HOWTO minimize Gaim to system tray on Gnome ----------------------------------------------------- I like to have gaim minimize to the tray rather than quit when I click on the "close" button on the menu bar. (This is the default behavior on Windows, for example). (1) Adding a "system tray" to GNOME. Right-click the taskbar on which you would like to place the "system tray". Select: Add to Panel -> Utility -> Notification Area Gnome calls its "system tray" a notification area. (2) Configuring gaim to minimize to "system tray". a. Select: Tools -> Preferences b. Highlight the "Plugins" option in the left menu. c. Check "System Tray Icon" plugin from the "Plugins" list.