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Scribe Send message Joined: 4 Nov 00 Posts: 137 Credit: 35,235 RAC: 0	Message 90790 - Posted: 25 Mar 2005, 6:41:32 UTC Last modified: 25 Mar 2005, 6:41:54 UTC I keep setting the BOINC Systray icon to 'always hide', but after a re-boot it keeps coming back to the ststray. This does not happen to any other icon set to 'always hide'. Any ideas? TIA ID: 90790 ·

RDC Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 544 Credit: 1,215,728 RAC: 0	Message 90845 - Posted: 25 Mar 2005, 10:45:17 UTC - in response to Message 90790. > I keep setting the BOINC Systray icon to 'always hide', but after a re-boot it > keeps coming back to the ststray. This does not happen to any other icon set > to 'always hide'. > I tried several times after reading your post. BOINC must be coded to default the setting to "hide when inactive" as it always reset to that after a reboot. There is probably a way to override the default setting in the registry but most likely it will be more aggrivation than it's worth to do. To truly explore, one must keep an open mind... ID: 90845 ·

Scribe Send message Joined: 4 Nov 00 Posts: 137 Credit: 35,235 RAC: 0	Message 90851 - Posted: 25 Mar 2005, 10:54:41 UTC So why would they code it like that? It prevents the user from having a choice, like any other normal program! ID: 90851 ·

Anonymous Send message Joined: 15 Jan 02 Posts: 307 Credit: 24,137 RAC: 0	Message 90879 - Posted: 25 Mar 2005, 13:00:42 UTC Probably an oversight rather than a conspiracy to remove end user control. . <a href="http://www.brainsmashr.com"><img src="http://www.brainsmashr.com/signature.gif"><img src="http://brainsmashr.com/boinc/counter_big.php?id=305369&project=seti&ctx=white&cva=red&cbo=white&cbg=black&linethickness=2"></a> ID: 90879 ·

Paul D. Buck Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jul 00 Posts: 3898 Credit: 1,158,042 RAC: 0	Message 90933 - Posted: 25 Mar 2005, 17:12:36 UTC - in response to Message 90851. > So why would they code it like that? It prevents the user from having a > choice, like any other normal program! At the moment they development effort is being applied to trying to get all of the BOINC platforms to be using a common code base, each with a GUI ... Once that is done, then the lingering issues of what needs work and improvement will take over ... ID: 90933 ·

Scribe Send message Joined: 4 Nov 00 Posts: 137 Credit: 35,235 RAC: 0	Message 90961 - Posted: 25 Mar 2005, 18:36:48 UTC So are you saying this is known about and will be corrected? ID: 90961 ·

MattDavis Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Nov 99 Posts: 919 Credit: 934,161 RAC: 0	Message 90964 - Posted: 25 Mar 2005, 18:39:23 UTC Calm down, it's not the end of the world :P ----- ID: 90964 ·

treznor Send message Joined: 28 Mar 01 Posts: 27 Credit: 23,567 RAC: 0	Message 90966 - Posted: 25 Mar 2005, 18:52:04 UTC If it makes you feel better, BOINC certainly isn't the only program that does this :-) I currently have 3-4 icons in my systray that I either try to set to "Hide Always" or "Show always" and they end up going back to "Hide when inactive" whenever I reboot the computer (which granted isn't all that often). <img border="0" src="http://www.boincsynergy.com/images/stats/comb-1140.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://seti.mundayweb.com/stats.php?userID=768" /> ID: 90966 ·

Geek@Play Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 31 Jul 01 Posts: 2467 Credit: 86,146,931 RAC: 0	Message 90971 - Posted: 25 Mar 2005, 19:05:44 UTC If you install boinc as a service then the icon is gone and Boinc and Seti run fine. Boinc....Boinc....Boinc....Boinc.... ID: 90971 ·

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