status notifier can't see appindicators which are started after it
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Bug Description
To reproduce:
1. Have status notifier on panel.
2. Run a program which creates an appindicator. (attached)
Result:
Appindicator is not seen on panel.
Expected result:
Appindicator should immediately appear on the panel.
Workaround:
Restart the panel, or remove and re-add the sn-plugin.
The appindicator will now be visible.
A simple program which creates an appindicator is attached for testing purposes.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: xfce4-statusnot
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sun Mar 18 01:27:28 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-15 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180315)
SourcePackage: xfce4-statusnot
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
This happens if you have the package "ayatana- indicator- application" installed. Note that although it appears to be stealing the indicators, they don't show up in indicator-plugin instead.