Re: How to tell the difference between a minimize and a switch desktop?

["Iain *" <iaingnome gmail com>]

2008/10/27 Rorschach <r0rschach lavabit com>:
> Hi Jim,
> I discovered exactly the same odd behavior like you did: 
> http://rorschachstagebuch.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/gdk-minimiert-und-auf-einem-anderen-desktop-erzeugen-das-selbe-windowstate-event/
>  !
>
> changed_mask always gets the value GDK_WINDOW_STATE_ICONIFIED when switching the desktop. I also asked here 
> but nobody answered me... Did really noone > ever code a trayicon which minimzed to tray?

This may be due to window managers unmapping clients on workspace
switch. An unmap is the same as minimisation.
Most programs don't minimise to a tray, they close to tray.

iain