[GH-ISSUE #2] Can only have 1 instance of icon tray at a time #8434

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opened 2026-05-23 03:52:06 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 3 comments

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Originally created by @JakeStanger on GitHub (Aug 14, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/2

Adding the icon tray to multiple bars (for multi-monitor) throws exceptions, and only the first added one shows.

Originally created by @JakeStanger on GitHub (Aug 14, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/2 Adding the icon tray to multiple bars (for multi-monitor) throws exceptions, and only the first added one shows.

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2022):

Now that Sway is using lazy_static & broadcast channels, same method could be employed here

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2022): Now that Sway is using lazy_static & broadcast channels, same method could be employed here

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2022):

#19 introduces a partial fix for this. Module instances all now share the same dbus client, so all receive the same events post-startup.

Unfortunately since the the tray is initialised when the first instance loads, this means only the first monitor will receive the full list of icons on startup currently.

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2022): #19 introduces a partial fix for this. Module instances all now share the same dbus client, so all receive the same events post-startup. Unfortunately since the the tray is initialised when the first instance loads, this means only the first monitor will receive the full list of icons on startup currently.

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2023):

It's still not guaranteed that the icon tray will be fully loaded due to some race condition, but #60 at least guarantees all the icons will be the same across all trays.

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2023): It's still not guaranteed that the icon tray will be fully loaded due to some race condition, but #60 at least guarantees all the icons will be the same across all trays.