I can confirm this in KDE 4.9.5 But here it is the first time that a steam icon is shown. Before that there was no icon at all. So partly a good job. But as mentioned there is no image on the icon..

I enabled the tray icon in previous versions on Arch Linux 64-Bit by installing lib32-libappindicator. It displayed the real steam icon in the tray. With the latest update I also only have the "missing icon" icon. Using Gnome 3.6.2.

libappindicator is only for use with Unity and as i use KDE i dont think it will be of much use for me.

@ManuGithubSteam please stop spreading FUD
libappindicator has multiple backends and in case of xfce4 it's using a fallback solution - standard X11 systray
in case of KDE it could be system indicators like in unity/gnome or fallback

Same issue with KDE 4.8 (Debian Wheezy, amd64 (can we get a native amd64 build, please, that'd probably solve many problems right away)). It's probably safe to assume all KDE (4) desktops are affected.

Installing libappindicator (both Gtk2 and Gtk3 version, i386) didn't help, even though the package description ("A library to allow applications to export a menu into the panel. Based on KSNI it also works in KDE and will fallback to generic Systray support if none of those are available.") made me hope it would work. I'm still getting the generic place-holder thingy, which has a terribly delay until the menu opens.

Gnome 2.32 on Gentoo, with libappindicator, libindicator and libdbusmenu installed from the Gentoo-Unity overlay; same issue after the latest update...

Please try this: exit steam, open a terminal window, type

STEAM_RUNTIME=0 steam

And see if the behavior changes back to what it was before the update.

Thanks.

It changes back "missing icon" icon, but also proper theming

@swiftgeek: Can you add screenshots with STEAM_RUNTIME=0 and STEAM_RUNTIME=1?

Also, it'll take a while, but can you also add logs from these commands?
STEAM_RUNTIME=0 strace -f steam 2>&1 | grep "open(" >/tmp/steam_runtime_disabled.txt
STEAM_RUNTIME=1 strace -f steam 2>&1 | grep "open(" >/tmp/steam_runtime_enabled.txt

Thanks!

https://gist.github.com/4698678 https://gist.github.com/4698838 — "missing icon" icon in systray, proper appindicator's menu theming
https://gist.github.com/4698667 https://gist.github.com/4698842 — good icon in systray, bad appindicator's menu theming (colors are good but it uses default gtk2 theme - raleigh)

Great, can you show the output of dbus-monitor from the time steam starts until the time the icon shows (or doesn't)?

http://ompldr.org/vaGJ0ZQ - Same problem with the "missing icon"-icon.

Can you post the whole output? There should be a section dealing with the icon and the them. You should see "steam_tray" in there.

That's the whole output.

Interesting. is the output different between dbus-monitor --system and dbus-monitor --session?

Not the OP, but seeing the same thing. F18 x86_64 xfce

dbus session log: http://pastebin.com/EHTS1Npq
dbus system log: http://pastebin.com/t1yxfydL
strace runtime disabled/enabled: https://gist.github.com/4700509

Only modifications is changing any references from my username to<me> in logs

Okay, so I think I have a fix for this issue.
Please revert any previous things you've done to workaround the issue, download these files and run sh steam-runtime-update.sh
http://www.libsdl.org/tmp/steam-runtime-update.sh
http://www.libsdl.org/tmp/steam-runtime-update.tar.gz

Please let me know if this fixes the problem.

Thanks!

@slouken it fixed it for me

@hasufell, thanks!

@slouken Fixed it for me, too, thanks.

@slouken No change here: placeholder icon and delayed menu. I see there's only i386 in the tarball and I'm on x86_64 - perhaps this is of consequence. Arch, KDE 4.9.98

@slouken I get the icon and the right-click menu (after a second or so), but no tooltip showing "Steam" when I hover over the icon. (f18 x86_64 xfce)

@z0id - no. Steam's only 32-bit right now.

@slouken Fixed it for me aswell. Arch Linux x86_64 with Gnome 3.
@z0id This is is so that the 32 bit client can make use of it. Doesn't matter that you are on a 64 bit system.

Didn't seem to do anything for me either. (Kubuntu 12.04 x64) Was I not supposed to quit Steam before running it?

@slouken That fix worked for me too, the icon shows up now ! Arch Linux x86_64 / Cinnamon ..

@slouken Fixed it for me (Gentoo 64bit) - but the menu is still very slow. Thanks
edit: Fluxbox as WM

Still no icon here, KDE Archlinux 64bit.

The update does not fix the icon for me. I do not have an issue with it responding slowly but the icon is the folded paper still. I'm running Gentoo AMD64 with KDE 4.9.5.

don't work for me

It looks like everybody who is still seeing the problem has KDE. is that true? Does it work if you start steam like this?
STEAM_RUNTIME=0 steam

STEAM_RUNTIME=0 steam, has the same paper looking icon. (assuming i installed lib32-libappindicator)

Ok here are my results:

Running steam normally with "steam" -> placeholder/empty icon is displayed, slow menu in the icon

Running steam with "STEAM_RUNTIME=0 steam" -> no icon is displayed at all

Applied the fix and run steam normally -> still no icon image is shown

Running steam with "STEAM_RUNTIME=0 steam" after fix is applied-> no icon is displayed at all

KDE 4.9.5

"Running steam with "STEAM_RUNTIME=0 steam" -> no icon is displayed at all"
because your system doesn't have (lib32-)libappindicator

Runtime disabled: white icon and no menu on right click.
Runtime enabled: white icon and proper menu on right click, but delayed.

In both cases I see this: (steam:26502): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: About to Show called on an item wihtout submenus. We're ignoring it.

I installed the libappindicator lib (64 bit). nothing changed

As I'm on Gentoo i don't have (lib32-)libappindicator and cant get it, there is not use flag for 32 bit. I did download a Ubuntu 32 bit version and put in the Steam dirs (various lib dirs in the Steam folder like linu32 and so on....) but nothing changed. Where does the lib go in the Steam dir ? Also i noted that there is a libappindicator lib present in the Steam dir itself (.steam/steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/lib/i386-linux-gnu/) so it should fallback to this lib if steam cant find a systemwide lib32......

@ManuGithubSteam I am also using Gentoo 64bit, and didn't need to install any libappindicator or copy it form somewhere (and the above fix, fixed the icon issue for me)

@slouken the incorrect icon on KDE is a non‐steam issue according to this comment https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/1087#issuecomment-12975479 (and being fixed)

@johndrinkwater That's only for the upcoming KDE 4.10. And there are people still having issues with previous versions.

@ManuGithubSteam steam isn't a 64-bit app so libappindicator wont help, and You need multilib package (If need a help with creating ebuild - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/lib32-libappindicator/ )

~/.steam/root/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/usr/lib/ is disabled with STEAM_RUNTIME=0

Just saying that this fixed it for me on Arch 64.

@timroes Well the fix did nothing for me....

this script posted by slouken fixed the tray icon for me on Arch 64 Cinnamon Desktop.

No fix with Debian Wheezy, amd64, libappindicator1:i386, KDE 4.8.4 and the updated steam files, as was to be expected after the previous reports.

(btw, could you upload such files to a place with a steampowered.com or valvesoftware.com domain part in the URL next time? libsdl.org is not really the place I like to fetch updates for Steam from... thanks)

Just a quick note:

I'm using Kubuntu 12.10-64bit and I had the same problem of the missing tray icon.
After reading the issue #1250 I had a look at the icon directory and in fact there is no tray icon image available under "/usr/share/icons" or in my home.

After adding the steam_tray.png from the mentioned issue I got a working icon.

@DGghost001 I can confirm this.

There's actually a steam icon located at /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/steam.png
I copied steam_tray.xpm to /usr/share/icons/ and the icon shows up.

I'm on KDE 4.9.98

Also relevant, on the KDE system tray settings menu Steam is now named properly, however hovering the Steam icon on the system tray produces no name.

@slouken Works for me too! gentoo 64bit with lxde
:+1:

thanks bootkiller, works for me too. here de command for novicie
sudo cp /home/you-user-name/.local/share/Steam/public/steam_tray.xpm /usr/share/icons

only left that Steam can minimize at tray in KDE

Copying the .xpm fixes the icon on KDE, indeed. But the right click menu still has a delay.

sudo cp -v ~/.local/share/Steam/public/steam_tray.xpm /usr/share/icons
Seems to fixed it, but now I can't unfix it for some reason. (Wanted to wait for a official solution)

Same, after doing "sudo rm /usr/share/icons/steam_tray.xpm" and restarting the client somehow the icon image now appears properly. And it also fixed the delay problem.

z0id, the right click menu works fine for me, no delay.

Menu only works without lag if you aren't on the library page. It's a bug and already reported but seams to be canonicals fault with libappindicator.

Wow tjpld is right!

Wait, was this closed because someone came up with a workaround, or because Valve plans to integrate that workaround into the official copy in an upcoming update?

@johnv-valve closed the issue because it is fixed. The missing tray icon in KDE is KDE's fault.

I'm sorry, Do you mean this "missing tray icon"?

I use ArchLinux with KDE (32 and 64 bit) and without libappindicator. I haven't had any tray icon for a long time.
But suddenly, after Steam update from 30th of January, this broken icon appeared. I didn't update my KDE.
So, do you realy sure, that the problem is in KDE? =)

Yes it is. I switched to KDE and all of a sudden don't have a tray icon anymore. With Gnome 3 before they implemented STEAM_RUNTIME which basically ships libappindicator to distros that don't need it for anything else you could install libappindicator and got the icon working. Now with STEAM_RUNTIME you have the icon working after sloukens patches. Do the same thing but using KDE and there still is no icon. So it is related to KDE.

I left a link of this discussion in KDE bug tracker
But after last update of steam package from AUR, icon has been appeared.

Yes latest update fixed it. Have real icon on KDE 4.10 Arch Linux x86_64
What is strange is that in KDE the tray menu is slow in a different way.
On Gnome you right click it menu appears but highlighting is slow if you are on "Library"
On KDE when you right click it it takes a second for the menu to appear but the entries are fast no matter what page you are on.

Do I need to reinstall the ... whatever it is that it keeps telling me is out of date when I restart ... to apply this fix?

This is a bug in KDE, but we have a workaround if you download and install the latest steam client archive:
http://repo.steampowered.com/steam/archive/precise/steam_latest.tar.gz

Actually the more correct way to do this for local user (without mucking with the system) is:
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/icons/
ln -s ../../../.steam/root/public/steam_tray.xpm ~/.local/share/icons/

@vitamin7 no, the correct folder is $HOME/.icons

see http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/icon-theme-spec-latest.html

(unless $XDG_DATA_DIRS contains ~/.local/share which is often not the case)

That works too. Thanks for correction. It also doesn't matter if it's a symlink or a copy.

The point is - Steam does not install it's icon in the right place or at all. The problem isn't fixed but the bug is closed...

For what it's worth, uninstalling my outdated Steam package and installing the latest 64-bit build from scratch (which I'd been meaning to get around to anyway) fixed it for me. I didn't get a chance to try it with just the 32-bit package. And the delay before the menu comes up is still there.

Can anyone provide the steam_tray.xpm file? I just plain don't seem to have it. Running KDE 4.9 on Fedora, and I've got the 'missing icon' image in my tray.

You can find them at "~/.steam/steam/public/" if you installed steam on the default location.

That's where I looked, and even searched my whole system for the file with no results. I've got several.tga files, some .ico presumably leftover from Windows, and a single .png, but no .xpm, curiously enough.

It seems they changed to using the steam_tray-mono icon (something like that. I'm not at my desk to check.) You will find it in the path mentioned.

Ah, you're correct - steam_tray_mono.png is that single .png I mentioned. Following vitamin7's instructions works and I have a proper tray icon now. Thanks, everyone!! Now if only the program could be minimized to tray in KDE.

So after the latest update, my icon is missing again, back to the piece of paper. Anyone else having this? I tried restarting the client just to make sure it wasn't a fluke.

@stevethepocket: Yes, it's known to be happening again.

Awesome, it works great after today's "launcher package" update.
Nice icon which fits to KDE nicely, and with that system variable workaround even closing to tray works.
Nice work you did there :)

Only if the tray icon had left-click action ("my games" for example) and the menu opened faster... then it'd be perfect.

Great, thanks for the feedback!

So, wait, what do I have to do to get this fix? The auto-updater didn't do it.

you just do "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" and get the new release.
It also helps to have "beta testing" enabled in your steam launcher.

OpenSUSE 12.3, KDE 4.10. The icon is still missing here. The Steam build is from March 13th.

I'm on Kubuntu 12.04, KDE 4.10.1 (from ppa), and it works.

Archlinux repo update fixed my icon. Looks great!

I guess, OpenSUSE has problem with rendering of the icon...? What are it's outstanding properties? I will send a message to an apropriate mailing list.

Archlinux repo update fixed my icon. Looks great!

Yep! I can confirm it! But I don't agree, that it looks great, especially on a light background.
Just compare the Steam Icon with another monochrome KDE's icons:

btw, icon doesn't have any title on mouse hover and still is opened very long.

Perhaps a bit of "shadow" would help it.
It looks really good on black, anyway.

I made a variant with more shadow: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/64454818/tmp/steam_tray_mono.png
Copy it into ~/.steam/steam/public/steam_tray_mono.png - if you're lucky, it'll change the tray icon.

I can confirm that:

• it doesn't have tooltip
• right-click menu takes several seconds to open
• left click does nothing
• Also the nasty #1519 is still not fixed, and nobody even bothered to read my bug report!

When I launched Steam ~/.local/share/Steam/public/steam_tray_mono.png was replaced by old icon automatically =(

yeah :( I tried it now, and it didnt work. Looks like steam takes checksum of it's files and regenerates them if they changed - dunno from where. I even tried to avoid this using chmod and chown, but it failed to work :(

I'm using oxygen theme on my bar so that is probably why it looks good.

@MightyPork:

you just do "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" and get the new release.

Ugh, you should have warned me that that would try to update everything on my system including KDE itself. Apparently Kubuntu has a habit of crapping itself when you do that. I have no idea how to fix it now.

@ManuGithubSteam Gentoo uses the ABI_X86 USE_EXPAND flag for multilib support. Add 32 to yours.

Run 32 bit version of gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders
gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders-32 > /usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache