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Settings should refer to Notification Area by correct name (not ‘tray’) #11101

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Settings that use the word 'tray' to refer to the notification area of the Windows taskbar should use the correct name (i.e. 'notification area'.)

As Raymond Chen pointed out almost 2 decades ago:

One of the most common errors is to refer to the Taskbar Notification Area as the “tray” or the “system tray”. This has never been correct. If you find any documentation that refers to it as the “tray” then you found a bug.

See his blog for details:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20030910-00/?p=42583

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Preview 1.11 has introduced new settings called minimizeToTray and alwaysShowTrayIcon. These should be renamed to minimizeToNotificationArea and alwaysShowNotificationIcon respectively before this feature ships. Documentation for related features should replace all mention of the 'tray' with the correct term: 'notification area'.

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Area-SettingsIssues related to settings and customizability, for console or terminalIssue-FeatureComplex enough to require an in depth planning process and actual budgeted, scheduled work.Needs-TriageIt's a new issue that the core contributor team needs to triage at the next triage meetingProduct-TerminalThe new Windows Terminal.Resolution-Fix-CommittedFix is checked in, but it might be 3-4 weeks until a release.

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