[Feature Request] system tray icon component

[InfernalAzazel]

Please Describe The Problem To Be Solved
flet no a system tray icon component

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[ndonkoHenri]

https://github.com/ndonkoHenri/Flet-as-System-Tray-Icon

[InfernalAzazel]

hi, I've seen this before, it's not easy to customize, that is, it's the same as the flet gui menu.

tray_icon = pystray.Icon(
    name="Test",
    icon=tray_image,
    title="Flet in tray",
    menu=pystray.Menu(
        pystray.MenuItem(
            "Open App",
            default_item_clicked,  # alternative/broader callback: menu_item_clicked
            default=True  # set as default menu item
        ),
        pystray.MenuItem(
            "Go Nowhere 1",
            other_item_clicked  # alternative/broader callback: menu_item_clicked
        ),
        pystray.MenuItem(
            "Go Nowhere 2",
            other_item_clicked  # alternative/broader callback: menu_item_clicked
        ),
        pystray.MenuItem(
            "Close App",
            exit_app  # alternative/broader callback: menu_item_clicked
        )
    ),
    visible=False,
)

[cccaballero]

I was about to create a new issue and saw this one. The described approach using pystray doesn't work completely in Linux (Ubuntu 22.04).

pystray does not support menu items in Linux. There is also an issue where it's not possible to hide the window. In other operating systems, it's possible to minimize the window and skip the taskbar, but the skip taskbar feature doesn't work in Linux.

There are the tray_manager and window_manager Flutter plugins that allow properly handling tray icons and hiding/showing windows for all major desktop platforms.

Is it possible to include those features in Flet?

[ndonkoHenri]

Corresponding Package: https://pub.dev/packages/tray_manager