empty spot in systray

[systimax]

Can someone tell me how to get rid of the empty spot in the Systray in KDE?

Its only fills up as a key when you run a app with root privs.

Here is a screenshot

http://home.comcast.net/~jasondgallagher/systray.png

thanks

[bob]

Ah, that's where the 'root' icon will appear when you log into the terminal as 'su'. Fooled me for a couple of days too!

[bob]

Misread, I see that you already know what it's for. So, why do you want to eliminate it?

[bob]

The only way I can see to do it is to right-click on an empty area and 'remove-applet-system tray' which will eliminate all indicators, not just the blank one.

[systimax]

I want to remove since its a waste of needed space.. I use the system tray heavily and dont need a empty spot to be there only to be filled very rarely by a set of keys... Gnome hanldes this the proper way and just slides the any other that are there over and then shows it. And surely i dont want to remove the entire system tray

I dont even need the stupid key to be shown..this isnt windowsXP

[megaprogman]

have you tried simply moving all the icons to the right?

my right side icons reposition themselves when things are added or removed, like gaim or keys.

[systimax]

Are you in kde when "my right side icons reposition themselves when things are added or removed, like gaim or keys" ??

This is what happens in Gnome. WHich i want to happen in KDE

[systimax]

Am i the only one was this problem since FC1? Or is this a feature that I just dont like?

[Uhlix]

i also have this problem...didnt really bother me but i would also like to know if there is a way to have them auto slide over like you said happens in gnome.

thanks

[public_void]

I have the same problem not only with the authentication indicator (the key ring) but also with some other gnome applications like the Red Hat network systray icon.

I could'nt solve the problem, but I found this simple way to hide these undesired icons: right-click the systray handle, than choose "configure systray", than in the window that pops up drag all the icons you would like to hide from left to right.

[ianmac]

Can someone tell me how to get rid of the empty spot in the Systray in KDE?

Its only fills up as a key when you run a app with root privs.

Here is a screenshot

http://home.comcast.net/~jasondgallagher/systray.png

thanks
I'd actually like to have that "feature", however, I have never seen it in my KDE panel. How do I get this to happen. See below for a screenshot of my tray the way it gas always appeared. I've never been able to see a "key" when root is logged into anything.