Move / disable legacy icon bar from bottom left in GNOME 3.16

Fedora 22 (GNOME 3.16) introduced this expandable legacy icon bar in the bottom-left corner of the screen:

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As you can see, even when closed it takes up a few valuable pixels in the corner (where I am usually looking, when using a terminal). It also annoyingly expands whenever my mouse cursor ends up on top of it.

How do we move or disable this thing?

Jonathon Reinhart

Posted 2015-07-17T15:20:02.597

Reputation: 2 917

Answers

Try the GNOME shell extension TopIcons. This moves the legacy tray icons shown in this bar to the main GNOME bar, up in the top right by the menu.

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mattdm

Posted 2015-07-17T15:20:02.597

Reputation: 2 324

4This should actually be the standard. Hot corners and sides are the worst! – tobias47n9e – 2015-09-10T13:41:48.123

2It worked eventually for me. Thanks! Note for others: (1) pop ups should not be blocked, (2) (for proxied Internet) downloads of the extension should also be allowed, (3) re-login/re-start of Gnome is not required - it should just work, (4) if Chrome fails, try Firefox. – uvsmtid – 2015-11-14T03:31:18.100

@uvsmtid If you struggle installing gnome-shell extensions with Chrome, take a look at this Chrome Extension/native package combo.

– MattSturgeon – 2016-03-15T00:43:40.967

Another alternative is the shell extension Hide Legacy Icons, which will simply hide the system tray altogether.

freidrichen

Posted 2015-07-17T15:20:02.597

Reputation: 181