[Feature Request] Add option to disable red counter on systray icon

[petRUShka]

Is your feature request related to a problem?

It would be great to have an option to get rid of red counter on telegram systray icon:

The idea is to don't distract yourself more than you want to be distracted (especially with minimized notifications options).

Describe the solution you'd like

Add above-mentioned option and remove red counter.

Describe alternatives you've considered

There are two workarounds at the moment:

1. Disable systray icon at all. Cons: if you have to minimize Telegram you should close it. And then you have to wait till it starts (could be long if you have to use Proxy in your country).
2. Mute all contacts without exclusion. Isn't easy to maintain that setup.

Additional context

Why is so important to have option to not have red counter and decrease distraction? Tristan Harris former Product Philosopher at Google has explained.

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[petRUShka]

I believe this is still an issue. So It would be great to have it done.

[varlesh]

This red badge overlap Telegram logo. I can't understand what is this? Skype? Telegram? or other app?
Why needed know number of messages? It doesn't change anything, but it spoils the whole style.
1 msg or 1400 msg... who cares?

[varlesh]

Please devs added option disable this red badge or revert env TDESKTOP_DISABLE_TRAY_COUNTER=1

[MarcoVdE]

@varlesh your overlap is quite large, mine is very small compared to yours:

[AndydeCleyre]

EDIT: After downgrading to get the "before" image and upgrading back to 2.5.1, it looks just like the "before" image again.

EDIT 2: It's back to the hideous difficult to see black-on-black plus blinding red-and-white, though I'm still using 2.5.1.

EDIT 3: I'm noticing that aside from the unwanted counter in unfriendly colors, the scheme-dependent color rendering of the themed icon has stopped working. Before I didn't even realize the themed icon was being used, because it's so hard to see black on black.

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Adding the effect of upgrading from 2.4.7 to 2.5.1 in my context. Before:

After (currently):

This is using the Tela icon theme, on plasma desktop.

[AndydeCleyre]

Does a new issue need to be opened for the regression of failing to use the user's theme for the tray icon, or does this issue cover that problem?

[ggrandes]

I have same problem with the distracting red point