Exiting calibre - linux - no system tray?

chlorine · 08-06-2009, 05:27 PM

This _has_ to be the stupidest newbie question ever, but I can't figure out how to exit calibre cleanly.
I couldn't find an exit button or an exit option from the menu, so I figured I hust had to just close the window. At one time this gave me a message saying that calibre would keep running in the system tray, and that I should choose exit from the system tray if I really wanted to quit (or something like that).

Thing is, I'm running linux with a minimalistic window manager and I don't have a system tray. After closing the window and looking at the processes I see a bunch of processes:
/bin/sh /usr/bin/calibre
/opt/calibre/loader
/bin/sh /opt/calibre/calibre-parallel
/opt/calibre/loader
/bin/sh /opt/calibre/calibre-parallel
opt/calibre/loader

killing one of the /opt/calibre/loader processes seems to get me rid of these, but that doesn't feel right... Is there a better way to do it?

pilotbob · 08-06-2009, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chlorine

killing one of the /opt/calibre/loader processes seems to get me rid of these, but that doesn't feel right... Is there a better way to do it?

Go into config and turn of "Minimize to system tray" option. This way closing the window will close the app.

BOb

kovidgoyal · 08-06-2009, 05:46 PM

Incidentally, you should look into using trayer a minimalistic system tray

itimpi · 08-06-2009, 11:22 PM

You an also use CTRL-Q to quit Calibre without it minimising to System Tray.

chlorine · 08-08-2009, 04:10 AM

Thanks for the answers!

Maybe I'll look into trayer when I get my new laptop, but I'm not sure I would have much use for it...

kovidgoyal · 08-08-2009, 12:10 PM

I use a minimal window management system based on a tiling windows manager I wrote myself, and I find trayer useful for a couple of apps like gajim and quassel

chlorine · 08-09-2009, 12:30 PM

Sounds interesting indeed.

(I use ion3 myself as a window manager so our settings mustn't be _very_ different

08-06-2009, 05:27 PM	#1
chlorine Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2	Exiting calibre - linux - no system tray? This _has_ to be the stupidest newbie question ever, but I can't figure out how to exit calibre cleanly. I couldn't find an exit button or an exit option from the menu, so I figured I hust had to just close the window. At one time this gave me a message saying that calibre would keep running in the system tray, and that I should choose exit from the system tray if I really wanted to quit (or something like that). Thing is, I'm running linux with a minimalistic window manager and I don't have a system tray. After closing the window and looking at the processes I see a bunch of processes: /bin/sh /usr/bin/calibre /opt/calibre/loader /bin/sh /opt/calibre/calibre-parallel /opt/calibre/loader /bin/sh /opt/calibre/calibre-parallel opt/calibre/loader killing one of the /opt/calibre/loader processes seems to get me rid of these, but that doesn't feel right... Is there a better way to do it?

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08-06-2009, 05:46 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,262 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Incidentally, you should look into using trayer a minimalistic system tray

08-06-2009, 11:22 PM	#4
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	You an also use CTRL-Q to quit Calibre without it minimising to System Tray.

08-08-2009, 04:10 AM	#5
chlorine Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2	Thanks for the answers! Maybe I'll look into trayer when I get my new laptop, but I'm not sure I would have much use for it...

08-08-2009, 12:10 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,262 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I use a minimal window management system based on a tiling windows manager I wrote myself, and I find trayer useful for a couple of apps like gajim and quassel

08-09-2009, 12:30 PM	#7
chlorine Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2	Sounds interesting indeed. (I use ion3 myself as a window manager so our settings mustn't be _very_ different

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