[GH-ISSUE #1428] Tray module doesn't detect already dispatched items #3244

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opened 2026-05-22 23:55:00 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 2 comments

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2026-05-22 23:55:00 +01:00

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Originally created by @Ynverxe on GitHub (Mar 22, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/1428

Describe the bug
If there are any items that were dispatched before Ironbar opens, it doesn't detect them the first run, but if you run Ironbar a second time then they show in the tray.

I saw this behaviour with blueman-applet.

To reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Add module tray
Make sure there's an applet dispatched before running Ironbar (like blueman-applet or spotify)
Run Ironbar
Close Ironbar and re-run it.

Edit: Most of Rolling Release stuff, included Ironbar, was installed via Nix

Expected behavior
I think the expected behaviour must be that Ironbar should look for already dispatched items.

System information:

Distro: Linux war-machine 6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.74-2 (2026-03-08) x86_64 GNU/Linux
Compositor: Hyprland
Ironbar version: 0.19.0-pre

Configuration

Config

height: 30
position: "top"
margin:
  left: 20
  top: 5
  right: 20
start:
- type: "sys_info"
  format:
  - "{memory_used#M} MB / {memory_total#M} MB"
  intervals:
    memory: 1
- type: "label"
  label: "IPv4: {{ ip route get 1 | awk '{print $7}' }}"
end:
- type: "battery"
- type: "volume"
  sink_slider_orientation: "horizontal"
  marquee:
    enable: true
    max_length: 40
- type: "notifications"
center:
- type: "tray"
- type: "workspaces"
  name_map:
    1: "1"
    2: "2"
    3: "3"
    4: "4"
    5: "5"
    6: "6"
    7: "7"
    8: "8"
    9: "9"
  favorites: [ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" ]
- type: "clock"
  format: "%A %d de %B, %r"

Styles

@define-color text #3D3D3D;
@define-color workspaces #383838;
@define-color workspaces-inner-background #2a2a2a;
@define-color workspace-active #7ec8e3;
@define-color workspace-hover #7ec8e3;

* {
  border: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  font-family: JetBrains Mono NFM;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.background,
#bar {
  background: transparent;
}

.tray,
.label,
.sysinfo,
.volume,
.networkmanager,
.clock,
.workspaces {
  margin: 0px 4px 0px 4px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;
  font-size: 12px;
  background: #2a2a2a;
}

.workspaces {
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: bolder;
  padding: 0px;
}

.workspaces .item {
  padding: 0px 6px 0px 6px;
  border-radius: 0px;
}

.tray > button {
  background: transparent;
}

.sysinfo > label {
  color: #82d9a0;
}

.label {
  color: #7ec8e3;
}

.tray > button {
  border-color: #e0a8c8;
  border: 2px;
}

.clock {
  color: #e0a8c8;
}

.volume {
  color: #f0c060;
}

.workspaces {
  background-color: @workspaces-inner-background;
  border-color: @workspaces-inner-background;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 5px;
  padding-left: 5px;
  padding-right: 5px;
}

.workspaces .item {
  background: lighter(#383838);
  border-radius: 20px;
  margin-left: 4px;
  margin-right: 4px;
}

.workspaces .item label {
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #E0F7FA;
}

.workspaces .item {
  min-width: 12px;
  max-width: 12px;
  border-radius: 99px;
  transition: min-width 350ms ease, max-width 350ms ease;
}

.workspaces .item.focused {
  min-width: 50px;
  max-width: 50px;
  background: #7ec8e3;
}

.workspaces .item.focused label {
  color: @workspaces-inner-background;
}

popover, popover contents, .popup {
  background: transparent;
}

popover arrow,
popover contents {
  background: rgba(35,35,45,0.9);
}

.tray popover arrow,
popover contents {
  border-style: solid;
  border-radius: 15px;
  border-width: 3px;
  border-color: rgb(80,80,90);
}

popover,
popover contents,
.popup,
popover contents button,
.popup-clock .calendar {
  color: #E0F7FA;
}

popover contents label {
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-weight: normal;
}

popover contents button {
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0);
}

scale highlight {
  background: #3de37a;
  border: none;
  min-height: 6px;
}

scale slider {
  background: rgb(70,70,80);
}

popover modelbutton:hover {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  color: #e6e8ee;
}

.popup-clock .calendar {
  background: transparent;
}

.popup-clock .calendar-clock {
  font-size: 30px;
  padding-bottom: 15px;
}

popover contents {
  animation-name: popover_show;
  animation-duration: 280ms;
  animation-fill-mode: both; 
}

@keyframes popover_show {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-50px);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0px);
  }
}

Originally created by @Ynverxe on GitHub (Mar 22, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/1428 **Describe the bug** If there are any items that were dispatched before Ironbar opens, it doesn't detect them the first run, but if you run Ironbar a second time then they show in the tray. I saw this behaviour with blueman-applet. **To reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Add module `tray` 2. Make sure there's an applet dispatched before running Ironbar (like blueman-applet or spotify) 3. Run Ironbar 4. Close Ironbar and re-run it. Edit: Most of Rolling Release stuff, included Ironbar, was installed via Nix **Expected behavior** I think the expected behaviour must be that Ironbar should look for already dispatched items. **System information:** - Distro: ``Linux war-machine 6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.74-2 (2026-03-08) x86_64 GNU/Linux`` - Compositor: Hyprland - Ironbar version: 0.19.0-pre **Configuration**  <details><summary>Config</summary> ``` height: 30 position: "top" margin: left: 20 top: 5 right: 20 start: - type: "sys_info" format: - "{memory_used#M} MB / {memory_total#M} MB" intervals: memory: 1 - type: "label" label: "IPv4: {{ ip route get 1 | awk '{print $7}' }}" end: - type: "battery" - type: "volume" sink_slider_orientation: "horizontal" marquee: enable: true max_length: 40 - type: "notifications" center: - type: "tray" - type: "workspaces" name_map: 1: "1" 2: "2" 3: "3" 4: "4" 5: "5" 6: "6" 7: "7" 8: "8" 9: "9" favorites: [ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" ] - type: "clock" format: "%A %d de %B, %r" ``` </details> <details><summary>Styles</summary> ```css @define-color text #3D3D3D; @define-color workspaces #383838; @define-color workspaces-inner-background #2a2a2a; @define-color workspace-active #7ec8e3; @define-color workspace-hover #7ec8e3; * { border: none; box-shadow: none; font-family: JetBrains Mono NFM; font-weight: 900; } .background, #bar { background: transparent; } .tray, .label, .sysinfo, .volume, .networkmanager, .clock, .workspaces { margin: 0px 4px 0px 4px; border-radius: 15px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px; font-size: 12px; background: #2a2a2a; } .workspaces { font-size: 17px; font-weight: bolder; padding: 0px; } .workspaces .item { padding: 0px 6px 0px 6px; border-radius: 0px; } .tray > button { background: transparent; } .sysinfo > label { color: #82d9a0; } .label { color: #7ec8e3; } .tray > button { border-color: #e0a8c8; border: 2px; } .clock { color: #e0a8c8; } .volume { color: #f0c060; } .workspaces { background-color: @workspaces-inner-background; border-color: @workspaces-inner-background; border-style: solid; border-width: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; } .workspaces .item { background: lighter(#383838); border-radius: 20px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; } .workspaces .item label { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #E0F7FA; } .workspaces .item { min-width: 12px; max-width: 12px; border-radius: 99px; transition: min-width 350ms ease, max-width 350ms ease; } .workspaces .item.focused { min-width: 50px; max-width: 50px; background: #7ec8e3; } .workspaces .item.focused label { color: @workspaces-inner-background; } popover, popover contents, .popup { background: transparent; } popover arrow, popover contents { background: rgba(35,35,45,0.9); } .tray popover arrow, popover contents { border-style: solid; border-radius: 15px; border-width: 3px; border-color: rgb(80,80,90); } popover, popover contents, .popup, popover contents button, .popup-clock .calendar { color: #E0F7FA; } popover contents label { font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: normal; } popover contents button { background: rgba(0,0,0,0); } scale highlight { background: #3de37a; border: none; min-height: 6px; } scale slider { background: rgb(70,70,80); } popover modelbutton:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08); color: #e6e8ee; } .popup-clock .calendar { background: transparent; } .popup-clock .calendar-clock { font-size: 30px; padding-bottom: 15px; } popover contents { animation-name: popover_show; animation-duration: 280ms; animation-fill-mode: both; } @keyframes popover_show { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-50px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0px); } } ``` </details>

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2026):

I can't test with blueman, but I'm not able to reproduce this generally. Are you running any other bar/tray widget at the same time? Do you experience this with any other apps?

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2026): I can't test with blueman, but I'm not able to reproduce this generally. Are you running any other bar/tray widget at the same time? Do you experience this with any other apps?

JakeStanger commented

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@sbe-visma commented on GitHub (Apr 9, 2026):

This might be the same issue I had, frequently ironbar displays way less, or no tay icons compared to what my waybar setup did previously. it's been a bit hit or miss, sometimes i start ironbar and nothing is there, sometimes thy've all dissapeared after I've had my computer locked for a while, sometimes only blueman shows up, etc.
Didn't see anything helpful in the logs, and have now reverted back to waybar because of this and an audio issue (I'll report separately)

@sbe-visma commented on GitHub (Apr 9, 2026): This might be the same issue I had, frequently ironbar displays way less, or no tay icons compared to what my waybar setup did previously. it's been a bit hit or miss, sometimes i start ironbar and nothing is there, sometimes thy've all dissapeared after I've had my computer locked for a while, sometimes only blueman shows up, etc. Didn't see anything helpful in the logs, and have now reverted back to waybar because of this and an audio issue (I'll report separately)