Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-panel
I have a Dell XPS M1710 laptop running pure up-to-date Hardy final. When
logging in, I often (but not always) see a bug where the system tray
loads in a state where all of the system tray icons for my session
startup programs are "popped out" into tiny windows at the top-left of
the screen (see screenshots). The icons for the standard set of gnome
applets behave correctly though.
When in this state, any system tray program loaded after login will ALSO
display its icon in a tiny popped-out window. However, the condition can
be cleared by running "killall gnome-panel" (forcing it to restart), but
sometimes you must do this several times for the problem to go away.
Similarly, if the bug in NOT manifesting, restarting gnome-panel in this
way will eventually bring it back.
I have noticed that when the bug occurs, the popped-out windows usually
start showing up BEFORE the system tray has fully loaded, which suggests
to me that the problem may be due to the system tray taking too long to
load.
The bug occurs both with and without desktop effects enabled.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04
$ apt-cache policy gnome-panel
gnome-panel:
Installed: 1:2.22.1.2-0ubuntu3
Candidate: 1:2.22.1.2-0ubuntu3
Version table:
*** 1:2.22.1.2-0ubuntu3 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
** Affects: gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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System tray loads with all non-applet icons "popped out" into windows
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223418
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