[e-users] Changing System Resolution Results in "systray duplicate" error

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Jeff Hoogland

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Mar 21, 2012, 3:23:34 PM3/21/12
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I've had two users now report that the latest E builds are causing an issue
when they change resolution (both via randr directly and the E tool):

"every time I change the screen resolution I got an error that

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"Another systray exists"

"There can be only one systray gadget and another one exists"
----------"

Removing all systray gadgets still results in this same message they claim.
Is anyone else getting this issue or is it limited to my Bodhi packages?

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mh

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Mar 21, 2012, 3:43:29 PM3/21/12
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On Mar 21, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Jeff Hoogland wrote:

> I've had two users now report that the latest E builds are causing an issue
> when they change resolution (both via randr directly and the E tool):
>
> "every time I change the screen resolution I got an error that
>
> ---------------
> "Another systray exists"
>
> "There can be only one systray gadget and another one exists"
> ----------"
>
> Removing all systray gadgets still results in this same message they claim.
> Is anyone else getting this issue or is it limited to my Bodhi packages?
>
> --
> ~Jeff Hoogland <http://jeffhoogland.com/>
> Thoughts on Technology <http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/>, Tech Blog
> Bodhi Linux <http://bodhilinux.com/>, Enlightenment for your Desktop

Just tried it here, worked without problem. Used the settings panel to change resolution.

Jeff Hoogland

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Mar 21, 2012, 3:46:18 PM3/21/12
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Further report -

If I have a systray on my shelf and change resolution, I get the error
message and the systray (my only one) vanishes. In I change resolution a
second time - I get no error message and my systray reappear in the place
it is suppose to be. If I change resolution a third time - same error
message and the systray vanishes again.

Changing resolution around appear to repeat this process back and forth.

Jeff Hoogland

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Mar 21, 2012, 3:47:49 PM3/21/12
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In case it wasn't clear from the last message - this error message only
occurs when the systray is present (pardon my first email where I said it
always happened - the users implied it always happened).

David Seikel

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Mar 21, 2012, 5:27:14 PM3/21/12
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On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:46:18 -0500 Jeff Hoogland
<JeffHo...@Linux.com> wrote:

> If I have a systray on my shelf and change resolution, I get the error
> message and the systray (my only one) vanishes. In I change
> resolution a second time - I get no error message and my systray
> reappear in the place it is suppose to be. If I change resolution a
> third time - same error message and the systray vanishes again.
>
> Changing resolution around appear to repeat this process back and
> forth.

Are you changing resolution to one where the systray would be off
screen?

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Jeff Hoogland

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Mar 21, 2012, 11:48:10 PM3/21/12
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I am not. Systray is on a most empty shelf with lots of open space and I am
changing from 1920x1080 to 1680x1050

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Shane McGuire

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Mar 23, 2012, 4:46:42 AM3/23/12
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I can confirm that I am facing the same issue as well. For me it occurs
when I switch off my laptop screen and use my external monitor using nvidia
official driver. Resolution goes from 1600x900 to 1920x1200.
The only workaround I can see is removing the systray from the shelf after
the shift in resolution and then re-adding it again.

Is the amount of systray instances counted by the shelf or by systray
itself?

Cheers,
Shane

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