Read only_Edit Icecat.desktop

Read only_Edit Icecat.desktop

[segundomail--- via]

Hello, 
I recently ran into a small problem that I would like some help if possible. I use Guix Package Manager on ubuntu and I have a small problem with the icon of the browsers, all the ones browser installed are redirected when opened to the icon of the icecat (palemoon, librewolf etc) in the dock (native in gnome and plank on kde). I checked and I believe the problem is in the icecat.desktop where the tag is StartupWMMClass=Navigator, and speculate that it should be StartupWMClass=icecat-default, I may be wrong, but before guix it didn't happen (I edited the others' StartupWMMClass to make sure). however I can't edit the icecat.desktop because it is read only, is there any way to edit the .desktop to check if this is what creates the problem or solution?
 Thanks for your attention;

Dionatan Felipe De Souza

Re: Read only_Edit Icecat.desktop

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hello!

segundomail--- via <help-guix@gnu.org> writes:

> Hello, 
> I recently ran into a small problem that I would like some help if
> possible. I use Guix Package Manager on ubuntu and I have a small
> problem with the icon of the browsers, all the ones browser installed
> are redirected when opened to the icon of the icecat (palemoon,
> librewolf etc) in the dock (native in gnome and plank on kde). I
> checked and I believe the problem is in the icecat.desktop where the
> tag is StartupWMMClass=Navigator, and speculate that it should be
> StartupWMClass=icecat-default, I may be wrong, but before guix it
> didn't happen (I edited the others' StartupWMMClass to make
> sure). however I can't edit the icecat.desktop because it is read
> only, is there any way to edit the .desktop to check if this is what
> creates the problem or solution?
>  Thanks for your attention;

I noticed something strange with the Icecat icon used when used in a
desktop environment such as GNOME.  There are two icons at play, it
seems.

To test, you should be able to copy the icecat.desktop from the icecat
package to a ~/.local/share/applications directory, I think!  Perhaps
something like (untested):

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
cp $(find $(guix build icecat) -name icecat.desktop) \
   ~/.local/share/applications
chmod +w ~/.local/share/applications/icecat.desktop
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Then you should be able to make changes to the icecat.desktop file copy.
Don't forget to turn the "Exec" value to just 'icecat %u' to avoid
effectively pinning it to an old version.

Please let us know if you find the solution!

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

Re: Read only_Edit Icecat.desktop

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi!

segundomail@tutanota.com writes:

> Hello!
> thanks for the feedback;
>
> I tested it, unfortunately it didn't work, because the new desktop was
> "opened" by the original icecat icon inside the guix folder equally 
> other browsers. For testing purposes I completely uninstalled guix to
> check if it wasn't something else, and all the other browsers opened
> in their icon working perfectly no more from a second how it was with
> icecat  installed.
> Do you know if there is another way to fix this? 
> I know that ready only as a user  can't edit, if this is the case of course. 

Could you make some kind of video of the issue?  It may help to
graps the exact problem better.

How some basic steps to reproduce when using GNOME.

Don't forget to keep the help-guix@gnu.org email in CC so that everybody
on the list can read our replies (you can use the 'wide' reply button in
your mail client to ensure that).

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

Re: Read only_Edit Icecat.desktop

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hello,

segundomail@tutanota.com writes:

> Of course, today I'm using KDE Plasma(Kubuntu), but it's the same problem I had when using the default GNOME in
> Ubuntu.   Attached video.

Thanks for the video!  It's a strange problem, but I believe I've seen
something similar when using GNOME.  I'll try taking a look when I have
a chance.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

Re: Read only_Edit Icecat.desktop

[segundomail--- via]

Hello, 
Ok, and thanks for your time. See you.

--
Dionatan Felipe De Souza

Jun 26, 2023, 13:25 by maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com:

> Hello,
>
> segundomail@tutanota.com writes:
>
>> Of course, today I'm using KDE Plasma(Kubuntu), but it's the same problem I had when using the default GNOME in
>> Ubuntu.   Attached video.
>>
>
> Thanks for the video!  It's a strange problem, but I believe I've seen
> something similar when using GNOME.  I'll try taking a look when I have
> a chance.
>
> -- 
> Thanks,
> Maxim
>