mirrored in Google Chrome. Turns out my eBay extension was responsible. I have uninstalled for now.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for chromium-browser (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Per (perguth)]

Non-monochromous is correct ("ugly"), unhideable not. Should we open a new ticket?