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beje

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From: Austria

Registered: 2018-11-30

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Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

Every time I restart my computer I get a new network icon on my Notification Area Plug-in from the main Panel...I have attached also a print screen...
Any ideas?

I am running XFCE 4.14 on siduction. It might be a bug but I will need a bit of instructions where to look to give further details...

here also a pic: I have 5 times restarted my PC => I have 5 Network icons in Panel...

Thanks!

eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 934

Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

Check Settings>>Session and Startup>>Application Autostart. Is there multiple network entries listed?

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beje

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Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

nope... or not that I can see... here is how it looks:

eriefisher

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Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

I only see one there so something is spawning multiple instances. Try:

ps aux | grep Network

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beje

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Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

nothing suspicious...

root        1737  0.0  0.1 257164 18988 ?        Ssl  15:11   0:02 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
user      573551  0.0  0.0   9420   840 pts/0    S+   18:10   0:00 grep Network

ToZ

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Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

I believe the process name is nm-applet. Does that have multiple running instances?

Also, which plugin is that showing up on (Notification Area, Indicator plugin, Status Notifier plugin)?

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eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

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Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

Try unchecking nm-tray in autostart applications. Network Manager should start the tray applet on it own. I don't have in my autostart.

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beje

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From: Austria

Registered: 2018-11-30

Posts: 18

Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

Try unchecking nm-tray in autostart applications. Network Manager should start the tray applet on it own. I don't have in my autostart.

we are closing on the culprit...

user        4568  0.0  0.4 430924 51092 ?        Sl   15:12   0:01 nm-tray -session 2ffe06774-476f-4e20-bc3f-7c735d7b7fe7_1594127489_320924
user        4570  0.0  0.7 864164 91668 ?        Sl   15:12   0:01 nm-tray -session 2b21accf2-eb9a-4b57-b56f-bc091d1ebf53_1594127489_317827
user        4571  0.0  0.7 861960 88844 ?        Sl   15:12   0:01 nm-tray -session 272664dfc-2378-45e3-b2d1-4e11d47e3aa3_1594127489_317113
user        4573  0.0  0.7 861932 88968 ?        Sl   15:12   0:01 nm-tray -session 207b467a8-1f0b-430a-a03c-99d6b1541adc_1594127489_316119
user        4575  0.0  0.7 861932 88432 ?        Sl   15:12   0:01 nm-tray -session 23e40ce62-0874-479a-8e5f-862e12d2bedb_1594127489_316043
user        4852  0.0  0.4 430976 49552 ?        Sl   15:12   0:01 nm-tray
user      630748  0.0  0.0   9420   836 pts/0    S+   18:41   0:00 grep nm-tray

edit: and closer....

Last edited by beje (2020-07-07 16:52:12)

eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

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Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

Yup, just uncheck it and restart to test.

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beje

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From: Austria

Registered: 2018-11-30

Posts: 18

Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

I have deleted all instances from the current session and restarted. In tray there is only one icon, but in the current session there is something fishy....

I will restart once more. Hold my beer, I am going under...

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Edit: after restart there is only one icon in tray. Problem seem to be solved.

Thanks for the support!

Last edited by beje (2020-07-07 16:59:19)

eriefisher

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Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

Great! The only thing I may add is to make sure you don't have save session checked when you log out.

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It's alright....
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beje

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Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

why?

eriefisher

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Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

If it is running multiple instances when you logged out then when you log in they will all be restarted. A fresh session would prevent that.

Did it work properly after restarting?

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It's alright, when you find your way, then you see it disappear
It's alright....
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beje

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From: Austria

Registered: 2018-11-30

Posts: 18

Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

yes, it worked properly after restarting.
Do you mean that I should only now (one time) uncheck the save session in order to start clean? and than to check it back?

I like this feature when the session is saved and restored... especially on siduction where here and there restarts are required

eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 934

Re: Network Icon in Notification Area Panel Plugin multiplied

If everything is working fine leave it alone.

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But it's all right, when you're all in pain and you feel the rain come down
It's alright, when you find your way, then you see it disappear
It's alright....
Chris Cornell