The notification area code was removed in 3.25 which resolves that issue
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-shell/commit/?id=f1ee6c69
** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1713555
Title:
System tray (notification area) icons are placed in strange non-
intuitive place - left buttom corner of window!
Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Steps to reproduce:
1. Install Ubuntu 17.10.
2. Launch Ubuntu GNOME session
3. Install application which places its icon to the system tray (notification
area) such as `hplip` or `transmission`
3. Try to find application icon in the system tray (notification area) -
right top corner of the screen
Expected results:
system tray (notification area) is easy to find and placed on right top
corner of the screen, does not overlap screen elements and windows
Actual results:
system tray (notification area) is difficult to find, it is placed on left
bottom corner of the screen and automatically hides on start or after
inactivity, or overlaps left bottom corner of the screen (see screenshot)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gnome-session-bin 3.25.90-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-11.12-generic 4.12.5
Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Mon Aug 28 21:25:51 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-26 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha i386 (20170826)
SourcePackage: gnome-session
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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