Bug #8309

Remove the topIcons GNOME Shell extension

Added by intrigeri 2014-11-26 09:55:01 . Updated 2019-11-17 05:42:52 .

Status:
Confirmed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
intrigeri
Category:
Target version:
2020
Start date:
2014-11-20
Due date:
% Done:

93%

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Type of work:
Code
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Description

In order to unblock the work on the test suite for Tails/Jessie, we’ve installed the topIcons GNOME Shell extension. This may be acceptable for Tails/Jessie, but IMO it’s not a suitable long-term solution. So, for each “applet” we currently have that hijacks the notification area, we want to either drop it, or convert it to a proper GNOME Shell extension.

The Debian maintainer requested help to maintain the gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus package because it’s currently unmaintained upstream. Besides, this extension does not work on Wayland unless the app that displays the icon is run with GDK_BACKEND=x11 (we could probably do that for such apps that we ship by default but it won’t work for Additional Software Packages).

Subtasks

Feature #6841: Replace Vidalia Resolved

100
Bug #8310: Convert OpenPGP Applet into a proper GNOME Shell extension In Progress

37
Bug #8312: Better integrate Florence within GNOME Shell, or replace it Resolved

100
Feature #11205: Try using KeePassX without system tray icons Resolved

20
Feature #11741: Get rid of the Pidgin's "systray" icon Resolved

100
Bug #12062: Replace KeePassX status icon with a GNOME Shell extension Rejected

0
Bug #16608: Disable the topIcons GNOME Shell extension in one Tails release Resolved segfault

100
Bug #16620: Wi-Fi passphrase prompt is sometimes not displayed on Buster Resolved

100
Bug #16709: Re-add the topIcons GNOME Shell extension Resolved

100

Related issues

Related to Tails - Bug #10576: Occasionnally missing bits of widgets in the top-right GNOME Shell tray on Jessie Confirmed 2015-11-18
Related to Tails - Bug #11737: TopIcons plus sometimes does not do its job Rejected 2016-08-28
Blocks Tails - Bug #11188: GNOME Shell sometimes crashes and restarts Confirmed 2016-03-03
Blocks Tails - Feature #12213: Wayland in Tails 5.0 (Bullseye) In Progress 2017-09-02

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2016-01-09 23:48:13

  • related to Bug #10576: Occasionnally missing bits of widgets in the top-right GNOME Shell tray on Jessie added

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2016-08-28 02:38:37

  • related to Bug #11737: TopIcons plus sometimes does not do its job added

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2016-08-28 02:46:18

  • related to Bug #11479: "the Tails desktop is ready" step is fragile due to buggy display of Florence systray icon added

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2016-08-29 01:24:03

  • related to deleted (Bug #11479: "the Tails desktop is ready" step is fragile due to buggy display of Florence systray icon)

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2016-08-29 01:24:40

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2017-03-20 15:20:35

  • Subject changed from Get rid of the topIcons GNOME Shell extension to Remove the topIcons GNOME Shell extension

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2017-05-26 07:04:01

  • blocks Bug #11188: GNOME Shell sometimes crashes and restarts added

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2017-06-28 14:56:24

  • Assignee set to intrigeri

#9 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-25 18:21:22

  • Description updated

#10 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-25 18:24:37

#11 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-25 18:27:21

  • Description updated
  • Target version set to 2019

This blocks Feature #12213 so setting the same target version.

#12 Updated by Anonymous 2018-08-18 12:52:47

This might solve Bug #11188.

#13 Updated by intrigeri 2019-03-07 15:09:45

  • Target version changed from 2019 to 2020

intrigeri wrote:
> This blocks Feature #12213 so setting the same target version.

Again.

#14 Updated by intrigeri 2019-11-17 05:42:52

  • Status changed from In Progress to Confirmed