Can't add Custom .desktop files to Ubuntu dock
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Problem:
I have made .desktop files for Ubuntu 16.04 to access my Google Chrome profiles, but once I upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 (it worked on Ubuntu 17.04) they got removed and I can't pin them back.
Sample File
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon[en_US]=google-chrome
Name[en_US]=Google Chrome
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default
Comment[en_US]=Chrome
Name=Google Chrome
Comment=Chrome Browser
Icon=google-chrome
Categories=Browser;Internet;
.desktop 17.10 gnome-shell ubuntu-dock
edited Jul 2 '18 at 20:53
pomsky
33.5k11105137
asked Oct 22 '17 at 0:25
TeivelTeivel
3311312
add a comment |
39
Problem:
I have made .desktop files for Ubuntu 16.04 to access my Google Chrome profiles, but once I upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 (it worked on Ubuntu 17.04) they got removed and I can't pin them back.
Sample File
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon[en_US]=google-chrome
Name[en_US]=Google Chrome
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default
Comment[en_US]=Chrome
Name=Google Chrome
Comment=Chrome Browser
Icon=google-chrome
Categories=Browser;Internet;
.desktop 17.10 gnome-shell ubuntu-dock
edited Jul 2 '18 at 20:53
pomsky
33.5k11105137
asked Oct 22 '17 at 0:25
TeivelTeivel
3311312
1
If you can see them in the gnome-shell overview then you can DnD to the dock (just not at the end). If not then mark the .desktop as executable, d. click on, set as trusted. Once running it should show in dock & you can pin
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:00
@doug But wouldn't that kill theExec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default?
– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:14
I don't know what you mean. Do you know what I mean by "mark as executable" i.e, r. click on the .desktop .> properties > Permissions > obvious
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:32
@doug it passes arguments to the program before launching, in this case, the profile, if I was to pin it, only the application would launch, not the right profile (ie. guest, personal, etc)
– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:54
add a comment |
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8
Problem:
I have made .desktop files for Ubuntu 16.04 to access my Google Chrome profiles, but once I upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 (it worked on Ubuntu 17.04) they got removed and I can't pin them back.
Sample File
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon[en_US]=google-chrome
Name[en_US]=Google Chrome
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default
Comment[en_US]=Chrome
Name=Google Chrome
Comment=Chrome Browser
Icon=google-chrome
Categories=Browser;Internet;
.desktop 17.10 gnome-shell ubuntu-dock
edited Jul 2 '18 at 20:53
pomsky
33.5k11105137
asked Oct 22 '17 at 0:25
TeivelTeivel
3311312
Problem:
I have made .desktop files for Ubuntu 16.04 to access my Google Chrome profiles, but once I upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 (it worked on Ubuntu 17.04) they got removed and I can't pin them back.
Sample File
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon[en_US]=google-chrome
Name[en_US]=Google Chrome
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default
Comment[en_US]=Chrome
Name=Google Chrome
Comment=Chrome Browser
Icon=google-chrome
Categories=Browser;Internet;
.desktop 17.10 gnome-shell ubuntu-dock
.desktop 17.10 gnome-shell ubuntu-dock
edited Jul 2 '18 at 20:53
pomsky
33.5k11105137
asked Oct 22 '17 at 0:25
TeivelTeivel
3311312
edited Jul 2 '18 at 20:53
pomsky
33.5k11105137
asked Oct 22 '17 at 0:25
TeivelTeivel
3311312
edited Jul 2 '18 at 20:53
pomsky
33.5k11105137
edited Jul 2 '18 at 20:53
pomsky
33.5k11105137
edited Jul 2 '18 at 20:53
pomsky
33.5k11105137
33.5k11105137
asked Oct 22 '17 at 0:25
TeivelTeivel
3311312
asked Oct 22 '17 at 0:25
TeivelTeivel
3311312
asked Oct 22 '17 at 0:25
TeivelTeivel
3311312
3311312
1
If you can see them in the gnome-shell overview then you can DnD to the dock (just not at the end). If not then mark the .desktop as executable, d. click on, set as trusted. Once running it should show in dock & you can pin
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:00
@doug But wouldn't that kill theExec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default?
– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:14
I don't know what you mean. Do you know what I mean by "mark as executable" i.e, r. click on the .desktop .> properties > Permissions > obvious
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:32
@doug it passes arguments to the program before launching, in this case, the profile, if I was to pin it, only the application would launch, not the right profile (ie. guest, personal, etc)
– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:54
add a comment |
1
If you can see them in the gnome-shell overview then you can DnD to the dock (just not at the end). If not then mark the .desktop as executable, d. click on, set as trusted. Once running it should show in dock & you can pin
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:00
@doug But wouldn't that kill theExec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default?
– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:14
I don't know what you mean. Do you know what I mean by "mark as executable" i.e, r. click on the .desktop .> properties > Permissions > obvious
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:32
@doug it passes arguments to the program before launching, in this case, the profile, if I was to pin it, only the application would launch, not the right profile (ie. guest, personal, etc)
– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:54
1
1
If you can see them in the gnome-shell overview then you can DnD to the dock (just not at the end). If not then mark the .desktop as executable, d. click on, set as trusted. Once running it should show in dock & you can pin
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:00
If you can see them in the gnome-shell overview then you can DnD to the dock (just not at the end). If not then mark the .desktop as executable, d. click on, set as trusted. Once running it should show in dock & you can pin
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:00
@doug But wouldn't that kill the
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default?– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:14
@doug But wouldn't that kill the
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default?– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:14
I don't know what you mean. Do you know what I mean by "mark as executable" i.e, r. click on the .desktop .> properties > Permissions > obvious
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:32
I don't know what you mean. Do you know what I mean by "mark as executable" i.e, r. click on the .desktop .> properties > Permissions > obvious
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:32
@doug it passes arguments to the program before launching, in this case, the profile, if I was to pin it, only the application would launch, not the right profile (ie. guest, personal, etc)
– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:54
@doug it passes arguments to the program before launching, in this case, the profile, if I was to pin it, only the application would launch, not the right profile (ie. guest, personal, etc)
– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:54
add a comment |
3 Answers
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55
- Create a
.desktopfile in~/.local/share/applications.
Add the following lines in it
[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Chrome my profile
Terminal=false
Name=My Chrome
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default
Type=Application
Icon=google-chrome
(I'm naming it "My Chrome" to avoid confusion with the already existing Google Chrome launcher. You can use any other name.)
Make it executable.
Click on Activities or Show Applications and search for "My Chrome". It should appear.
Right click on it and mark as favourite.
When right clicking on application icon in dock doesn't show "Add to favourites" option, search for the application in Activities screen, and then drag it across to the dock (suggested by Legolas).
If nothing works, see this Q&A: Cannot add custom launcher to Dock (*Add to Favorites*)
answered Oct 22 '17 at 4:25
pomskypomsky
33.5k11105137
Is a restart or re-login needed? For me this does not even make the thing show up in the "Activities" dashboard.
– Zelphir
Jan 16 '18 at 10:29
@Zelphir Should not be required, but try anyway. If still doesn't work, see this.
– pomsky
Jan 16 '18 at 10:35
1
When you put in a path, you can't use ~. Use the full path. When I had ~, nothing showed up. Moving to a full path worked fine.
– Virmundi
May 28 '18 at 17:47
Yes, of course, you can't put~in the.desktopfile, you'll have to put the full path (there is no~in the content of the sample.desktopfile though).
– pomsky
May 28 '18 at 18:01
Thanks a lot! After 2 hours of browsing, this answer solved my problem!
– sh4dowb
Jun 12 '18 at 11:32
|
show 2 more comments
5
I had the same problem with Firefox Nightly. The following configuration works for me in ~/.local/share/applications/firefox-nightly.desktop:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Firefox Nightly
#
# WARNING: Remember to fix the path in Icon and Exec
#
Icon=/path/to/firefox-nightly/browser/icons/mozicon128.png
Exec=/path/to/firefox-nightly/firefox %u
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=Nightly
Without StartupWMClass, the running application is not recognized and the icon is displayed twice on the dock.
answered Nov 7 '17 at 12:09
Marcello NuccioMarcello Nuccio
1515
2
Multiple icons of the same application (and also fallback to a default "blank" icon after failing to show specified icon in the.desktopfile) sounds like a separate issue. I think it would be better if you ask a new question and add an answer yourself. There's already this one.
– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 15:37
1
@pomsky I posted it here because I had the same problem: it was not possible to mark the app as favourite in the context menu. Dragging it from the activities screen did almost work: the icon was pinned but, clicking it, another icon was shown. By adding StartupWMClass to your config, it finally worked. Sorry for the confusion. Maybe I should answer to this one?
– Marcello Nuccio
Nov 7 '17 at 17:29
1
Already I have posted an answer (StartupWMClasstrick) there a week ago. If your answer is significantly different you're most welcome to post a new answer. But the thing that question is a bit misleading, there OP has the issue in only Wayland, not Xorg. So I think it's better if you could post an new question and answer it yourself. I didn't see a new questions with multiple icons issue recently, only saw a comment.
– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 17:34
add a comment |
1
For anyone having troubles, if the application is not appearing in Activities, make sure you don't have "NoDisplay=true" in the .desktop file for your application.
edited Dec 9 '18 at 8:19
Philippe Delteil
6401522
answered May 7 '18 at 14:39
Sam KazSam Kaz
111
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55
- Create a
.desktopfile in~/.local/share/applications.
Add the following lines in it
[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Chrome my profile
Terminal=false
Name=My Chrome
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default
Type=Application
Icon=google-chrome
(I'm naming it "My Chrome" to avoid confusion with the already existing Google Chrome launcher. You can use any other name.)
Make it executable.
Click on Activities or Show Applications and search for "My Chrome". It should appear.
Right click on it and mark as favourite.
When right clicking on application icon in dock doesn't show "Add to favourites" option, search for the application in Activities screen, and then drag it across to the dock (suggested by Legolas).
If nothing works, see this Q&A: Cannot add custom launcher to Dock (*Add to Favorites*)
answered Oct 22 '17 at 4:25
pomskypomsky
33.5k11105137
Is a restart or re-login needed? For me this does not even make the thing show up in the "Activities" dashboard.
– Zelphir
Jan 16 '18 at 10:29
@Zelphir Should not be required, but try anyway. If still doesn't work, see this.
– pomsky
Jan 16 '18 at 10:35
1
When you put in a path, you can't use ~. Use the full path. When I had ~, nothing showed up. Moving to a full path worked fine.
– Virmundi
May 28 '18 at 17:47
Yes, of course, you can't put~in the.desktopfile, you'll have to put the full path (there is no~in the content of the sample.desktopfile though).
– pomsky
May 28 '18 at 18:01
Thanks a lot! After 2 hours of browsing, this answer solved my problem!
– sh4dowb
Jun 12 '18 at 11:32
|
show 2 more comments
55
- Create a
.desktopfile in~/.local/share/applications.
Add the following lines in it
[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Chrome my profile
Terminal=false
Name=My Chrome
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default
Type=Application
Icon=google-chrome
(I'm naming it "My Chrome" to avoid confusion with the already existing Google Chrome launcher. You can use any other name.)
Make it executable.
Click on Activities or Show Applications and search for "My Chrome". It should appear.
Right click on it and mark as favourite.
When right clicking on application icon in dock doesn't show "Add to favourites" option, search for the application in Activities screen, and then drag it across to the dock (suggested by Legolas).
If nothing works, see this Q&A: Cannot add custom launcher to Dock (*Add to Favorites*)
answered Oct 22 '17 at 4:25
pomskypomsky
33.5k11105137
Is a restart or re-login needed? For me this does not even make the thing show up in the "Activities" dashboard.
– Zelphir
Jan 16 '18 at 10:29
@Zelphir Should not be required, but try anyway. If still doesn't work, see this.
– pomsky
Jan 16 '18 at 10:35
1
When you put in a path, you can't use ~. Use the full path. When I had ~, nothing showed up. Moving to a full path worked fine.
– Virmundi
May 28 '18 at 17:47
Yes, of course, you can't put~in the.desktopfile, you'll have to put the full path (there is no~in the content of the sample.desktopfile though).
– pomsky
May 28 '18 at 18:01
Thanks a lot! After 2 hours of browsing, this answer solved my problem!
– sh4dowb
Jun 12 '18 at 11:32
|
show 2 more comments
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55
- Create a
.desktopfile in~/.local/share/applications.
Add the following lines in it
[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Chrome my profile
Terminal=false
Name=My Chrome
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default
Type=Application
Icon=google-chrome
(I'm naming it "My Chrome" to avoid confusion with the already existing Google Chrome launcher. You can use any other name.)
Make it executable.
Click on Activities or Show Applications and search for "My Chrome". It should appear.
Right click on it and mark as favourite.
When right clicking on application icon in dock doesn't show "Add to favourites" option, search for the application in Activities screen, and then drag it across to the dock (suggested by Legolas).
If nothing works, see this Q&A: Cannot add custom launcher to Dock (*Add to Favorites*)
answered Oct 22 '17 at 4:25
pomskypomsky
33.5k11105137
- Create a
.desktopfile in~/.local/share/applications.
Add the following lines in it
[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Chrome my profile
Terminal=false
Name=My Chrome
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default
Type=Application
Icon=google-chrome
(I'm naming it "My Chrome" to avoid confusion with the already existing Google Chrome launcher. You can use any other name.)
Make it executable.
Click on Activities or Show Applications and search for "My Chrome". It should appear.
Right click on it and mark as favourite.
When right clicking on application icon in dock doesn't show "Add to favourites" option, search for the application in Activities screen, and then drag it across to the dock (suggested by Legolas).
If nothing works, see this Q&A: Cannot add custom launcher to Dock (*Add to Favorites*)
answered Oct 22 '17 at 4:25
pomskypomsky
33.5k11105137
edited Jan 4 '18 at 18:07
answered Oct 22 '17 at 4:25
pomskypomsky
33.5k11105137
answered Oct 22 '17 at 4:25
pomskypomsky
33.5k11105137
answered Oct 22 '17 at 4:25
pomskypomsky
33.5k11105137
33.5k11105137
Is a restart or re-login needed? For me this does not even make the thing show up in the "Activities" dashboard.
– Zelphir
Jan 16 '18 at 10:29
@Zelphir Should not be required, but try anyway. If still doesn't work, see this.
– pomsky
Jan 16 '18 at 10:35
1
When you put in a path, you can't use ~. Use the full path. When I had ~, nothing showed up. Moving to a full path worked fine.
– Virmundi
May 28 '18 at 17:47
Yes, of course, you can't put~in the.desktopfile, you'll have to put the full path (there is no~in the content of the sample.desktopfile though).
– pomsky
May 28 '18 at 18:01
Thanks a lot! After 2 hours of browsing, this answer solved my problem!
– sh4dowb
Jun 12 '18 at 11:32
|
show 2 more comments
Is a restart or re-login needed? For me this does not even make the thing show up in the "Activities" dashboard.
– Zelphir
Jan 16 '18 at 10:29
@Zelphir Should not be required, but try anyway. If still doesn't work, see this.
– pomsky
Jan 16 '18 at 10:35
1
When you put in a path, you can't use ~. Use the full path. When I had ~, nothing showed up. Moving to a full path worked fine.
– Virmundi
May 28 '18 at 17:47
Yes, of course, you can't put~in the.desktopfile, you'll have to put the full path (there is no~in the content of the sample.desktopfile though).
– pomsky
May 28 '18 at 18:01
Thanks a lot! After 2 hours of browsing, this answer solved my problem!
– sh4dowb
Jun 12 '18 at 11:32
Is a restart or re-login needed? For me this does not even make the thing show up in the "Activities" dashboard.
– Zelphir
Jan 16 '18 at 10:29
Is a restart or re-login needed? For me this does not even make the thing show up in the "Activities" dashboard.
– Zelphir
Jan 16 '18 at 10:29
@Zelphir Should not be required, but try anyway. If still doesn't work, see this.
– pomsky
Jan 16 '18 at 10:35
@Zelphir Should not be required, but try anyway. If still doesn't work, see this.
– pomsky
Jan 16 '18 at 10:35
1
1
When you put in a path, you can't use ~. Use the full path. When I had ~, nothing showed up. Moving to a full path worked fine.
– Virmundi
May 28 '18 at 17:47
When you put in a path, you can't use ~. Use the full path. When I had ~, nothing showed up. Moving to a full path worked fine.
– Virmundi
May 28 '18 at 17:47
Yes, of course, you can't put
~ in the .desktop file, you'll have to put the full path (there is no ~ in the content of the sample .desktop file though).– pomsky
May 28 '18 at 18:01
Yes, of course, you can't put
~ in the .desktop file, you'll have to put the full path (there is no ~ in the content of the sample .desktop file though).– pomsky
May 28 '18 at 18:01
Thanks a lot! After 2 hours of browsing, this answer solved my problem!
– sh4dowb
Jun 12 '18 at 11:32
Thanks a lot! After 2 hours of browsing, this answer solved my problem!
– sh4dowb
Jun 12 '18 at 11:32
|
show 2 more comments
5
I had the same problem with Firefox Nightly. The following configuration works for me in ~/.local/share/applications/firefox-nightly.desktop:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Firefox Nightly
#
# WARNING: Remember to fix the path in Icon and Exec
#
Icon=/path/to/firefox-nightly/browser/icons/mozicon128.png
Exec=/path/to/firefox-nightly/firefox %u
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=Nightly
Without StartupWMClass, the running application is not recognized and the icon is displayed twice on the dock.
answered Nov 7 '17 at 12:09
Marcello NuccioMarcello Nuccio
1515
2
Multiple icons of the same application (and also fallback to a default "blank" icon after failing to show specified icon in the.desktopfile) sounds like a separate issue. I think it would be better if you ask a new question and add an answer yourself. There's already this one.
– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 15:37
1
@pomsky I posted it here because I had the same problem: it was not possible to mark the app as favourite in the context menu. Dragging it from the activities screen did almost work: the icon was pinned but, clicking it, another icon was shown. By adding StartupWMClass to your config, it finally worked. Sorry for the confusion. Maybe I should answer to this one?
– Marcello Nuccio
Nov 7 '17 at 17:29
1
Already I have posted an answer (StartupWMClasstrick) there a week ago. If your answer is significantly different you're most welcome to post a new answer. But the thing that question is a bit misleading, there OP has the issue in only Wayland, not Xorg. So I think it's better if you could post an new question and answer it yourself. I didn't see a new questions with multiple icons issue recently, only saw a comment.
– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 17:34
add a comment |
5
I had the same problem with Firefox Nightly. The following configuration works for me in ~/.local/share/applications/firefox-nightly.desktop:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Firefox Nightly
#
# WARNING: Remember to fix the path in Icon and Exec
#
Icon=/path/to/firefox-nightly/browser/icons/mozicon128.png
Exec=/path/to/firefox-nightly/firefox %u
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=Nightly
Without StartupWMClass, the running application is not recognized and the icon is displayed twice on the dock.
answered Nov 7 '17 at 12:09
Marcello NuccioMarcello Nuccio
1515
2
Multiple icons of the same application (and also fallback to a default "blank" icon after failing to show specified icon in the.desktopfile) sounds like a separate issue. I think it would be better if you ask a new question and add an answer yourself. There's already this one.
– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 15:37
1
@pomsky I posted it here because I had the same problem: it was not possible to mark the app as favourite in the context menu. Dragging it from the activities screen did almost work: the icon was pinned but, clicking it, another icon was shown. By adding StartupWMClass to your config, it finally worked. Sorry for the confusion. Maybe I should answer to this one?
– Marcello Nuccio
Nov 7 '17 at 17:29
1
Already I have posted an answer (StartupWMClasstrick) there a week ago. If your answer is significantly different you're most welcome to post a new answer. But the thing that question is a bit misleading, there OP has the issue in only Wayland, not Xorg. So I think it's better if you could post an new question and answer it yourself. I didn't see a new questions with multiple icons issue recently, only saw a comment.
– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 17:34
add a comment |
5
5
5
I had the same problem with Firefox Nightly. The following configuration works for me in ~/.local/share/applications/firefox-nightly.desktop:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Firefox Nightly
#
# WARNING: Remember to fix the path in Icon and Exec
#
Icon=/path/to/firefox-nightly/browser/icons/mozicon128.png
Exec=/path/to/firefox-nightly/firefox %u
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=Nightly
Without StartupWMClass, the running application is not recognized and the icon is displayed twice on the dock.
answered Nov 7 '17 at 12:09
Marcello NuccioMarcello Nuccio
1515
I had the same problem with Firefox Nightly. The following configuration works for me in ~/.local/share/applications/firefox-nightly.desktop:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Firefox Nightly
#
# WARNING: Remember to fix the path in Icon and Exec
#
Icon=/path/to/firefox-nightly/browser/icons/mozicon128.png
Exec=/path/to/firefox-nightly/firefox %u
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=Nightly
Without StartupWMClass, the running application is not recognized and the icon is displayed twice on the dock.
answered Nov 7 '17 at 12:09
Marcello NuccioMarcello Nuccio
1515
answered Nov 7 '17 at 12:09
Marcello NuccioMarcello Nuccio
1515
answered Nov 7 '17 at 12:09
Marcello NuccioMarcello Nuccio
1515
answered Nov 7 '17 at 12:09
Marcello NuccioMarcello Nuccio
1515
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Multiple icons of the same application (and also fallback to a default "blank" icon after failing to show specified icon in the.desktopfile) sounds like a separate issue. I think it would be better if you ask a new question and add an answer yourself. There's already this one.
– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 15:37
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@pomsky I posted it here because I had the same problem: it was not possible to mark the app as favourite in the context menu. Dragging it from the activities screen did almost work: the icon was pinned but, clicking it, another icon was shown. By adding StartupWMClass to your config, it finally worked. Sorry for the confusion. Maybe I should answer to this one?
– Marcello Nuccio
Nov 7 '17 at 17:29
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Already I have posted an answer (StartupWMClasstrick) there a week ago. If your answer is significantly different you're most welcome to post a new answer. But the thing that question is a bit misleading, there OP has the issue in only Wayland, not Xorg. So I think it's better if you could post an new question and answer it yourself. I didn't see a new questions with multiple icons issue recently, only saw a comment.
– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 17:34
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Multiple icons of the same application (and also fallback to a default "blank" icon after failing to show specified icon in the.desktopfile) sounds like a separate issue. I think it would be better if you ask a new question and add an answer yourself. There's already this one.
– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 15:37
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@pomsky I posted it here because I had the same problem: it was not possible to mark the app as favourite in the context menu. Dragging it from the activities screen did almost work: the icon was pinned but, clicking it, another icon was shown. By adding StartupWMClass to your config, it finally worked. Sorry for the confusion. Maybe I should answer to this one?
– Marcello Nuccio
Nov 7 '17 at 17:29
1
Already I have posted an answer (StartupWMClasstrick) there a week ago. If your answer is significantly different you're most welcome to post a new answer. But the thing that question is a bit misleading, there OP has the issue in only Wayland, not Xorg. So I think it's better if you could post an new question and answer it yourself. I didn't see a new questions with multiple icons issue recently, only saw a comment.
– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 17:34
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Multiple icons of the same application (and also fallback to a default "blank" icon after failing to show specified icon in the
.desktop file) sounds like a separate issue. I think it would be better if you ask a new question and add an answer yourself. There's already this one.– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 15:37
Multiple icons of the same application (and also fallback to a default "blank" icon after failing to show specified icon in the
.desktop file) sounds like a separate issue. I think it would be better if you ask a new question and add an answer yourself. There's already this one.– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 15:37
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1
@pomsky I posted it here because I had the same problem: it was not possible to mark the app as favourite in the context menu. Dragging it from the activities screen did almost work: the icon was pinned but, clicking it, another icon was shown. By adding StartupWMClass to your config, it finally worked. Sorry for the confusion. Maybe I should answer to this one?
– Marcello Nuccio
Nov 7 '17 at 17:29
@pomsky I posted it here because I had the same problem: it was not possible to mark the app as favourite in the context menu. Dragging it from the activities screen did almost work: the icon was pinned but, clicking it, another icon was shown. By adding StartupWMClass to your config, it finally worked. Sorry for the confusion. Maybe I should answer to this one?
– Marcello Nuccio
Nov 7 '17 at 17:29
1
1
Already I have posted an answer (
StartupWMClass trick) there a week ago. If your answer is significantly different you're most welcome to post a new answer. But the thing that question is a bit misleading, there OP has the issue in only Wayland, not Xorg. So I think it's better if you could post an new question and answer it yourself. I didn't see a new questions with multiple icons issue recently, only saw a comment.– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 17:34
Already I have posted an answer (
StartupWMClass trick) there a week ago. If your answer is significantly different you're most welcome to post a new answer. But the thing that question is a bit misleading, there OP has the issue in only Wayland, not Xorg. So I think it's better if you could post an new question and answer it yourself. I didn't see a new questions with multiple icons issue recently, only saw a comment.– pomsky
Nov 7 '17 at 17:34
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For anyone having troubles, if the application is not appearing in Activities, make sure you don't have "NoDisplay=true" in the .desktop file for your application.
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For anyone having troubles, if the application is not appearing in Activities, make sure you don't have "NoDisplay=true" in the .desktop file for your application.
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Philippe Delteil
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answered May 7 '18 at 14:39
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For anyone having troubles, if the application is not appearing in Activities, make sure you don't have "NoDisplay=true" in the .desktop file for your application.
edited Dec 9 '18 at 8:19
Philippe Delteil
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answered May 7 '18 at 14:39
Sam KazSam Kaz
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For anyone having troubles, if the application is not appearing in Activities, make sure you don't have "NoDisplay=true" in the .desktop file for your application.
edited Dec 9 '18 at 8:19
Philippe Delteil
6401522
answered May 7 '18 at 14:39
Sam KazSam Kaz
111
edited Dec 9 '18 at 8:19
Philippe Delteil
6401522
edited Dec 9 '18 at 8:19
Philippe Delteil
6401522
edited Dec 9 '18 at 8:19
Philippe Delteil
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6401522
answered May 7 '18 at 14:39
Sam KazSam Kaz
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answered May 7 '18 at 14:39
Sam KazSam Kaz
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answered May 7 '18 at 14:39
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If you can see them in the gnome-shell overview then you can DnD to the dock (just not at the end). If not then mark the .desktop as executable, d. click on, set as trusted. Once running it should show in dock & you can pin
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:00
@doug But wouldn't that kill the
Exec=google-chrome --profile-directory=Default?– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:14
I don't know what you mean. Do you know what I mean by "mark as executable" i.e, r. click on the .desktop .> properties > Permissions > obvious
– doug
Oct 22 '17 at 1:32
@doug it passes arguments to the program before launching, in this case, the profile, if I was to pin it, only the application would launch, not the right profile (ie. guest, personal, etc)
– Teivel
Oct 22 '17 at 1:54