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mumpf

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From: Switzerland

Registered: 2006-09-05

Posts: 95

Skype: no system-tray icon with Arch (+ xfce)

When I close Skype (the one and only skype window), skype is still running in the background. When I run Zenwalk with xfce, there is a skype icon as part of the taskbar, which indicates that skype is still running in the background. This icon does not pop up in Arch and xfce.

Here in the forum rdoggsv gave a hint to run "killall skype". However I would prefer to have the system-tray icon (and the right-click to close skype). By the way: skype on debian has this icon as well (see http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=14874). How can I get this xfce notification icon in Arch, as long as Skype is running?

fwojciec

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Registered: 2007-05-20

Posts: 1,411

Re: Skype: no system-tray icon with Arch (+ xfce)

Are you sure you have system tray enabled on your xfce panel?  I don't use xfce, but skype shows up correctly in the tray using trayer...  I also remember it working correctly with xfce panel tray in the past so unless the latest version of xfce is buggy it should work without problems.

jacko

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Registered: 2007-11-23

Posts: 840

Re: Skype: no system-tray icon with Arch (+ xfce)

I have it working in xfce4, it even autostarts like it should, gnome failed horribly on that part

As fwojciec said, make sure u have system tray on the xfce panel.

Last edited by jacko (2007-12-23 18:51:02)

lenni

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From: London, UK

Registered: 2007-09-21

Posts: 95

Re: Skype: no system-tray icon with Arch (+ xfce)

Vanilla XFCE hasn't got the tray enable.

Just right-click your panel and select add item. Then select the tray from the list.

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mumpf

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From: Switzerland

Registered: 2006-09-05

Posts: 95

Re: Skype: no system-tray icon with Arch (+ xfce)

Hi lenni

Thanks a million. I have added the xfce systray and it works perfectly now.

Last edited by mumpf (2007-12-27 20:22:59)