Signal-desktop: --start-in-tray doesn't start minimized in Gnome

[04a391c1b7aa]

• [x] I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates
  It's related to #3864 and #3742, but in Gnome 3.34.3 and partly working.
  

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Bug Description

Steps to Reproduce

1. signal-desktop --start-in-tray

Actual Result:

Doesn't get started minimized.
(However, I use a .desktop file with Exec=signal-desktop --start-in-tray and signal keeps running in background when using the close button. That's why 'tray' is working partly.)

Expected Result:

Code indicates that it should be started minimized:
show: !startInTray, // allow to start minimised in tray (see main.js)

Platform Info

Signal Version:
1.29.4

Operating System:
Arch Linux 5.4.11-arch1-1
Gnome 3.34.3

[drikqlis]

I can reproduce this on Signal v1.30.0 in Windows 10 1909, stopped working after update.

[04a391c1b7aa]

On Linux it's working now with signal 1.31.0 and electron 8.0.0.
@drikqlis I don't know about Windows though, but maybe you can try it with the new versions and if it persists open a new issue. I'll close this one now.

[drikqlis]

Seems to be working as expected now on Windows, thanks.

[04a391c1b7aa]

Okay I was too quick to close the issue. When starting signal when the windows was maximized before then it does not start minimized

In the logs I following when it does not start minimized:
"Updating BrowserWindow config: {\"maximized\":true ...
When it does start minimized:
"Updating BrowserWindow config: {\"maximized\":false ...

[04a391c1b7aa]

Oh seems to be this issue:
https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/20352

[reginastracii]

not working v1.30.1 with electron 8.0.1

[pescepalla]

Bug has been closed upstream but issue is this present.

[04a391c1b7aa]

Here it seems to be working now since 2105b5341a734f0c15d7a305ae904519fbcdb505.

@pescepalla and @reginastracii is the issue is still present for you?

[pescepalla]

Still here: signal-desktop --start-in-tray or signal-desktop --use-tray-icon still starts in a window, not in the tray. The app keeps running in the background when the window is closed.

XFCE on Arch Linux
Electron 8.1.1
Signal 1.32.1

[keylogthis]

I have the exact problem as pescepalla... same versions and DE, only difference using Manjaro.

--start-in-tray doesn't work, it gives no tray icon, and when you click the x button then the window disappears but the process remains running in the background. If you click on File > Quit Signal or use Ctrl + Q then it actually terminates the process.

[phocean]

In my Gnome env (Gnome 3.34, openSUSE Tumbleweed), Signal flatpack.

The XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity trick does not work anymore.

When I close the application, it also kills the process.

[pescepalla]

signal-desktop --start-in-tray as of 1.32.3 launches a background process but neither a window or tray icon appear. --use-tray-icon launches a window but still no tray icon.

[FatBirdie]

Same behaviour on debian/Cinnamon as @pescepalla describes

[theguy147]

I had the same problem as @pescepalla here with:

XFCE on Manjaro
Electron 8.2.1
Signal-Desktop Beta 1.33.0-beta.5

I solved it by installing "xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin" from AUR and enabling it in the xfce4-panel settings. Its not the perfect solution but it works :)

[FatBirdie]

Still an issue on Cinnamon

[LuNiKoFf]

Same problem on Debian Buster with Awesome WM

[pmoya-in-the-web]

Also in opensuse leap 15.1 - Signal v1.33.4 & KDE

[mitchweaver]

Same issue, latest Ubuntu + Gnome + Signal.

[maitra]

signal-desktop --start-in-tray --use-tray-icon launches neither a window nor a tray icon. Result independent of Gnome, LXDE/openbox. Version 1.34.1.
signal-desktop without the options works fine but of course not with the option of tray notifications.

[Evil2000]

I can confirm this with signal v1.34.1 on Kali Linux running Gnome Shell 3.36.1

[FatBirdie]

Would love to see some priority on this issue.
Cheers!

[pescepalla]

It seems to be resolved for me on 1.34.3.

[LuNiKoFf]

Not resolved on 1.34.3 on Debian 10.4 with awesome window manager.

[maitra]

Not resolved on 1.34.3 on Fedora 32 with openbox window manager. However, now, signal desktop does come up when used with --use-tray-icon and --start-in-tray. Here is what I get:

$signal-desktop --use-tray-icon --start-in-tray
Set Windows Application User Model ID (AUMID) { appUserModelId: 'org.whispersystems.signal-desktop' }
NODE_ENV production
NODE_CONFIG_DIR /usr/lib64/signal-desktop/resources/app.asar/config
NODE_CONFIG {}
ALLOW_CONFIG_MUTATIONS undefined
HOSTNAME undefined
NODE_APP_INSTANCE undefined
SUPPRESS_NO_CONFIG_WARNING undefined
SIGNAL_ENABLE_HTTP undefined
userData: /home/username/.config/Signal
config/get: Successfully read user config file
x-attr dependncy did not load successfully
config/get: Successfully read ephemeral config file
making app single instance
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"app ready","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:52.242Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"starting version 1.34.3","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:52.242Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"updateSchema:\n  Current user_version: 20;\n  Most recent db schema: 20;\n  SQLite version: 3.30.1;\n  SQLCipher version: 4.3.0 community;\n  (deprecated) schema_version: 109;\n","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:52.252Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"Initializing BrowserWindow config: {\"show\":false,\"width\":2321,\"height\":1419,\"minWidth\":680,\"minHeight\":550,\"autoHideMenuBar\":false,\"backgroundColor\":\"#3a76f0\",\"webPreferences\":{\"nodeIntegration\":false,\"nodeIntegrationInWorker\":false,\"contextIsolation\":false,\"preload\":\"/usr/lib64/signal-desktop/resources/app.asar/preload.js\",\"nativeWindowOpen\":true,\"spellcheck\":true},\"icon\":\"/usr/lib64/signal-desktop/resources/app.asar/images/signal-logo-desktop-linux.png\",\"x\":197,\"y\":18}","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:52.363Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"spellcheck: user locale: en-US","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:52.409Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"spellcheck: available spellchecker languages:  [\"af\",\"bg\",\"ca\",\"cs\",\"cy\",\"da\",\"de\",\"el\",\"en-AU\",\"en-CA\",\"en-GB\",\"en-US\",\"es\",\"es-419\",\"es-AR\",\"es-ES\",\"es-MX\",\"es-US\",\"et\",\"fa\",\"fo\",\"fr\",\"he\",\"hi\",\"hr\",\"hu\",\"hy\",\"id\",\"it\",\"ko\",\"lt\",\"lv\",\"nb\",\"nl\",\"pl\",\"pt-BR\",\"pt-PT\",\"ro\",\"ru\",\"sh\",\"sk\",\"sl\",\"sq\",\"sr\",\"sv\",\"ta\",\"tg\",\"tr\",\"uk\",\"vi\"]","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:52.409Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"spellcheck: setting languages to:  [\"en-US\"]","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:52.409Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"Begin ensuring permissions","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:52.418Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"Ensuring file permissions for 2 files","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:52.427Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"Finish ensuring permissions in 10ms","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:52.428Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.138Z","msg":"x-attr dependncy did not load successfully","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.157Z","msg":"preload complete","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.323Z","msg":"pre-main prep time: 2 ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.394Z","msg":"background page reloaded","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.394Z","msg":"environment: production","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.412Z","msg":"SQL channel job 1 (getItemById) succeeded in 18ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.412Z","msg":"Storage fetch","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.511Z","msg":"SQL channel job 2 (getAllItems) succeeded in 99ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.560Z","msg":"SQL channel job 3 (createOrUpdateItem) succeeded in 47ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.587Z","msg":"SQL channel job 4 (createOrUpdateItem) succeeded in 27ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.588Z","msg":"SQL channel job 5 (createOrUpdateItem) succeeded in 28ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.588Z","msg":"Starting background data migration. Target version: 10","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.589Z","msg":"ConversationController: starting initial fetch","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.632Z","msg":"SQL channel job 7 (getAllStickerPacks) succeeded in 42ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.633Z","msg":"SQL channel job 8 (getAllStickers) succeeded in 43ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.634Z","msg":"SQL channel job 9 (getRecentStickers) succeeded in 43ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.634Z","msg":"SQL channel job 10 (getRecentEmojis) succeeded in 43ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.635Z","msg":"SQL channel job 12 (getItemById) succeeded in 43ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.635Z","msg":"SQL channel job 11 (getItemById) succeeded in 43ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.635Z","msg":"SQL channel job 13 (getAllIdentityKeys) succeeded in 43ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.636Z","msg":"SignalProtocolStore: Finished caching identityKeys data","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.636Z","msg":"SQL channel job 14 (getAllSessions) succeeded in 43ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.636Z","msg":"SignalProtocolStore: Finished caching sessions data","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.638Z","msg":"ConversationController: done with initial fetch","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.638Z","msg":"SignalProtocolStore: Finished caching signedPreKeys data","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.642Z","msg":"SignalProtocolStore: Finished caching preKeys data","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.643Z","msg":"Cleanup: starting...","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.643Z","msg":"Initializing network observer every 5000ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.644Z","msg":"Cleanup: Found 0 messages for cleanup","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.644Z","msg":"Cleanup: complete","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.644Z","msg":"listening for registration events","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.649Z","msg":"Next signed key rotation scheduled for 2020-07-10T14:33:31.491Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.650Z","msg":"refreshSenderCertificate: Getting new certificate...","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.651Z","msg":"GET https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/certificate/delivery?includeUuid=true","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.657Z","msg":"connect {\"connectCount\":0}","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.657Z","msg":"Initializing socket and listening for messages","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.658Z","msg":"getAllFromCache","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.658Z","msg":"opening message socket https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.661Z","msg":"attachment_downloads/start: enabling","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.661Z","msg":"Start idle detector","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.661Z","msg":"open inbox","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.665Z","msg":"SQL channel job 20 (getNextExpiringMessage) succeeded in 16ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.666Z","msg":"SQL channel job 21 (getNextTapToViewMessageToAgeOut) succeeded in 17ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.690Z","msg":"SQL channel job 22 (getUnprocessedCount) succeeded in 32ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.690Z","msg":"SQL channel job 23 (resetAttachmentDownloadPending) succeeded in 29ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.696Z","msg":"getAllFromCache loaded 0 saved envelopes","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.908Z","msg":"websocket open","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.916Z","msg":"got request PUT /api/v1/queue/empty","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.921Z","msg":"MessageReceiver: finished processing messages after 'empty', now waiting for application","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.921Z","msg":"MessageReceiver: emitting 'empty' event","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"msg":"updater/start: Updates disabled - not starting new version checks","time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.926Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.922Z","msg":"onEmpty: All outstanding database requests complete","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.924Z","msg":"GET https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/certificate/delivery?includeUuid=true 200 Success","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.925Z","msg":"Next sender certificate refresh scheduled for 2020-07-09T14:56:53.925Z","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.926Z","msg":"refreshOurProfile","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.929Z","msg":"GET https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/profile/[REDACTED]bae (unauth)","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:53.941Z","msg":"SQL channel job 26 (createOrUpdateItem) succeeded in 16ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:54.176Z","msg":"GET https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/profile/[REDACTED]bae 200 Success","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:54.179Z","msg":"Setting sealedSender to ENABLED for conversation [REDACTED]07f","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:54.703Z","msg":"SQL channel job 27 (createOrUpdateItem) succeeded in 43ms","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:58.708Z","msg":"Upgrade message schema (with index): {\"done\":true,\"numProcessed\":0,\"fetchDuration\":3,\"upgradeDuration\":0,\"saveDuration\":0,\"totalDuration\":3}","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:58.708Z","msg":"Background migration complete. Stopping idle detector.","v":0}
{"name":"log","hostname":"kshapa.express.com","pid":7073,"level":30,"time":"2020-07-08T14:56:58.708Z","msg":"Stop idle detector","v":0}

[andpol]

Maybe the difference between distros is the version the Electron dependency. Signal (v1.34.3) with Electron v9.0.5 is working for me on Arch as expected once again.

[LuNiKoFf]

Indeed, it is not working on Debian 10.2, and I have this :
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Signal/1.34.3 Chrome/80.0.3987.165 Electron/8.2.5 Safari/537.36 node/12.13.0 env/production

[keylogthis]

Works for me now too with Signal v1.34.1 and Electron v9.0.3 running Manjaro and XFCE.

[speedy-10]

Hi, I have installed signal-desktop like shown on https://signal.org/de/, i.e. not as snap.
It is not working for me with Ubuntu 20.04.1, Kernel: 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64, Desktop: Gnome 3.36.3, signal-desktop 1.34.4

[srirambv]

Works on Signal/1.34.4 Chrome/80.0.3987.165 Electron/8.3.4

[Bilb]

Working with ubuntu 20.04 signal 1.34.5

[FatBirdie]

Can confirm it works here to

Thanks for fixing the issue!

[speedy-10]

Hi, I have installed signal-desktop like shown on https://signal.org/de/, i.e. not as snap.
It is not working for me with Ubuntu 20.04.1, Kernel: 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64, Desktop: Gnome 3.36.3, signal-desktop 1.34.4

Hi, I can add this information:

• it works not, If I send me a notification to myself from the phone
• it works, if I got another message (a red dot appears in the tray)

actual: 1.34.5

[scottnonnenberg-signal]

@speedy-10 Notifications are designed not to appear when you send messages to yourself. You sent it; you don't need to be notified!

[speedy-10]

I welcome the notification that the pictures arrived on the desktop, when I send them per "Notiz an mich" from the smartphone.