MinimWatch does not function correctly under COSMIC Wayland

[simoncn]

MinimWatch uses Java to display tray icons. Java uses the XEmbed protocol (part of X11) to display tray icons. There is a newer API for this (SNI) that doesn't need X11.

Some Linux systems support both XEmbed and SNI, so they work with MinimWatch tray icons. Some Linux systems have an add-on that can be installed to enable support for XEmbed and MinimWatch tray icons. Some Linux systems have no ability to support XEmbed, so there is no possibility for MinimWatch tray icons to work. Based on your experience, it appears that Pop!_OS 24.04/COSMIC might fall into the last category.

It would be worth asking the developers of Pop!_OS 24.04/COSMIC whether it is possible to use an add-on (for example, xembed-sni-proxy) to support legacy applications that use the XEmbed protocol.

Alternatively, you can use the MinimServer configuration web page in a web browser to manage MinimServer running on another device.