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IpreferXfce

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Registered: 2016-02-25

Posts: 72

Why is my printer status icon so small that I can't see it?

Why is my printer status icon so small that I can't see it?  You can see the minus sign but no printer Icon.  I'm trying to figure out why, and why is it so small?

Distro Linux Mint 22.3

Panel Version 4.18.4

I think the thing I am having trouble with is

xfce4-xapp-status-plugin 0.4.4+zena

In the Panel Preferences it is called:

Status Tray Plugin (external)

I tried playing around with the settings in it but nothing seems to effect the printer icon.  But where the printer is supposed to be, I get a little negative sign. 

Another weird thing is, right after the printer gets done printing a little printer icon shows up, then goes away.

I tried different ICON packs, but I keep getting the same result.  You can't see a printer on the panel when it is printing.

Last edited by IpreferXfce (2026-02-13 22:37:53)

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 12,478

Re: Why is my printer status icon so small that I can't see it?

Assuming that this is system-config-printer-applet.....

Go to the Status Tray Plugin properties and make sure that "Adjust size automatically" is unchecked, then tweak the "Fixed Icon Size" setting to make the icon the size you want.

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