[GH-ISSUE #854] Tray icons of closed programs reappear when bar is reloaded #5885

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opened 2026-05-23 01:53:48 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 3 comments

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Originally created by @BowDown097 on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/854

Describe the bug
As the title says. Additionally, the bugged tray icon always has an empty menu and does not go away until the bar's process is restarted completely. It also does not duplicate on every reload.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Open program that has a tray icon
Close the program
Reload with ironbar reload
Tray icon reappears

Expected behavior
Tray icon stays gone after reloads.

System information:

Distro: Artix Linux
Compositor: Wayfire
Ironbar version: 0.16.1

Configuration

Share your bar configuration and stylesheet as applicable:

Config

[[end]]
type = "tray"
icon_size = 26

Styles

.tray {
    margin-right: 24px;
}

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There are 4 Telegram icons here following a few reloads. I do not have Telegram open at all.

Originally created by @BowDown097 on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/854 **Describe the bug** As the title says. Additionally, the bugged tray icon always has an empty menu and does not go away until the bar's process is restarted completely. It also does not duplicate on every reload. **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Open program that has a tray icon 2. Close the program 3. Reload with ``ironbar reload`` 4. Tray icon reappears **Expected behavior** Tray icon stays gone after reloads. **System information:** - Distro: Artix Linux - Compositor: Wayfire - Ironbar version: 0.16.1 **Configuration** > Share your bar configuration and stylesheet as applicable: <details><summary>Config</summary> ``` [[end]] type = "tray" icon_size = 26 ``` </details> <details><summary>Styles</summary> ```css .tray { margin-right: 24px; } ``` </details> **Additional context** > Add any other context about the problem here. **Screenshots** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b45d592a-642a-4164-bb25-d525ac37f04b) There are 4 Telegram icons here following a few reloads. I do not have Telegram open at all.

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2025):

In theory #865 should fix this as it includes an update for the system-tray crate with a fix included.

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2025): In theory #865 should fix this as it includes an update for the `system-tray` crate with a fix included.

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2025):

Nah, still occurring :(

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2025): Nah, still occurring :(

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@jficz commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2026):

Tried to replicate with Element-desktop and Slack but it didn't manifest. Latest flake. (2026-01-12 as reported by Nix)

@jficz commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2026): Tried to replicate with Element-desktop and Slack but it didn't manifest. Latest flake. (2026-01-12 as reported by Nix)