SysTray-X

SysTray-X is a system tray extension for Thunderbird 68+. The addon uses the WebExtension API's to control an external system dependent system tray application.

The addon and system tray application can do:

• custom new mail icon
• display number of unread mails
• show / hide Thunderbird (minimize)
• minimizing hides to tray
• minimize on startup

The default poll time is 60 seconds. You change the timing in the preferences but be aware that a too short poll time can lead to a high CPU load.

Binaries (System)

These packages will install the Thunderbird addon and companion app system wide.
Root credentials are required.

openSuSE

Leap 15.1

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/ SysTray-X
sudo zypper in systray-x

Leap 15.2

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ SysTray-X
sudo zypper in systray-x

Tumbleweed

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ SysTray-X
sudo zypper in systray-x

SLE 15

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_SLE_15_SP1/ SysTray-X
sudo zypper in systray-x

xUbuntu

19.10

wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_19.10/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_19.10 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update
sudo apt install systray-x

18.04 LTS

wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_18.04/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_18.04 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update
sudo apt install systray-x

Binaries (User)

User installable package.
No root credentials required.

Download the installer here (click on the assets dropdown list):

Addon and companion app installer

Building

Linux

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Ximi1970/systray-x.git

Requirements:

• Fedora/Centos/RHEL:

  dnf install qt5-qtbase-devel

• Debian/Ubuntu:

  apt install zip git g++ make qt5-default qtbase5-dev

Build:

cd systray-x
make

Install:

mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
cp -f app/config/linux/SysTray_X.json
cp -f [email protected] ~/.thunderbird/*.default-release/extensions/

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Windows

Install:

• Visual Studio Express 2017
• Visual Code Studio
• Git for Windows
• TortoiseGit
• PuTTY
• Qt

Clone the repository using TortoiseGit:

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Remarks

Branches:

master : Should be stable and working for all systems
develop : Working but maybe not for all systems
feature-xxx : Experimental

Contributers

Luigi Baldoni <[email protected]> : Initial setup of the OpenSuSE Build Service rpm package.

Donations

To support this project, you can make a donation to its current maintainer: