Signal-desktop: --start-in-tray --use-tray-icon is not working anymore

[fnordson]

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Bug Description

--start-in-tray --use-tray-icon is not working anymore

Steps to Reproduce

1. modify shortcut target: ...\Signal.exe --start-in-tray --use-tray-icon
2. start Signal

Actual Result:

Signal starts on task bar

Expected Result:

Signal should start in tray

Platform Info

Signal Version:

v1.27.2

Operating System:

Windows 7

[Cerberus0]

Could be related to https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/2368?

[fnordson]

Nah, I already got used to the fact that the update requires me to start the app again with my arguments but those have stopped working.

[scottnonnenberg-signal]

Interesting. We did upgrade Electron from v4 to v6 with v1.27, so that is likely the problem.

I don't see any bugs in the Electron repository about this, though. I wonder if the upcoming end of life for Windows 7 (January 14th, 2020) is causing people to focus on it less.

[fnordson]

I did the usual circle of going around and cleaning up temp files, C:, etc. Restarted several times over in the process.
Reinstalled Signal and it works now.
No idea what it was but from what you frote I assume it was my fault.

[malteme]

I did the usual circle of going around and cleaning up temp files, C:, etc. Restarted several times over in the process.
Reinstalled Signal and it works now.
No idea what it was but from what you frote I assume it was my fault.

Stopped working for me as well around the time you created this issue. Reinstalled Signal but "start in tray" still does not work, altough i can send it to tray afterwards. Can you tell me what temp files you did clean up?

[malteme]

Nevermind, it started working again today without any further action from me.

[fnordson]

That's interesting @xTMxTM
Did you restart your computer? If yes: how many times (I tried restarting once before I started cleaning up and it didn't help)?

[malteme]

@fnordson I reinstalled yesterday but did not reboot until today, so maybe that did the trick.

[Eusebius1920]

I am seeing this issue under linux (X11 with xfce) with signal-desktop version 1.27.3.
Downgrading to 1.27.2 helps.

Starting with:
signal-desktop --start-in-tray

[minj]

I am seeing this issue under linux (X11 with xfce) with signal-desktop version 1.27.3.
Downgrading to 1.27.2 helps.

Starting with:
signal-desktop --start-in-tray

still affects 1.27.4

[athanoid]

With today's update to v1.32.2 it stopped working:

I am using:

Operating System: Kubuntu 19.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.15.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.56.0
Qt Version: 5.12.2
Kernel Version: 5.0.0-38-generic
OS Type: 64-bit

[lburtts]

This is also happening in Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 18362
Signal 1.32.2

[scottnonnenberg-signal]

@athanoid @lburtts This is the bug tracking the issue you both reported: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/4085

[jlanzobr]

This bug should be reopened, based on my experience the past few days on Arch Linux using the latest Signal.

[EvanHahn-Signal]

@jlanzobr We don't support Arch Linux officially. Are you (or anyone else reading) able to reproduce this on Windows, macOS, or with the .deb installation?