Getting aMSN tray icon position/name on KDE4

[alexandernst]

I think tray icon code should be rewriten... It's somehow buggy... Ok, not exactly "buggy", but it's not perfect. I'm working on it (I'm taking my time in doing it :p), so, this maybe will be fixed some day.

[Bocko]

Maybe you can have a look at the implementation from here: http://www.sw4me.com/wiki/Tktray
I don't know if it works well. I'll try when I have time if there is a sample code.

[alexandernst]

Thanks Bocko, I already saw it, and it's not much better than current code.

[Bocko]

Well, I tried the sample code in the archive and the icon is docking correctly, at least on Gnome 2.x and Gnome-Shell. However, I have to find a way to see if the position is correct...
By the way I'll try to compare this library with the one you coded and see what can be done to improve it but since I don't have that much time (and lack of knowledge in coding) you may finish it before Anyway, I'll try to help a bit if I can

[alexandernst]

Bocko, main problem is that no of these libs support re-adding itself after a manager crash. You can test it by yourself crashing your traymanager. In KDE4: killall plasma-desktop. All trayicons will disapear, except amsn's tray. Then hit Alt+F2 and type "plasma-desktop". Traymanager will appear again, and all trayicons will dock themselfs to the new traymanager, except amsn's trayicon (it will remain in a new 22x22 single window-like thingy).