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Re:The Problem with the Linux Desktop by hirako2000 on Friday March 27, 2020 @12:48PM (#22704486)
System tray, for what?

To lunch an app, I find a shortcut command the fastest way to get something up.

Background running processes, that's the only use case for a system tray icon I can think of. Here again a command does the trick.

To me the reasons kde and gnome are what they are is because users understand how an an OS works and can use the command line.

I like my OSX desktop experience, but I still feel more productive on Gnome.

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Re:The Problem with the Linux Desktop by m-p-3 on Friday March 27, 2020 @05:21PM (#22707013)
> Background running processes, that's the only use case for a system tray icon I can think of.

I guess it's not a necessity, but having a visual indicator that my backup/sync software is alive and well from a glance is reassuring.

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Re:The Problem with the Linux Desktop by elcomet on Friday March 27, 2020 @01:13PM (#22704710)
> Here again a command does the trick.

So you have to remember all commands for things you only use once in a while? That doesn't work for me.

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