Hidden panel icons

[Anj Tuesday]

On Thursday 26 May 2011 23:24:55 Clay Weber wrote:
> On Thursday, May 26, 2011 05:09:25 PM Anj Tuesday wrote:
> > On Thursday 26 May 2011 23:04:10 Clay Weber wrote:
> > > On Thursday, May 26, 2011 11:19:46 AM Isak Enström wrote:
> > > > Re: Hidden panel icons
> > > > From:
> > > > Isak Enström <isak.enstrom at gmail.com>
> > > > 
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> > > > On 26/05/11 16:48, Neil Winchurst wrote:
> > > > > Isak Enström wrote:
> > > > >> Right click the icon that brings up the list of hidden entries and
> > > > >> select "system tray settings". In the list on the left (in the
> > > > >> settings
> > > 
> > > The application itself needs to be designed to have a systray icon.
> > > Firefox, for example does not so it won't be available in there. You
> > > might try looking at various Taskbar replacements such as smooth tasks
> > > and fancy tasks. These iirc have more options and can iconify an
> > > application's taskbar entry
> > > 
> > > or try the quicklaunch plasma widget, whiich is probably more what you
> > > are looking to use.
> > 
> > You can give any application a system tray icon by checking the "Place in
> > system tray" option in the menu editor. (But I'm not sure they can be
> > hidden.)
> > 
> > Anja
> 
> But does it work? I don't seem to be able to.

It works for me (KDE 4.6.3), if the application is launched from the menu, not
the command line or similar method.

Anja