[Bug 160150] New: Improve support for "system tray icons" in Plasma

[Andreas Aardal Hanssen]

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           Summary: Improve support for "system tray icons" in Plasma
           Product: plasma
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: panel-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: ahanssen trolltech com


Version:            (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources
OS:                Linux

System tray icons and sys tray icon popups look very old fashioned; they're actually hard to get right on any platform. I think they're just plain old wrong. The best solution for KDE4 would have been if system tray icons were an integrated part of plasma. Not so square and popup-like as before, but smooth and animated, and appealing. We can change Qt to accommodate sexy system trays in Plasma. It would be just another one of those features that people love (as opposed to today, where it's mostly square, alien-looking and often misplaced.