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I know this is not directly related to games (although Steam uses it), but you're by far the best Linux community I know.
I need your help: I created a GitLab issue on GNOME that asks the GNOME devs to reconsider the systray removal decision they took years ago. It a pain in the ass and I would like them to reconsider and put it back.
If you agree, please put a thumbs up on this issue:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/2000
Also share this post or the GitLab issue if you have other means to make it popular. GNOME devs are not stupid, I know they'll reconsider if they see that no one likes this decision.
Note: no need to tell me that other desktop environments exist, I know that, but I find GNOME the most feature full and appealing one (except for this freaking systray!). If their final decision is to keep the systray, I will very probably change my desktop environment.
Last edited by Creak on 6 December 2019 at 2:05 pm UTC
Yes, this should do the trick:
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/495/topicons/
Though I have never tried it, so not sure how good it works.
(I'm fine with the less is more approach of the Gnome developers :))
Either they maintain the extension themselves or they don't break the API every 6 months..
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Anyway the issue has been closed already 🙁
Last edited by Creak on 6 December 2019 at 9:35 pm UTC
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But Gnome didn't solve anything. They just created a new one while taking away choice with it. But that seems to be the way Gnome is intended to go, taking away as much choice for the user as possible. Which is, after using it for almost 15 years, finally decided to throw in the towel and switch to something else.
Mostly, I would say that the intent is good, but the realization is simply not here (mostly for anything not GNOME).