when I start up rhythmbox, I don't see the usual icon appear in the notification area any more. Someone suggested I was missing a package, so I installed gnome-applet-music, and restarted rb, but that didn't change anything. Has that functionality been removed ?
Yes, the functionality was removed from the core, it's a plugin now.
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Ahh, sorry, I saw that the plugin was enabled that seemed to correlate, didn't check the configuration option though. Possible for you to post a link providing rationale for this?
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Can I make it minimize to the tray withOUT the window being visible?
Ah, I see. I want "Status Icon Owns the Main Window". So intuitive :)
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