Feature #531 - Tray icon appears twice on Windows XP when running as a service

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Accepted

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Normal

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None

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Created by:

Issue Importer

Created on:

8 Jun 2010

Updated by:

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Updated on:

29 Oct 2011 22:38

Platform:

Windows

Google ID:

gc-522

Redmine ID:

561

Google user: nick.bolton.uk

The simplest solution to this to add a --disable-tray command line option, which should be used when installing as a service (the GUI will also use this option).

Synergy_Dual-icon.png - 27 Aug 2010 23:41
synergy_client_service-two_icons.png - Mathieu Stempell 16 May 2011 14:26
synergy_client_service-1st_icon_status.png - Mathieu Stempell 16 May 2011 14:26
synergy_client_service-2nd_icon_status.png - Mathieu Stempell 16 May 2011 14:26

8 Jun 2010: Issue Importer wrote a comment.

Google user: nick.bolton.uk

9 Jun 2010: Issue Importer wrote a comment.

Google user: johnballantyne

Happens to me in Windows 7 as well.

9 Jun 2010: wrote a comment.

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11 Jun 2010: Issue Importer wrote a comment.

Google user: nick.bolton.uk

johnballantyne, Hmm sounds unlikely on Windows 7 due to session isolation. Are you sure you're really running as a Windows service? If you launch via the new 1.4.0 GUI, you'll see a similar issue, but there's not much that can be done about that for now. Please confirm your case.

12 Jun 2010: Issue Importer changed Status.

New Fixed

12 Jun 2010: Issue Importer wrote a comment.

Google user: nick.bolton.uk

This issue was closed by revision r590 .

12 Jun 2010: Issue Importer wrote a comment.

Google user: nick.bolton.uk

This could be caused by using the --relaunch argument, which is not really designed for Windows. On Windows XP, when launching as a service, I see only 1 tray icon.

14 Jun 2010: Issue Importer uploaded a file.

Synergy_Dual-icon.png - 27 Aug 2010 23:41

14 Jun 2010: Issue Importer wrote a comment.

Google user: CaptSpify

I see this as well on Windows 7. One icon shows the Synergy 1.4 right-click menu, and one icon shows the synergy 1.3 right-click menu.

Please see attachment for an example

16 May 2011 14:26: Mathieu Stempell uploaded a file.

synergy_client_service-two_icons.png - Mathieu Stempell 16 May 2011 14:26

16 May 2011 14:26: Mathieu Stempell uploaded a file.

synergy_client_service-1st_icon_status.png - Mathieu Stempell 16 May 2011 14:26

16 May 2011 14:26: Mathieu Stempell uploaded a file.

synergy_client_service-2nd_icon_status.png - Mathieu Stempell 16 May 2011 14:26

16 May 2011 14:26: Mathieu Stempell wrote a comment.

I also get two icons when running Synergy 1.4.2 as client service (and no app/GUI running), one is connected and the other isn't.

Synergy 1.3.4 was previously installed.

When i uninstall the service, no icon appears, and when i re-install it, both icons are here again.

16 May 2011 14:55: Mathieu Stempell wrote a comment.

Also the unconnected icon can't be hidden when setting the task-bar tray area to do so for both Synergy icons.
It seems this one is always identified as new "application id" by Windows.

21 May 2011 03:25: Nick Bolton changed Status.

Fixed Accepted

21 May 2011 03:25: Nick Bolton changed Target.

1.4.1 1.4.4

21 May 2011 03:25: Nick Bolton changed Platform.

Windows

#10

21 May 2011 03:25: Nick Bolton wrote a comment.

Not sure this is really fixed.

12 Jun 2011 13:10: Nick Bolton changed Target.

1.4.4 1.4.5

#11

29 Jul 2011 08:51: Bartosz Derleta wrote a comment.

I had the same problem here.
I've noticed that when I change in service command line "--relaunch" fragment to "--restart", everything is OK.

Fixing procedure is very similar to that presented at
http://synergy-foss.org/pm/issues/2961

I'm running XP Pro SP3 32bit both on client and server.

26 Oct 2011 15:40: Nick Bolton changed Target.

1.4.5 1.4.6

29 Oct 2011 22:38: Nick Bolton changed Target.

1.4.6

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