WM_CLASS incorrect - causing application icon to be missing under Ubuntu 24

[user-8472]

Issue
Application icon shows up incorrectly in the Ubuntu Dock at install time for version 5.4.5 installed from latest .deb package when running under Ubuntu (24.04)

To Reproduce

1. Download package: Android-Messages-v5.4.5-linux-amd64.deb.
2. sudo dpkg -i ./Android-Messages-v5.4.5-linux-amd64.deb
3. Run 'Android Messages' from application launcher or execute from command line AndroidMessages --ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations --no-sandbox <username>
4. Default icon for applications without an icon shown in Dock

Expected behavior
Should show the Android Messages icon

Workaround
Modify the applications .desktop file to look for the icon under the correct window manager class.

Inspect the running application using the xprop utility to show the WM_CLASS attribute.

$ xprop WM_CLASS
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "android-messages-desktop", "android-messages-desktop"

Update the StartupWMClass entry in /usr/share/applications/AndroidMessages.desktop
sudo vim /usr/share/applications/AndroidMessages.desktop

Modify the WMClass to match the output from the xprop command
StartupWMClass=android-messages-desktop

Application icon should refresh automatically after saving the file with the new changes.

Screenshots
Icon appearance after initial installation

Icon appearance after modifying StartupWMClass in AndroidMessages.desktop

Desktop

• OS: Ubuntu
• OS Version: 22.04.4
• Application Version: 5.4.5

[OrangeDrangon]

Thanks for the investigation. I will try to remember to take a look and see if I can figure out how to persist that in the build process. Thanks Kyle Sent with Shortwave <https://www.shortwave.com?utm_medium=email&utm_content=signature&utm_source=a3lsZUBla3Jvc2VuYmVyZy5jb20=>

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On Thu Aug 22, 2024, 02:28 PM GMT, user-8472 ***@***.***> wrote: Issue Application icon shows up incorrectly in the Ubuntu Dock at install time for version 5.4.5 installed from latest .deb package when running under Ubuntu (24.04) To Reproduce 1. Download package: Android-Messages-v5.4.5-linux-amd64.deb <https://github.com/OrangeDrangon/android-messages-desktop/releases/download/v5.4.5/Android-Messages-v5.4.5-linux-amd64.deb>. 2. sudo dpkg -i ./Android-Messages-v5.4.5-linux-amd64.deb 3. Run 'Android Messages' from application launcher or execute from command line AndroidMessages --ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations --no-sandbox <username> 4. Default icon for applications without an icon shown in Dock Expected behavior Should show the Android Messages icon Workaround Modify the applications .desktop file to look for the icon under the correct window manager class. Inspect the running application using the xprop utility to show the WM_CLASS attribute. $ xprop WM_CLASS WM_CLASS(STRING) = "android-messages-desktop", "android-messages-desktop" Update the StartupWMClass entry in /usr/share/applications/AndroidMessages.desktop sudo vim /usr/share/applications/AndroidMessages.desktop Modify the WMClass to match the output from the xprop command StartupWMClass=android-messages-desktop Screenshot.from.2024-08-22.10-01-26.png (view on web) <https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fb08416f-f834-4a24-a126-80729cdd5956> Application icon should refresh automatically after saving the file with the new changes. Screenshots Icon appearance after initial installation Screenshot.from.2024-08-22.09-56-37.png (view on web) <https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d3146e7d-77ec-47e1-96c3-45a5d1b6f1ab> Icon appearance after modifying StartupWMClass in AndroidMessages.desktop Screenshot.from.2024-08-22.09-56-56.png (view on web) <https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f57e9b90-0d79-4397-aa71-ae973e391e9d> Desktop - OS: Ubuntu - OS Version: 22.04.4 - Application Version: 5.4.5 — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#457>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AGB2A7KNCWWDG7VN5KRDV4DZSXYR3AVCNFSM6AAAAABM6I6YH6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZSGQ4DAOJTHEYDSNA>. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[mhoffmeyerDC]

I've been having an issue with the icon not showing up in the task switcher that was also caused by the WM_CLASS mismatch. This PR fixes that. Tested with npm run package and verified the changes in the resulting deb archive's desktop file.