[Enhancement Request] Steam Tray Icon Clashes with Ubuntu Theme

steamclosed duplicatereviewedSteam client

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#1250 · opened 2013-02-04 by dylanmtaylor · updated 2019-07-18 · 5 comments · github

Ddylanmtaylor 2013-02-04 github

One may notice that the default Steam tray icon on Ubuntu clashes with the Ubuntu tray icon theme, and looks out of place. A reddit user, WantsANexus7, created a steam icon that fits well with the Ubuntu icon theme, which can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vzve0qrugp2mf5c/steam48.png I would like to propose that Valve uses this tray icon by default in their Ubuntu steam client. It makes it feel much more like a native tray application than an out of place Windows port. This is what it looks like: http://imgur.com/2jsxDyY

Ddylanmtaylor 2013-02-04 github

How to install this icon:
wget https://dl.dropbox.com/s/vzve0qrugp2mf5c/steam48.png
sudo cp steam48.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/steam_tray.png
sudo gtk-update-icon-cache -f '/usr/share/icons/hicolor'

MMrPopinjay 2013-02-04 github

I too would be in favour of this. The default icon is very distinctive and clashes with the default Mint Cinnamon icons as well.
I'd also be in favour of making it entirely optional.

Eeliasp 2013-02-05 github

Wouldn't it make much more sense to implement "Status Notifier Item" as that's what Unity and KDE use. This way modern DEs could provide their own Steam systray icon based on the current DE's theme.

Besides that, this would also provide a ton of other improvements such as:

Proper support for multiple systrays in multi-screen setups
Auto-hiding of "inactive" systray icons
Theming of systray tooltip matches DE theme
Forward compatible to possible X11 alternatives such as Wayland as the current systray implementation is xembed based (X11 only)
etc.

Kkumikumi 2013-02-07 github

I would just like to point out, that since 2011, Ubuntu does no longer have a "system tray" / notification area.

Jjohndrinkwater 2013-02-10 github

Merging with #423, please post your suggested icon there (ps, I use it, good job :))

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