[Bug 460483] Re: The plugin should allow Evolution to close to the indicator-applet

[Duststorm]

At the moment I think the developers of evolution don't want to implement this kind of fix. Seems like they have another idea of how the indicator should be used, but still then their visions are not aligned with the devs of empathy and gwibber. Seems like the folks at Gnome might want to work out a default that all applications should follow regarding the message indicator.
Maybe someone can bring this issue up with one of the evolution devs. I believe there are some pretty strong arguments about the matter in this discussion.

>From the Evolution website:
Can I minimize the Evolution window to the system tray?

GNOME includes a notification area to inform the user about some special
changes or events. It is not a system tray to minimize applications to.
However, you can abuse the notification area to become a system tray by
using external software (e.g. http://alltray.trausch.us/).

source:
http://live.gnome.org/Evolution/FAQ#Can_I_minimize_the_Evolution_window_to_the_system_tray.3F

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The plugin should allow Evolution to close to the indicator-applet
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Status in Ayatana Ubuntu Love Project: New
Status in Evolution Indicator: Triaged
Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Invalid
Status in “evolution-indicator” package in Ubuntu: Triaged

Bug description:
Among all applications currently integrated with the indicator-applet (Empathy/Pidgin, Evolution, Gwibber), Evolution is the only one without a close-to-tray functionality. This is inconsistent as it forces the user to leave it open in order to use the indicator-applet properly. Close-to-tray functionality has been implemented for Evolution before, so I guess it's possible:

http://gnome.eu.org/evo/index.php/Evolution_Tray
http://blog.sukimashita.com/?p=124