HPLIP - No system tray detected on this system (Bug #1453303)

[Bob]

** Reply to message from Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntlett at gmail.com> on Fri, 25 Dec
2020 19:13:33 +0000

> Hi,
> 
> Is anyone else experiencing the above error message on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
> when using the Hewlett Packard hplip package?

I am on 20.10 with the same problem.


> The problem is that the code in question (
> usr/share/hplip/ui5/systemtray.py ) hard codes a value for the system to
> wait for the system tray to be available. This is a classic example of a
> race condition error. To mitigate this, I've suggested in this bug report
> that a shell variable be available to override that hardcoded value, if
> practical.
> 
> I have also suggested that, if a system tray is not detected, that the
> dialogue box that states that a system tray is not detected should have a
> "Retry" button which, if pressed, tries (again) to check for the presence
> of a system tray.
> 
> Compliments of the Season!
> 
> 
> Ian

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