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https://github.com/mbt/alltray

AllTray is an application which docks other application software into the system tray (“notification area”) of a desktop environment such as GNOME, KDE, or XFCE. It aims to be independent of both desktop environment and window manager. Old releases are available, and currently the project is focusing on updating the source code to become more fully compliant with existing desktop standards, as well as being refactored.
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AllTray is an application which docks other application software into the system tray (“notification area”) of a desktop environment such as GNOME, KDE, or XFCE. It aims to be independent of both desktop environment and window manager. Old releases are available, and currently the project is focusing on updating the source code to become more fully compliant with existing desktop standards, as well as being refactored.

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AllTray @PACKAGE_VERSION@ README

Copyright (c) 2009 Michael B. Trausch 



  For installation instructions, please read REQUIREMENTS for system

  and dependency requirements, then read INSTALL.



  If you're looking to start playing with the source code, please read

  HACKING.



  For information on this release, known issues, quirks, etc., please

  read the NEWS file.



  For information on operating system support, please look below

  (after the “Quick Introduction” section).



  Please send bug reports to:

    @PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@



Quick Introduction

==================



  AllTray is used for docking application software---such as Evolution,

  your Web browser or terminal emulation software---into your system tray/

  notification area.  This makes it possible to keep your desktop

  uncluttered when the software you are using needs to continue running,

  but you don't want to continue to see the window(s) in your taskbar or

  window list.



  Do note that at this time, there are issues with KDE 4.x and AllTray

  interacting with each other; windows do not properly become totally

  hidden in this environment, and that means that things act a bit

  strange currently.  Using AllTray with KDE 4.x is not (yet) recommended.

  KDE is aware of the issue and working to find a solution to the problem.



Operating System Support

========================



  Currently, AllTray is only officially supported on GNU/Linux

  systems.  There is some support (possibly, maybe) for FreeBSD, but I

  can't seem to test it because the X server under FreeBSD keeps dying

  on me.  I'd like to also support:



   * NetBSD,

   * OpenBSD, and

   * OpenSolaris



  At the very least.  I don't have access to any proprietary UNIX

  systems with X on them to see if it works (or if I can make it work)

  on them, so volunteers would be greatly appreciated for any other

  systems.



  If you have have the time, and you have a system that AllTray can be

  made to run on (e.g., a POSIX or UNIX-like or UNIX system with the X

  Window System and a compliant window manager and system tray

  implementation, such as GNOME), you can help by looking at the

  unix_process code and creating an implementation for your platform

  and adding some code to configure.ac to support detection of that

  platform, so the proper code is compiled in at build-time for that

  system when configured on that system.



  Before you start work, please file a bug on Launchpad for that

  system and assign it to yourself, so that it's known that you're

  working on that functionality.  When you've completed it, please

  upload a branch back up to bzr and propose that it be merged in with

  AllTray's trunk branch.



  At that point, it will be reviewed and (likely) merged.